St. Vincent and the Grenadines is today, Tuesday 14th March celebrating National Heroes Day.
The highlight of the celebrations will be a wreath laying ceremony at the Obelisk erected in honour of the country’s only National Hero, the late Carib Chief Joseph Chatoyer.
There will be several presentations by government and other officials, as well as dancing and drumming.
Meanwhile, Vincentians are being encouraged to visit North Windward for the Fancy Heroes Day Festival, set to take place later today, March 14th, National Heroes Day.
The event which is an all-day affair will feature a rich cultural package and a wide array of traditional foods.
Cecil “Blazer’ Williams will render a history on Garifuna.
The Festival which will be held under the theme: Keeping our Cultural Heritage Alive and Clean, this Heroes Day 2017, is now into its 13th year.
The Fancy Unity Farmers’ Co-operative, in collaboration with the Fancy Chapter of the North Windward Tourism Association, will yet again host this year’s event.
