I-Nevis Mango Festival Iyabuya ngoJuni

Isiqhingi sase-Caribbean sase-Nevis simemezele ukubuya koMkhosi we-Nevis Mango odumile, umcimbi odumile odonsa ukunaka kuzo zombili izethameli zamazwe ngamazwe nezendawo.

Kusukela mhla zingama-30 kuNhlangulana - mhla zi-2 kuNtulikazi wezi-2023, uMkhosi weMango we-Nevis unikeza izivakashi ithuba lokufunda kanye nokunambitha ukunambitheka kwezinhlobo ezingu-44 zomango ezitshalwa esiqhingini.

Izivakashi zingalindela izinto ezijabulisayo, ezibandakanyayo nezifundisayo kulo lonke umkhosi, okuhlanganisa ukupheka umango, umncintiswano wokudla umango, nokuzingela umango. Kukhona nokuvakasha kwamapulazi endawo, ukunambitha kwezinhlobo ezahlukene zikamango, namathuba okuthenga umango omusha nemikhiqizo kamango.

Abahleli futhi bahlela ukubuyiswa koMncintiswano We-Bartender, lapho abaxube bezama ukwenza i-cocktail entsha egqamisa umlingiswa we-Nevis Mango Festival.

Umphathi wodumo wale festiveli kuzoba uJuliet Angelique Bodley – owaziwa ngelikaJulie Mango – ongumculi, isikhulumi esikhuthazayo kanye nomlingisi. Uthe: “Ngijabule kakhulu ngokungenela iNevis Mango Festival kulo nyaka. Akukona nje kuphela ukuthi umango we-Nevisian ungenye yezinhle kakhulu emhlabeni, futhi muhle kakhulu kithi futhi angisakwazi ukulinda ukuzama zonke izitsha ezimnandi ezizophekwa phakathi nempelasonto.”

Ngaphezu kwalokho, umpheki osaziwayo u-Tayo Ola - owaziwa nge-Tayo's Creation ku-Instagram - uzophinde abonakale kuyo yonke imikhosi - ephethe i-Chef Demo ne-Masterclass, ekhishini e-Supper Club, kanye nejaji lomncintiswano wabapheki.

Kulo mkhosi, uTayo uthe: “Ngikholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi ukudla kuwulimi lomhlaba wonke oluhlanganisa abantu futhi ludale izinkumbulo ezingenakulibaleka.

I-CEO ye-Nevis Tourism Authority, u-Devon Liburd, ithe: “I-Nevis Mango Festival iyisici esivelele ekhalendeni lethu lemicimbi yaminyaka yonke, futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukwamukela izivakashi ezivela kuwo wonke umhlaba ogwini lwethu. Siyaziqhenya ngomlando wethu wokupheka oyingqayizivele futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukwabelana ngawo nabantu unyaka nonyaka. Ngingathanda ukukhuthaza abantu ukuba bahlanganyele nathi njengoba sigubha isithelo sasezindaweni ezishisayo esimnandi, esisebenza ngezindlela eziningi esiqhingini sethu esinothile.”