Ministry sponsors airfare for Qatar-bound Indigenous dance group

Members of Akawaio dance troupe ‘Riverside Angels’ at the launch of Indigenous Heritage Month 2019 at the Indigenous Village, Sophia. (Department of Public Information photo)

Following their selection to perform in Qatar at the ongoing FIFA World Cup games, the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports has sponsored the airfare of a local Indigenous dance group.

Speaking on Thursday at the presentation where the tickets were handed over, Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports, Charles Ramson Jr, explained that the group was selected after stringent checks by officials from Qatar from a list of participants this country had sent.

The group, the Riverside Angels, will be hosted by the Qatari government and will perform a dance at one of the World Cup events.