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and enjoying how we display our culture; we appreciate that. A lot of students were buying our tokens so they can
[represent]) 767. We also had a lot of other students who are not from Dominica sign up for DOMSAC today, and this is one of our goals; other nationalities can experience the Dominican culture in DOMSAC.” Christmas’s counterpart from Antigua and Barbuda , Kezron Jackson, was looking forward to participating in more social activities during the academic year. “I think going back face-to-face has really revived campus life, having been online for two years. I think a lot of students are happy to now be back to face-to- face, not only for the academic aspect, but especially because of the social aspect. Events like these enable a lot of the students to go around and engage each other. I’m meeting a lot of people I didn’t even know before from all over the Caribbean,” he said. Angel Bol, Welfare Officer of the Belize Students’ Association at Cave Hill was only too happy to partner with his colleagues to share information about their country.
E xpressing his delight at the occasion, Brad Gideon, Welfare Officer of the St. Lucian Students’ Association , said he was particularly happy for the interest shown by his fellow students. “We had a lot of new St. Lucian students [whom] we didn’t know were here; they got an opportunity to register, so we’re thankful for that. And we’re just appreciative of the support that we have received from the fellow island associations.” He also welcomed the chance to interact with his colleagues in person after two years: “I am extremely happy because I’m on my final year, and I felt like COVID … took away two years of an experience of a new place. [I am] experiencing the school, the events, the social life as well as being in the classroom; so I’m happy that I’m back.” One of the main attractions was the chance to win a season ticket to Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival in October. President of the Dominican Students’ Association (DOMSAC) Abigail Christmas was excited to meet new colleagues from the other islands. “Today was the first time I got to experience a face-to-face ICC Expo and I must say it has been a fulfilling experience. We had many people coming to our table
“Belize is such a diverse country; it’s like a melting pot with so many different ethnicities. I feel that we really had an outreach today with the other Belizeans, Bajans and also Trinidadians and everyone else at UWI. I would like to say thankyou to everyone who came out to show support to us, and hopefully, we are out here next year.” l
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