Entertainment

CARICOM Leaders engage Regional businesses

CARICOM Heads of Government engaged private sector ‘Captains of Industry’ on fostering business growth in the region, as several key development issues took centre stage on the first full day of the 35th annual CARICOM Heads of Government conference in St. John’s Antigua/Barbuda, Wednesday July 2nd 2014. The first ever Strategic Plan, geared towards promoting […]

It was very important to tell my story -Lisa Punch

Guyana’s Lisa Punch sang her way into the hearts of viewers across the globe and into the next round of the new American reality song show, Rising Star, which premiered live on Sunday evening on the ABC Network. The Guyanese born, Brooklyn resident sang Whitney Houston’s “How Will I know”, but by the end of […]

Guyanese Lisa Punch in Final 30 of ABC’s Rising Star

Guyanese songbird Lisa “the knockout” Punch is one of the final 30 contestants selected for the new ABC Reality song show, Rising Star. In a press statement, ABC named the Guyana born, Brooklyn based singer in their Top 30. The 21-year-old migrated to the United States from Guyana in December 2013. According to the statement, […]

Hollywood actor credits strict Guyanese upbringing for his success

by Tangerine Clarke  (Caribbean Life) Award winning television and screen actor, Sean Patrick Thomas said a disciplined Guyanese upbringing definitely moulded him into the person he is today. “My family lived in Wilmington, Delaware where we were considered different in our neighborhood because we were the only black people, who were Guyanese,” said Thomas, whose […]

Vybz Kartel and 3 others Guilty of murder

(Jamaica Observer) THE look on the face of entertainer Vybz Kartel when his guilty verdict was handed down yesterday said it all. The deejay, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, appeared drained and forlorn as he seemed to try to come to grips with the fact that he could be spending more than two decades behind […]

Woman stabs man to death over $1000 food money

An East Bank Essequibo woman is in custody and will face charges this week after she stabbed a 43-year-old man to death during an argument. According to the Police the woman and the man became involved in the argument after he converted for his personal use, $1000 that she had given to him to buy […]

Gizmos and Gadgets becomes BOSE official Guyana Agents

Electronics Superstore Gizmos and Gadgets on Tuesday announced that it had been granted official distributor status in Guyana for the BOSE brand of products. BOSE is best known for its high quality speakers and audio equipment. Managing Director at Gizmos and Gadgets, Ravi Mangar explained to News Source that by becoming official distributors for the […]

12 graduate from National Drama School

Twelve students successfully completed the Diploma programme at the National School of Theatre Arts and Drama, making their mark in history as the first to receive certified training in the creative arts at the tertiary level in Guyana.             The 12 were honoured during a simple graduation ceremony at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) where President […]