Young professional with a passion for entertainment determined to ‘make a mark’
Dellon Hinds (Samuel Maughn photo)
Dellon Hinds (Samuel Maughn photo)

FOR Dellon Hinds, the country will always be his home, since his roots lie within #51 Loudia Village, Corentyne, Berbice. From an early age, he was determined to make something of himself. Today, he has his “side hustle” – an entertainment page on social media and he is a promoter and very big on the entertainment scene in his neck of the woods.

The 26-year-old told the Pepperpot Magazine that he was born in the city, but in 1995 his late mother, who was then a Postmistress, was unable to juggle work and children at the same time and needed help.

Hinds was sent to live with his grandparents in his mother’s home village of #51 and from then to now, the place has remained his home.

His mother has since passed away after working in the postal business for 30 years,having been posted at different post offices across the country.

Hinds related that his academic journey started at #50 Leeds Nursery School, then he went to #63 New Market Primary School and his mother wanted him to attend a good secondary school, so he was enrolled at Line Path Secondary School.

It was in his high school days he discovered he had a liking for music and started playing the role of a selector with a music set, his first musical mix with Brutal Jugglers and found it to be fascinating.

Hinds related that while staying in the city, he was trying to promote a song and asked a well-known disc jockey (DJ) to assist him, but he didn’t get that help, so he created his own entertainment page and began featuring all local music.

He would post his own videos and it gained momentum when his page got more than one million views, likes and shares and that prompted him to kick-start his social media presence even more.

“I would post videos of all local songs, music videos and other things that fall under entertainment and now I am on three months annual leave, I can explore the possibilities,” he said.

He spent five years as a selector and managed to develop his skills and technique; wanting to hold a permanent job, and decided to enlist in the Guyana Police Force (GPF).

Hinds stated that he wrote the entrance exam in 2011 and was successful. After completing training at the Felix Austin Police College, he became a policeman in 2013.

“I wanted a permanent government job not a side [job], that is why I joined the Guyana Police Force,” he said.

After training, he was posted to Brickdam Police Station then to the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) where he spent six years; then in 2018 he did a Forensic Video Analyst Course funded and facilitated by an overseas group and was transferred to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).

Hinds has been a Forensic Video Analyst for one year at CID and he loves his job, in which he has benefitted from hands-on training and he is pleased to have that continuous training to sharpen his skills.

“I am very fortunate to become the person I am today and being a cop has taught me a lot and it keeps me thinking and I have a lot to do with my time and that goes to show no matter what you can become the person you want to be, the change starts with you,” he said.

Hinds is an out-going, self-motivating kind of person who goes after things and not people, and with that in mind, he believes he can achieve a lot.

He is admired among his peers and is well-known in his village and its environs and is willing to make a mark in the entertainment scene via social media.

Hinds is full of ideas and will embark on his own small business, sooner, rather than later.

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