Category: Features

Tanuja Raghoo is the proud founder and president of Caribbean Spotlight Television Programming, the first full-service Indo-Caribbean media network in New York An accomplished Guyanese television host and producer, Tanuja Raghoo began her tenure in the television industry nearly 25 years ago. Her company, Caribbean Spotlight Television Programming, launched in 1986, airs on several television programmes on two Time Warner Channels, Channel 96 and ITV Channel 77, and soon on local television network TVG/ 28. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, Tanuja said she first entered the business…

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Another successful year for the Rupununi Christmas Fair A representative from Karasabai receives a trophy from Toshao Patrick Gomes Held Saturday December 17 at the Market Place in Lethem, Region Nine, the second Rupununi Christmas Fair once more successfully hosted participants from communities across the region – as far away as Awarwanau in Southern Rupununi, Shulinab in South Central, Karasabai from South Pakaraimas, Parishara and Haiowa of Central Rupununi, and Annai from Northern Rupununi. In response to participants’ requests from last year, the Fair, which started as a Christmas Food…

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By Venessa Deosaran During this festive season, it is customary for businesses and volunteer groups to spread Christmas cheer to those who are less fortunate, putting wider smiles on their faces. Digicel and local volunteer group Feed a Child for the Holidays, are excellent examples of such groups that spread Christmas cheer. Both entities donate gifts and provide recreation for children from various orphanages and homes. Volunteer group spreads Christmas joy. This year, Feed a Child for the Holidays started spreading Christmas cheer when the group visited the St. John…

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The National Trust of Guyana in April this year published a booklet that focused on Guyana’s “Heritage of Water”. The Trust looked at water as a catalyst for Guyanese economic, environmental, cultural and social development and achievements. It noted that water “inspired various aspects of educational and vocational endeavour, especially in areas of art, poetry and literature, while shaping our intangible cultural values associated with beliefs, religions and other practices.” Guyana’s waterways have helped shape our infrastructure, exports, environment and human settlement from the moment the territory was discovered and…

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Housewives coming together to empower themselves By Venessa Deosaran In 2004, a group of housewives in the Uitvlugt Side-Line Dam decided that they were not going to sit at home merely engaging in housework; rather they would come together to learn various crafts in order to better themselves. And so the Uitvlugt Side-Line Dam women’s group was founded with the aim to empower the women of that community as home managers. Sadly, due to lack of resources, the group met a brief hiatus. However, the women’s enthusiasm for developing themselves…

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By Venessa Deosaran U.S. based-Guyanese model and designer Shanice Jones has become an internationally established fashion mogul, and continues to develop her artistic talents; rapidly moving ahead in the fashion industry and making a name for herself while representing her country. Jones grew up in New Amsterdam, Berbice and attended the Trinity Street Primary School, New Amsterdam Multilateral then R.V.C Private School. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, Jones said her creative designing abilities all came to light when she attended a local sewing programme. Since then the…

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By Venessa Deosaran The Amerindian Handicraft and Curio Shop is housed at the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, and has been in existence since 1996. It provides a marketing outlet for handmade Amerindian craft products, and is instrumental in providing revenue for remote Amerindian villages. The craft shop’s attendant Jill Pillay, said it was initially operated by Sister La Rose to help in marketing and providing a source of income from Amerindian craft. However, when she resigned from local government she handed it over to the ministry, and it was housed…

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An acclaimed comedian with strong Guyanese roots, Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge rose to fame on Broadway Although born in the United States, Godfrey Cambridge had strong Guyanese roots because of his British Guiana born parents. He was acclaimed by US Time Magazine as one of the country’s four most celebrated African American comics in the 1960s. Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge, actor and comedian, was born February 26, 1933 in New York City. His father, Alexander Cambridge, and his mother Sarah Cambridge were born in British Guiana. They moved first to Sydney in…

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A Guyana safari trip is ideal for those who prefer slightly softer trips and who want to experience the amazing wildlife, take in incredible vistas and meet friendly people. The experience lets you see rare and endangered animals, visit remote Amerindian villages and experience the adrenaline rush at Kaieteur Falls; considered to be the world’s tallest single drop waterfall. For those who don’t want to rough it quite as much, the safari trip is perfect for you. You’ll visit Kaieteur Falls, Iwokrama, the Rupununi wetlands, Amerindian communities, savannah ranches and…

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By Venessa Deosaran  Artistic Director Mariatha Causway also known as Jennifer Thomas has been following her passion for the performing arts for more than two decades, and views it as a means of escape and adventure into a whole new world. The bubbly director, in an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine said she grew up in Georgetown and attended the Fountain AME nursery and primary schools and later St Winifred’s Primary. After graduation she attended South Georgetown School but after that school closed its doors, all the students were…

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