Issue#36
December/January 2010
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Welcome to GEM - Guyana’s Premier International Glossy Magazine
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The photo of veteran comedian Habeeb Khan was taken exclusively for GEM by Simeon Corbin.
Costume: Designed and made exclusively for GEM by Linette Klass.
Location: Duke Lodge, Kingston, Georgetown |
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Main feature
 Habeeb Khan born on June 15, 1936 to Dr Khan and Pauline Geraldine Nurse has been an iconic figure in our comedy scene for over forty years.
Hailed as Guyana’s most popular comedian and the “Ambassador of Comedy”, Habeeb has performed overseas with the likes of Ben E. King, Percy Sledge, Count Basie, the Mighty Sparrow and Bob Marley.
About Guyana
Guyana was first populated by the indigenous peoples of the region -- the Amerindians. This term includes nine tribes - Akawaios, Arawaks, Arecunas, Caribs , Macusis, Patamonas, Wai-wais, Wapisianas and Warraus.
In 1615 the Dutch befriended the Amerindians and settled in Guiana. They began building cotton and sugar plantations on the coast and brought slaves from West Africa to work on these plantations. During this period, the French and British were also setting up cotton and sugar plantations in other parts of the country and using slaves as labor.
As the British empire began to expand around the world in the late 1700's, so did their territory in Guiana. In 1814, the colonies of Essequibo, Demerara and Berbice were ceded to Britain, and later in 1831 these colonies merged and became British Guiana. Read more
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