TeaThe 2025 Holatown Festival was in full swing on Saturday morning, as the high anticipated Street Fair presented the George Allet Memorial Classic Car and Street Parade by the highly applied Street Fair at 8 am by the garage. Looking at the ancient under the morning sun, vintage cars encouraged the automobile enthusiasts among the crowd.
As enthusiasm, the audience line the streets in anticipation of the parade. The procession of uniformed groups included the Zoway Band of Barbados Defense Force, Barbados Cadet Corps and Boys’ Scouts, Brownie and Blossom young members.
Barbados Cadet Corps was on the parade.
In the subsequent cultural showcase, the costume rivelers pasted the tuk band’s sounds. The spectacle consisted of mini mother Salees and Jhabra bears who thrilled the audience with their flip and acrobatics on the road. The enthusiasm continued with a polymorphic of color, as the cheerleading teams of both primary and secondary schools provided high-energy performance, impressed the audience with their synchronized routine.
Beyond the parade, the street was stirring with fair activity. A diverse network of vendors offered an array of objects, from artwork to clothes. The exhibitors had an H Hill School, which meets children with special educational requirements. Senior teacher Natalie Eleni-Hil expressed her happiness in positive reception, shared with Barbados Today“This is our first time in Holetown, and it is going well. We are doing students’ ceramic work, as well as with their other art pieces and agricultural science projects. ,
An Hill School team showed the handiwork of their students.
The National Well-Being and HIV commission also had the presence, with an interactive booth established, which is a week as part of Love in 2025, which lasted from 9 to 15 February. The patrons could engage in an educational game where they could win the award while also raised. Awareness about sexual health.
Swayamsevak Fiona Weex noted a growing trend in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), especially syphilis and gonorrhea, although during his activities he has seen more receptive to obtained individuals. Emphasizing the importance of the test, he said, “That’s why we are pushing and asking people to know their situation.”
Veex in detail, “We provide full blood screening in polyclinics, and we want people to be aware that these diseases exist – they can be treated, and they can recover.” He urged festivals to consider not only HIV but all STIs, which encourage an active approach to sexual health. (STT)
