Latest update February 1st, 2025 6:45 AM
Latest News
- Record production in Guyana, Permian help Exxon pocket US$7.3B earnings for Q4 2024
- Govt. to seek another extension from World Bank to complete Petroleum Management Project
- Three Israelis and 183 Palestinians to be freed in next Gaza ceasefire swap
- CANU warns of dangerous ‘Strawberry Quick’ drug circulating in schools
- Piecemeal information on decisions and revenue management ingredients for corruption- NRGI
Emancipation in the air
Getting ready for emancipation: The woman sitting expresses her delight at trying out one of the many creations by this ‘hat lady.’
As Guyanese prepare to observe Emancipation Day celebrations this woman who mastered the hat and head wrapping art in Suriname has begun plying her trade on Main Street, Georgetown.
Bedecked in her African garb she represents the African Cultural Development Association and has been offering her expertise on African influenced hat making for several years.
With growing interest in her abilities she has been sought out by more than 50 persons on any given day from various institutions to make their ‘one of a kind’ August 1 Emancipation Day outfits.
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
A wave of criminal deportees may be coming our way soon
Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-It is peculiar the way the PPP/C government often finds itself staring down the barrel of... more
OAS Secretary General Election and renewed OAS Consensus
Antiguan Barbudan Ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News- The upcoming election... more
Weekend Cartoon
