FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — Twenty-nine winners of the 59th Annual E Clement Bethel National Arts Festival on Grand Bahama received their awards on Friday at the Hilton Outten Convention Centre in Freeport.
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Lanisha Rolle commended the award recipients for their excellent talent and for embracing and understanding the importance of culture.
She noted that culture is an integral component of nation building.
“Indeed, we are grateful for and to the founders and gatekeepers of the E Clement Bethel National Arts Festival who ensure our spirit, dance, songs, colours and our expressions never die – for this our nation is grateful,” Ms. Rolle said.
She acknowledged the vital role that participants, teachers, parents, playwrights, and cultural icons play in the continued development of Bahamian culture and arts. http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/sep/28/minister-commends-e-clement-bethel-national-arts-f/
