Carnival 2012 Opens In Living Colour

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Sunday, 29 July 2012 13:30

By caribarena news

Antigua St. John’s - It’s official; Carnival 2012 under the theme “Iin Living Colour” was successfully launched on Saturday amidst an explosion of colour, splendour music and revelry.

Led by Parade Grand Master, veteran bandleader Colin “Wanga” Martin, over 20 mas’ troupes, groups, floats and contestants paraded through the city before converging on the Antigua Recreation Grounds (ARG), Carnival City.

Building on a stage already set by a series of fetes organised over the past several weeks and culminating on Friday with the acclaimed Bacchanal ‘all you can drink’ affair, the Scotiabank Opening Parade was observed by thousands who lined the streets of St. Johns.

The Caribbean’s greatest summer festival is now in living colour.

Culture Minister Eleston Adams officially named the ARG as Carnival City to house this year’s 11 days of festivities.

After the official opening, soca diva Claudette “CP” Peters was first to grace the city’s stage during the entertainment lineup that followed.

But the day’s celebrations did not go uninterrupted as law enforcement officials were forced to divert the flow of the parade after a car caught fire in the middle of the procession.

According to reports, a Ford Expedition and a white Toyota motorcar were both engulfed in flames on High Street. It is reported that the Ford vehicle, which was part of the Beautiful People T-shirt mas’ troupe, caught fire while in motion.

The motorcar, which was parked on the side of the street, was reportedly scorched on the outside.

The parade was then diverted onto St. Mary’s Street and continued on to Carnival City without further incident.

Information on the cause of the fire has not been released.
 
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