Category: Entertainment

The business community of Region Six has congratulated Berbician Gail Ann Singh on her achievement of winning the inaugural Bollywood segment of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Jingle and Song competition at the Albion Sports Complex last Friday night. Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce President, Imran Hamid in a brief congratulatory note urged the nations’ young people to take a page out of Singh’s book as the young lady persevered with her unique style of singing in spite of criticisms and was able to once again put Berbice in…

The new champion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company’s jingle and song competition, 2011 disclosed that the road to success was not easy, but with hard work and determination, his dream has become a reality. A favourite in the competition from the inception, Brandon Harding, the 17-year-old from Coomacka Mines, Linden, was named the winner of the competition just before midnight on December 19 at the National Cultural Centre. Coming in second spot was Poonam Singh and in third was Esther Osborne. Harding was born on April 14, 1994…

By Vishnu Bisram Well known Indo-Caribbean New York TV personality Ms. Wendy Khan, formerly of Guyana, impressed the hosts of the Miss India SAPNA International beauty pageant and cultural show recently held in Delaware. The program was supported by the office of the Governor of the state and patronized by its representatives. The Governor Mr. Jack Markell thanked the organizers of SAPNA for holding the mega cultural event in that state. This was the first time a major Indian cultural show was held in the state of Delaware which is…

By: Bhisham Mohamed  Seventeen-year-old Sharona Haniff of Mandela Avenue, Georgetown outshone her nine rivals to be crowned Miss Guyana Talented Teen 2011 when the pageant was hosted at the National Cultural Centre last Saturday night. The new queen was crowned in the wee hours of Sunday morning to the satisfaction of those in attendance. The former St John’s College student who is presently pursuing a career in accounting at the Cacique Educational Institution also copped the Miss Congeniality Prize. Copping the first runner-up spot was Natasha Goodridge, followed by Zineoby…

By Bhisham Mohamed Officials of the Miss Guyana World Committee are questioning whether Miss Guyana World Arti Cameron was reluctant to represent Guyana at the Miss World Pageant which she missed owing to the lack of a British visa. Listing a number of mishaps-some of which appeared to be Cameron’s own doing, the officials said if Cameron had been more diligent, her missing the pageant would have been avoided. As the contestants are making their appearances in various events such as dinners, cocktail parties and more importantly competing in the…

Newly-crowned Miss Amerindian Heritage Queen, Naomie Samuels, was never considered a front runner during the lead-up to the pageant, but on pageant night, the 25- year-old shot into the first place with an ingenious talent piece and an impassioned platform presentation. The beauty who hails from Essequibo Islands/West Demerara left no doubt in the minds of those who attended the National Cultural Centre on Saturday that she earned a well-deserved win. A very excited Samuels credited her victory to hard work. The Miss Amerindian Heritage Pageant is held biennially as…