{"id":5667,"date":"2018-02-08T19:51:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T19:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bahamastradeinfo.gov.bs\/buy\/?p=5667"},"modified":"2018-02-08T21:31:07","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T21:31:07","slug":"tru-tru-bahamian-festival-deemed-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamastradeinfo.gov.bs\/buy\/2018\/02\/08\/tru-tru-bahamian-festival-deemed-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Tru Tru Bahamian Festival Deemed a Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5669\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5669\" class=\"wp-image-5669 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bahamastradeinfo.gov.bs\/buy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/M29-300x253.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bahamastradeinfo.gov.bs\/buy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/M29-300x253.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bahamastradeinfo.gov.bs\/buy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/M29-768x648.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bahamastradeinfo.gov.bs\/buy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/M29-150x127.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bahamastradeinfo.gov.bs\/buy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/M29-250x211.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/www.bahamastradeinfo.gov.bs\/buy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/M29-350x295.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.bahamastradeinfo.gov.bs\/buy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/M29.jpeg 976w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Minister of Tourism and Aviation, the Hon. Dionisio D\u2019Aguilar and President of the BHTA Carlton Russell pose with a member of the Junkanoo Commandos.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>The Festival was a \u2018Bahamiana\u2019 celebration<\/h3>\n<p>Officials of the Bahamas Hotel Tourism Association (BHTA) are calling this past weekend\u2019s <em>Tru Tru Bahamian Festival<\/em> a success after hundreds attended the event. The Festival, held at John Watling&#8217;s Distillery, Buena Vista Estate, was a real \u2018Bahamiana\u2019 celebration of food, drink, music, arts and crafts, Junkanoo, of course, Police Band fanfare, and fun-filled activities for the children.\u00a0 Local residents and visitors enjoyed the best-of-The-Bahamas showcase.\u00a0 Minister of Tourism and Aviation, the Hon. Dionisio D\u2019Aguilar chatted with vendors, viewing a range of products of local entrepreneurial spirit.\u00a0 Director General of Tourism Joy Jibrilu also attended, as did the Deputy Director, Ellison \u2018Tommy\u2019 Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>The organizers hope to continue to grow the Tru Tru Bahamian Festival, \u00a0and other similar initiatives, by bringing together more participants from varying genres who share a common vision that exalts Bahamian talent\u00a0and recognizes the value of showcasing Bahamian culture.<\/p>\n<p>The event was sponsored by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1f_szjSR6vY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Festival was a \u2018Bahamiana\u2019 celebration Officials of the Bahamas Hotel Tourism Association (BHTA) are calling this past weekend\u2019s Tru Tru Bahamian Festival a success after hundreds attended the event. 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