The team’s first stop was the Digicel camp in the company’s paring lot where costume designers were busying themselves with final touches to the individual creations such as a giant size hibiscus flower, the mammoth honey Bee and the wings of the Humming bird. Contracted designer Olympia Sunnaram reported that all the full costumes numbering more than 100 are completed and that the main focus at present is on the completion of the large individuals from each section.
“Our work is 98 percent complete so by Sunday the Digicel camp will be ready for the road,” a beaming Sonoram reported.
Obviously impressed and pleased with the quality of work and the finish as well as the pace at which the costumes were completed Digicel’s head of Marketing Jacqueline James said that “all our costumes were free and they are all gone so look out for us on the road because we will be out to win all the prizes”.
James also said that the company’s mash fit work out programme being executed by the Curtis workout team will be hitting the road with many surprises in formations and coordinated dances etc.
As the minister’s team viewed the costumes and hard of the concepts words such as impressive, commendable, creative and a great encouragement were used to describe the costumes and the rate of construction as well as the themes that will take to the road on February 23 as Guyana celebrates it’s 40 Republic anniversary.
The next stop was the Ansa Mcal’s Carib beer mash camp on Robb Street which is also being headed by Sonoram. There camp workers were busy cutting cardboard head pieces as ell as pasting and shaping other materials to create a sea of mostly yellow and blue costumes accentuated by sequins and Guyana flags as well as Carib signatures.
There again Sunnoram placed the work at being almost 95 percent completed. “The costumes are all done and most of the head pieces so we are finishing off some others and are also working to complete the bigger individual pieces. Those should be done by Tuesday or Wednesday in time for the Mash night showcase on February 22,” Sonoram said.
That camp also features some blasting soca music from the Stereo Sonics sounds spun by DJ Bevaughn and as at last night, the mash camp soca partying and hang out got started. The costumes are being constructed under the theme that focuses on promoting low carbon development and climate change with golden rays of the sun that offers hope on the horizon according to Sonoram. All told the Carib camp will be creating a yellow and blue sea numbering more than 200 strong in full costumes.