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Accommodation and transportation arrangements are now fully in place for the overseas youths who will join their local counterparts in Georgetown, Guyana for the Tenth Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta X) Youth engagements. According to Chair of the Carifesta X Youth Sub-Committee, Alfred King, an estimated 250 youths,Cheap NFL Jerseys, of which 50 represent Caribbean territories, will be involved in a youth symposia billed for August 23 at the Guyana International Convention Centre.As part of their encounter, which is being sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the youths will discuss what Carifesta means to them; healthy lifestyles; crime and violence; substance abuse; “brain drain”; and Caribbean culture and opportunity.Focus will also be placed on the role of edutainment in promoting healthy lifestyles. During Carifesta, a number of edutainment workshops are also being planned for youths who reside outside of the capital city.King stated that the workshops are geared to, “encourage young people,Cheap Jerseys Free, especially in the performing arts, to use their skills of dance, music, drama, poetry,NFL Jerseys Supply, storytelling and song, among others, to deal with issues affecting youth.”He noted that the workshops will culminate with a regional show.Local participants include representatives from “Merundoi”,Discount NFL Jerseys, Artistes in Direct Support (AIDS) along with the Ministry of Health.Meanwhile, plans are also moving apace for the erection of 12 youth centres at the National Park to facilitate over 12,000 youths from across Guyana, the Caribbean and other visiting contingents for the Carifesta Youth Village. The youth centres are being organised by the President’s Youth Award Guyana (PYARG) under the broad theme “Focus on Youth for Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA).”According to Alfred King, the Youth Village, which will run from August 25 to August 29, is expected to encourage youths to participate in activities and engage their time wisely during and after CARIFESTA.”King added that the youths “will develop meaningful life-skills which will help them to lead meaningful lives.” Minister with responsibility for the hosting of Carifesta X, Dr Frank Anthony, is on record as saying that this year’s festival will be larger that the original.In illustrating his point,Cheap Jerseys Store, he noted that during the opening ceremony in 1972 there were about 500 children performing. This year, some 1000 children will be a part of the opening ceremony.Among some of the events highlighted by Dr Anthony are the super concerts which will see some of the most celebrated regional artistes performing in Guyana in different genres, such as reggae and soca.The Sophia Exhibition Centre is already undergoing transformation into an Amerindian village that will have on showcase the culture and various aspects of the different tribes throughout the region, such as language and architecture.According to the Culture Minister, some 2000 artistes are expected to perform in Guyana during the 10 days of the festival of arts in Guyana this August, in most of the 10 regions.“This excludes persons who would want to come for Carifesta X and be able to say ‘I was there.’ ”The Carifesta Secretariat has already indicated that the member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); continental neighbours Brazil and Venezuela; Austria,Jerseys Cheap NFL, and groups and individuals in Haiti,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, Puerto Rico, Britain, the USA, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria are among those who have already signalled their interest and intention to participate fully in Carifesta X.The European country of Austria has also registered and confirmed its Carifesta X participation in the Visual Arts and Symposia.The Guyanese Diaspora in the United Kingdom, the USA and Canada has commenced mobilisation through the Carifesta X Chapters established in various cities in those countries.Carifesta was first hosted in Guyana in 1972 and lasted for three weeks. |
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