{"id":69897,"date":"2012-08-02T09:49:15","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T13:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=69897"},"modified":"2012-08-02T22:37:52","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T02:37:52","slug":"golden-drum-awardees-felix-henderson-and-dbs-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/golden-drum-awardees-felix-henderson-and-dbs-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Drum awardees Felix Henderson and DBS Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Felix Henderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Felix Henderson, for the past 35 years, has given excellent service to the Commonwealth of Dominica in preserving and promoting the Kw\u00e9y\u00f2l language. As the first President of the Komit\u00e9 Pou Etid Kw\u00e9y\u00f2l, he directed that group\u2019s pioneering activities towards achieving its mission of the preservation and promotionof the Kw\u00e9y\u00f2l language of Dominica.<\/p>\n

He has led this mission with astute vision, creativity and a considerable amount of humour as his unique position as a DBS broadcaster with responsibility for the programme \u201cEsp\u00e9wiyans Kw\u00e9y\u00f2l\u201d, promoted the language with far reaching effect, initiating activities with a view to raising public awareness of and appreciation for this precious area of the nation’s cultural heritage across all age groups.<\/p>\n

He has been instrumental in contributing to the process of the standardisation of the Kw\u00e9y\u00f2l Language, and with his wide experience, making significant contribution to the production a Dominican Kw\u00e9y\u00f2l dictionary.<\/p>\n

He has taught the language and produced didactic materials in the form of booklets, audio cassettes as well as entertaining compact discs documenting your hilarious creole commercials.<\/p>\n

\"\"DBS Radio has given exceptional service to the Commonwealth of Dominica in the field of the preservation, development and promotion of the Cultural Heritage, giving airplay to both traditional and\u00a0 contemporary\u00a0 forms of the music\u00a0 and\u00a0 ensuring that they are promoted far and wide.<\/p>\n

DBS Radio has made outstanding contribution to the preservation of the Kw\u00e9y\u00f2l language through the broadcast of your creole programmes \u201cNou Mem,\u201d the ever popular \u201cEsp\u00e9wiyans Kw\u00e9y\u00f2l\u201d, along with the news in Kw\u00e9y\u00f2l.<\/p>\n

The radio station through the broadcast of special features and interviews on aspects of Dominican culture, as well as the documentation and broadcast of cultural shows and events, including independence and carnival celebrations seek to inform and educate listeners on aspects of the Dominican cultural heritage.<\/p>\n

DBS Radio has generously supported the various institutions mounting cultural events and activities, assisting with the necessary air time for the promotion of these events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Felix Henderson, for the past 35 years, has given excellent service to the Commonwealth of Dominica in preserving and promoting the Kw\u00e9y\u00f2l language. 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