{"id":257525,"date":"2020-10-21T13:46:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T17:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=257525"},"modified":"2020-10-21T13:46:21","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T17:46:21","slug":"dominicans-in-us-and-canada-come-together-to-celebrate-independence-virtually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/dominicans-in-us-and-canada-come-together-to-celebrate-independence-virtually\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominicans in US and Canada come together to celebrate Independence virtually"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-257527 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DATB-Virtual-GAla-Time-Revised-Promo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1573\" height=\"1127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DATB-Virtual-GAla-Time-Revised-Promo.jpg 1573w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DATB-Virtual-GAla-Time-Revised-Promo-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DATB-Virtual-GAla-Time-Revised-Promo-642x460.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DATB-Virtual-GAla-Time-Revised-Promo-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DATB-Virtual-GAla-Time-Revised-Promo-1536x1100.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DATB-Virtual-GAla-Time-Revised-Promo-640x459.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1573px) 100vw, 1573px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dominica Association of Tampa Bay, in collaboration with the Dominican organizations in Canada, Houston, New Jersey and Port St. Lucie will be hosting its\u2019 6th Annual Cultural Celebration on Saturday, October 31st, 2020 at 7:00PM ET to commemorate Dominica\u2019s 42nd Independence Anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be virtual via Zoom and YouTube and will feature cultural dances, a wob dwiyet showcase, creole table displays, traditional story telling \u201cMessier Quick? Quack\u201d, \u2018cocoye torey\u2019, poetry and music by various Dominican artists.<\/p>\n<p>Addresses will come from Dominica\u2019s Minister for Sports, Culture &amp; Community Development &#8211; Honorable Roselyn Paul, Chief Cultural Officer &#8211; Mr. Raymond Lawrence, Her Excellency Ms. Loreen Bannis-Roberts, Permanent Representative to the United Nations as well as representatives from the Diaspora organizations.<br \/>\nA highlight of the event will be DATB\u2019s annual scholarship award which will be presented to a Dominican student attending university in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Dominicans at home and abroad are invited to join the celebrations. The link to this live online event will be posted on the Dominica Association of Tampa Bay and other diaspora organizations\u2019 websites and Facebook pages.<\/p>\n<p>For more information please contact Mrs. Doreen Shillingford at (813) 297-1182 or Mrs. Norma Fontaine Philbert at (813) 654-2656. 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