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Culture Ministry, City Hall spread Carifesta fever
With 50 days to go before the grand opening of Carifesta X in Guyana, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, is encouraging all Guyanese to start feeling the ‘Carifesta fever.’
Yesterday, the minister distributed posters, postcards, T-shirts and Guyana flags as part of the heightening awareness of the activity.
“I hope the spirit of Carifesta is felt as persons begin to see the posters and wear the T-shirts,” he said.
The postcards feature various buildings and scenes from across the country, while the T-shirts and the posters showcase the Carifesta Logo.
Yesterday, too, the gear was handed over to the City Council and the Festival City Planning Committee.
While the distribution of the items is a simple exercise, Dr. Anthony said, it is at the same time symbolic.
Deputy Mayor Robert Williams said that the municipality continues to work closely with the communities to enhance the appearance as well as the infrastructural works.
He said that there is a special interest in supporting the Planning Committee of Festival City.
At present, he said, there is ongoing examination of over 40 venues around the city. These venues will be used to host Carifesta events.
Several venues have been identified for Carifesta activities, among them Umana Yana, the National Cultural Centre, the Theatre Guild, the National Conference Centre, the National Park, the National Exhibition Site, the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, the various museums, the National Library, Castellani House, the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the National Gymnasium, the University of Guyana, the Independence Park, the Botanical Gardens, and the Seawall bandstands, among others.
In Festival City, plaques bearing the names of various CARICOM countries are being erected at each corner. This exercise will be completed by the end of July.
According to Williams, City Hall is working with corporate sponsors.
These negotiations have already been bearing fruit, as one sponsor has readily agreed to sell paint at a reduced cost to the residents of Festival City who are desirous of beautifying their homes for the mega-event.
Some $170,000 in tools has also been donated towards this cause, the Deputy Mayor said.
“We proposed to have one flag flown at each house in Festival City during Carifesta,” Williams added.
Works are also being carried out at Bourda and Stabroek Markets to be more tourist- friendly.
But even as the ‘Carifesta fever’ is being promoted, the Deputy Mayor is urging that persons living in the city be conscious of environmentally-friendly practices.
He emphasised the need for persons to stop littering the city, as this, he said, will cause difficulties with drainage.
Among the activities that can be expected during Carifesta X are performing arts — music, dance and drama; literary arts — book fairs, poetry and prose; visual arts — film festivals, art exhibition; culinary arts; philatelic arts; festival arts – country-specific celebrations; symposia on various aspects of culture and art; super concerts; community festivals; fashion focus; a grand cultural market and trade fair; activities of the Indigenous peoples; Carifesta Calypso and Chutney competitions; steel pan music as well as Children/Youth Forums.
Meanwhile, commenting on the upcoming Emancipation celebrations, Minister Anthony said that his ministry is very supportive of the events planned for that day.
At Hope Town, West Berbice, he said, there will be an extensive stage show among other activities. (Tusika Martin)
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