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World Creole Music Festival in Dominica
Friday October 29th - Sunday 31st, Roseau, Dominica: Third Annual Dominica World Creole Festival. With appearances by Boukman Eksperyans, Ruff and Ready, First Serenade, Nasio Fontane, De De Saint Prix (Martinique), Swinging Stars (Dominica), Malavoi (Martinique), Ophelia, Shah Shah (Haiti), Diblo Dibla et Matchatcha (Zaire), Grammacks, Mifle (Guadeloupe), WCK, Exile One, Tabou Combo, Zouk All Stars and Reasons Orchestra (St. Lucia). Visit the festival's website at:
http://www.creolemusicconnection.com
Furniture Showcase '99
September 8th-12th: Furniture Showcase 99, at NDC factory shell, Union Industrial Estate. Five days of locally made furniture exhibition and demonstrations. Organised under auspices of ministry of Commerce.
Half-Marathon
World Dominoes Championship
23rd-26th September, Wyndham Rose Hall, Montego Bay, Jamaica: World Championship of Dominoes. St. Lucians Peter Dalson and Francis Raphael, and Jones Joseph and Augustin Samson. Sponsor Air Jamaica offers special packages.
International Billfish Tournament
September 23rd-27th: 9th International Billfish Tournament, organised by St. Lucia Game Fishing Association. For info, call Liz Andrew-Rose, tel. 452-8778, pager 481-2229.
M&C Fine Arts Award
Creole New Testament
10th October, Castries Comprehensive School: launching of the Creole New Testament. Under the auspices of the Bible Society of ther East Caribbean, in cooperation with Wycliffe Bible Translators International and Summer Institute of Linguistics.
La Marguerite Festival
Miss Model International 1999
November: Miss Model International 1999: international modelling competition with models from 76 countries in Africa, Europe, South America, Asia, Australia, Canada, the US and the Caribbean.
St. Lucia Promotion in USA
The St. Lucia Tourist Board has embarked on its Island Adventure Promotion in the US market. Those purchasing the Island Adventure Package from their travel agent in the US receive benefits such as a free night on a stay of four nights or longer, discounts from certain stores and restaurant, free adventure tours, and gift vouchers. The promotion runs until November 30. Last year, the promotion resulted in a 15 percent increase in visitor arrivals during the summer months. . |