Carifesta Fiesta in Trinidad
TRINIDAD, October 2, 2006. The multiple nations in and around the Caribbean geographic area have displayed the culture, artistic talents, and openness of their respective peoples for the Carifesta IX event in Trinidad and Tobago.
On the main stage each country, including hosts T&T, was allocated between sixty and ninety minutes nightly to highlight some of the best culture and talent they had to offer.
Antigua and Barbuda's turn came on Saturday evening, and they played to a full house, as all seating in front of the stage was accounted for. Incidentally one of those seats proved extremely lucrative to one young lady later on, when documentation for the first prize of a raffle - a weekend trip for two to Antigua & Barbuda - was found on the underside of one of the chairs!
This was definitely a more rewarding time for Antigua & Barbuda; two nights previously the contingent was scheduled to take the stage, and had in fact been at Carifesta Village since 8:15 PM, all ready to perform supposedly within half hour.
But as late as 10:45 PM, the group still had not had their opportunity. Dominica was performing when they arrived, then the Guyanese contingent who arrived late, followed Dominica. And they were still performing for the Carifesta IX audience while Antigua & Barbuda stood about dejectedly.
There was a mixture of emotion from the contingent of youngsters and adults: frustration, disappointment, resignation and yet hopefulness, among them.
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