The National Garifuna Council receives donation from Venezuela

Posted: Thursday, December 4, 2014. 12:14 am CST.

Donated chair

Thursday, December 4, 2014. GWEN NUNEZ GONZALEZ Reporting: The National Garifuna Council received needed chairs on Friday, November 28th, from His Excellence Yoel Perez Marcano , Ambassador to Belize from the Bolivian Republic of Venezuela.

Robert Mariano

The 23 chairs, valued at $1,610.00, were handed over to the President of the Council, Asst. Commissioner of Police Robert Mariano.

The Ambassador has been working very closely with the Council in cultural promotion and empowerment.

Every year the Embassy partners with NGC to mount a Garifuna Display.

H.E. Perez Marcano also plans to donate computer to the Council in the coming year.

President Mariano expressed gratitude to the Ambassador on behalf of the Garifuna people.

The chairs will be used at the Pablo Lambey Cultural Center in beautiful Dangriga.

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