Culture Archives

July 24, 2025

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Main Street has been transformed into a vibrant cultural showcase with the return of the Emancipation Village, a highly anticipated event that has become a signature feature on Guyana’s cultural calendar. In the days leading up to Emancipation Day, the thoroughfare is lined with stalls manned by local designers, artisans, and craft vendors, each bringing […]

May 7, 2025

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The Guyana government, in collaboration with the Indian High Commission and Bihar Museum in Patna, India, has launched a new cultural spectacle, adding to Guyana’s diverse landscape. Indian Arrival Day saw the opening of the Indian folk-art exhibition titled Sita. Sita—the daughter of Bihar—is an exhibition curated by Bihar Museum in Patna and inaugurated at […]

April 24, 2025

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A three-day workshop aimed at advancing Guyana’s ratification of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage began today as the country seeks to advance safeguards for its diverse cultural traditions. The event, held at the Herdmanston Lodge in Georgetown, is hosted by the Guyana National Commission for UNESCO in partnership with the UNESCO Kingston Cluster […]

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Vibrant display of colour, culture and craft at Emancipation Village

Artistic, folk tradition exhibition honours Guyana-India connection

Guyana advances safeguarding of cultural practices

Anticipate, invest and act to outpace disaster risk, PM Phillips urges Caribbean leaders

Minister Parag comforts family of teacher who died on way to work

Heavy rains take toll on Kwakwani, Coomacka and other Region 10 communities

Anticipate, invest and act to outpace disaster risk, PM Phillips urges Caribbean leaders

Minister Parag comforts family of teacher who died on way to work

Heavy rains take toll on Kwakwani, Coomacka and other Region 10 communities