The Annual Wreath Laying and Remembrance Ceremony will be held at the Obelisk at Dorsetshire Hill This Thursday, to observe National Heroes Day. The ceremony is organized by the Department of Culture to celebrate the life and achievements of National Hero, Paramount Chief Joseph Chatoyer. Meanwhile a number of overseas Garifuna delegates are…
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The Fancy Unity Farmers’ Co-operative said this year it is again collaborating with the Fancy Chapter of the North Windward Tourism Association to host the 19th edition of the Fancy National Heroes Day Festival. Activities Co-ordinator for the Fancy Unity Farmers’ Co-operative, Maxwell ‘Tajoe’ Francis, told NBC News preparations are well underway and the…
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The Wreath Laying Ceremony will be held but with an adjusted programme.
The Department of Culture is moving ahead with the March 14th Hero’s Day Celebrations despite the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Speaking with THE VINCENTIAN, Cultural Officer Maxine Browne admitted that COVID-19 have affected the usual programme for the Day’s primary activity – the Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Obelisk located at Dorsetshire Hill – but she assured that the programme will unfold with adjustments.
Browne disclosed that only 20 persons, including the media, will be allowed in attendance.
While she realized that many would want to attend the event, Browne appealed for understanding given the situation occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to adhere to the protocols.
This weekend is the highpoint of our country’s National Heroes Month, a month so designated primarily to focus on the heroic resistance of the Garifuna people to European colonisation and revolving around the death of our lone National Hero, so far, Paramount Chief Joseph Chatoyer. We did not arrive at such a recognition lightly, for years of being taught ‘His-story’ had given us a completely false interpretation of our experience, …