Creole Heritage Month Launched

Creole Heritage Month, celebrated here in October, was launched on Sunday at the Bexon playing field. While three communities will host the main activities this year, organisers have urged every community and business place to participate. Sunday’s event saw committee members of the three host communities, Dennery, Mon Repos, and Anse La Raye, offering more insight into what they will offer from the beginning of October until Jounen Kweyol on Sunday, October 27, 2024. The Hills and Valleys Events Committee organised the launch in collaboration with the Monsignor Patrick Anthony Folk Research Centre. It started with a church service at 8 am at the Most Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Bexon. Activities continued on the playing field opposite the church, including greasy pig, children’s games, and folk performances in song and dance. Popular local entertainers such as Black Pearl and Yonachak engaged those in attendance, who also had an array of local food and drink to choose from. The legendary Midnight Groovers of Dominica closed off the event. Minister for Tourism, Investment, Culture. Creative Industry and Broadcasting, Ernest Hilaire, who spoke to St. Lucia Times at the launch, said this was just a taste of what will come. “Today...