As part of the November 19th Celebrations the town of Dangriga hosts an annual all night Punta Fest. From the minute I saw the first poster advertising this event I knew I had to be there. The concert was due to start at 5 pm and finish at 5 am the next day. I have been … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2004
Gulisi Garifuna Museum…
Today is the eve of Garifuna Settlement Day and I travelled down to Dangriga for the offical opening of the Gulisi Garifuna Musuem. The musuem is named Gulisi after the daughter of Garifuna Chief Chatoyer and one of the first Garifuna women to settle in Belize . She arrived … [Read more...]
Volunteering for AIDS Week…
A group of CWW volunteers have decided that we should do some extra-curricular volunteering outside of our 8-5 jobs. World AIDS day is fast approaching - Wednesday 1st December - and we have began making red ribbons to sell. We aim to raise $200 and plan to sell the ribbons … [Read more...]
The Streets Are Alive…
...with the sounds of Garifuna drumming. To be more specific, our house is alive. I usually wake up to my alarm clock or the radio singing 'Good morning Belize and good morning..how are you this morning..." This morning I thought I was dreaming. I could hear drumming and … [Read more...]
Garifuna Awareness Week…
Today sees the start of Garifuna Awareness week. A lot of the activities between Monday and Wednesday will take place during the day at schools around Belmopan but the big event (for me) is the Punta Fest on Thursday night in Dangriga. 12 hours of non-stop music, dance and … [Read more...]