You won't want to miss this week's Beat!!! Camille takes you through North America's largest Caribbean event- Caribana. She then catches up with limers at the annual Last Lap Lime. Terry Gajraj- Famous Chutney Singer -then joins us for a one on one interview. To end off the show we bring you snippets of Leon Saul's latest play "Sweet Sweet Karaila." Tell your family and tell your friends not to miss Guyana Beat!!! Please check repeat times under "Program Schedule" for the next episode on Rogers TV Channel 10 or 63.
It's so refreshing to be in my parents hometown! The air is fresh and clean- the sun is hot and the sights and sounds make me feel at home.
Being back in Guyana makes me feel like I'm back in my element. As if my skin was made for this climate. The only thing i've had enough of are the mosquitos- they have literally bitten me all over.
Everyone here is in Carifesta mode- The Caribbean Festival of the arts! The country looks better than ever- streets lined patriotically with Guyana Flags- at night the colonial buidlings are lit up with white lights- the seawall is newly painted, reflecting the art of our youth.
Today we visited a number of Carifesta events around Georgetown and beyond. I will touch on those another time.
Guyana Beat takes viewers inside the lively culture of the Guyanese community in the GTA. Viewers will follow the host Camille Ross, around the city to learn about the cuisine, entertainment, history, politics, social life, and more surrounding the community here in Toronto. Weekly, viewers will take a behind the scenes look at community events, listen to long form interviews on political, social and historical issues as well as learn more about the culture through the culture on location segment – where Camille learns how to cook, sing, dance and even play sports Guyana style. The 30 minute program will even include profiles on interesting people in the community.
About Us
Camille Ross is a first generation Canadian of Guyanese heritage. She is a recent graduate from the School of Journalism at Ryerson University.
Currently, when she is not out in the Guyanese community preparing Guyana Beat she works at CTV as a Story Producer with their National Morning Show Canada AM. Prior to working at CTV here in Toronto, she lived in Montreal for a couple of months completing an internship with the local news. Camille has always leaned toward television broadcasting but she built a foundation in print journalism. A long summer spent in the Toronto Star Newsroom as a reporter monitoring crime across the city helped her get a feel for the industry.
Her very first reporting job was with a popular Caribbean community newspaper- The Indo-Caribbean World. As a young reporter, Camille was given an opportunity to jump right in to the Guyanese community in Toronto. Week after week she covered events, reviewed films and theatre, interviewed prestigious guests including the first lady of Guyana and more.
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Guyana Beat takes viewers inside the lively culture of the Guyanese community in the GTA. Viewers will follow the host Camille Ross, around the city to learn about the cuisine, entertainment, history, politics, social life, and more surrounding the community here in Toronto. Weekly, viewers will take a behind the scenes look at community events, listen to long form interviews on political, social and historical issues as well as learn more about the culture through the culture on location segment – where Camille learns how to cook, sing, dance and even play sports Guyana style. The 30 minute program will even include profiles on interesting people in the community.
Camille Ross is a first generation Canadian of Guyanese heritage. She is a recent graduate from the School of Journalism at Ryerson University. 
