Tobago festival off to colourful start
From the energetic gala opening on Sunday night that showcased the various village presentations through dramatisation and dance, and which featured the rhythmic Ella Andall, to Wednesday night’s Ms Heritage Personality 2005 competition, the 19th edition of the Tobago Heritage Festival promises to be a festival with a difference. For starters, the tightly cordinated presentations have all ended before midnight unlike previous years, when they sometimes went into the early hours of the next morning. Entitled "Our Heritage: Then, Now and Beyond," the presentation traces the island’s history from slavery to its influences on the society to date. A number of "yesterday’s children" will also be honoured for their contribution to the island’s development and the heritage festival. According to Heritage Committee PRO, Annette Alfred, despite a few complaints of repetition, the festival has been having a successful run. Alfred reported that there have been no hiccups nor complaints to date from the various village committees concerning the presentations. Almost a week of the two-week event has been completed, with the big guns such as the "Moriah Ole Time Tobago Wedding," "Mason Hall: Games We Used To Play," "Charlotteville: Natural Trea-sures Day," "Pembroke: Salaka Feast" and "Plymouth: Ole Time Carnival," still to come. The "Moriah Ole Time Wedding" and "Mason Hall Games We Used To Play" come off this Saturday and Sunday respectively. The 2005 Tobago Heritage Festival ends on Emancipation Day with a closing parade through the streets of Scarborough.
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"Tobago festival off to colourful start"