Miramar Commissioner displays on roots of Afro-Carib Competition

Years in the past, after a visit to Jamaica for Reggae Month, the Commissioner of Miramar, Florida, Alexandra P. Davis wished to take a bit of the expertise again to her constituency. That is what gave delivery to the Afro-Carib Competition. “I wished to convey the Black Historical past Month celebrations and the Reggae Month celebrations collectively in a pageant,” Fee Davis remembers.

Born in England however raised in Jamaica, Commissioner Davis is not any stranger to the colourful island tradition that gave delivery to Reggae. Her stint as a public servant started in Jamaica. After finishing her BSc. Diploma in zoology and chemistry on the College of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, she labored for the nation’s Ministry of Agriculture. The lifelong public servant would additionally work for the capital tax workplace in London, England, earlier than settling down in South Florida as an indispensable agent of change.

Whereas the Afro-Carib Competition started in 2019, the Commissioner’s efforts at fostering group throughout the African diaspora started greater than a decade earlier. In 2003, she created the non-profit group Caribefest, Inc. to raised cater to and combine town of Miramar’s quickly booming Caribbean inhabitants.

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As it’s for a lot of Caribbean residents, Afro-Carib Competition is an extension of Commissioner Davis’ tradition. The pageant synthesizes an expertise that pulls from the Caribbean, Africa, and the distinctive offshoots that may solely be present in cultural facilities equivalent to town of Miramar. Commissioner Davis and her group of organizers convey all of it collectively to type a one-of-a-kind, inclusive expertise of artwork, music, and meals.

The third annual Afro-Carib Competition will probably be held on Saturday, February 25 from 5-11pm on the Miramar Regional Park Amphitheater.