Sunday Nostalgia
Independence hats - 
Models of an Independence hat contest in March, 1966, from left to right, Mrs Sonny Boyce, Mrs Donna Smith, Lena Bowen, Bona Jay and Bridget Chow-How.  The hats were chosen as those women were likely to wear on Independence Day.
Independence hats - Models of an Independence hat contest in March, 1966, from left to right, Mrs Sonny Boyce, Mrs Donna Smith, Lena Bowen, Bona Jay and Bridget Chow-How. The hats were chosen as those women were likely to wear on Independence Day.

Liberty Cinema opens -  Prime Minister Forbes Burnham cuts the ribbon to officially open the Liberty Cinema in Georgetown on March 25, 1966. The cinema was built at a cost of $200, 000 and showed English and Hindi films, thought it became known mainly for showing blockbuster Bollywood films to sold-out audiences. The cinema eventually closed in September, 2000.
Liberty Cinema opens –
Prime Minister Forbes Burnham cuts the ribbon to officially open the Liberty Cinema in Georgetown on March 25, 1966. The cinema was built at a cost of $200, 000 and showed English and Hindi films, thought it became known mainly for showing blockbuster Bollywood films to sold-out audiences. The cinema eventually closed in September, 2000.
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