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'St. Lucia in Concert - Weekly Folk Party'
Every Thursday evening at 7:00 pm: 'St. Lucia in Concert - A Folk Party', organised by the Folk Research Centre at Indies Nightclub. An avenue for entertainment and education for locals and visitors. With a cast of seasoned performers including Keton's Violin Band, the Charmalion Dancers, Dezagwyab drummers and all-female steel pan band Allegro Pan Groove. Includes a dinner of local delicacies (stuffed flying fish, pepper pot chicken, Creole rice, yam croquettes, plantain, etc). Tickets available from Folk Research Centre, please call: 453-1477.
April Youth Month
April: Youth Month under the theme: 'Youth - Custodians of our Vision'. Launching on Tuesday 28th March at NIS conference room.
2nd April: afternoon of fitness fun in Castries and Vieux Fort, starting at 2:00 pm;
13th April: live youth talk show at NIS conference room, 2:00 pm;
16th April: gospel extravaganza;
24th April: special family day;
28th April: Youth parliament, at the Chamber;
30th April: Youth rally to bring together youth from all around the island to share ideas and showcase their talents at the Vigie Complex.
NIS celebrates 21 years
Aquarium Fish Sale
3rd-7th April: ornamental aquarium fish sale at the Inland Aquaculture facility at Union. Organised by the Department of Fisheries. From 9:00 am to 4:00 pm every day. On sale are all locally bred aquarium fish such as Mollies, Fantail Guppies, Platy's, Swordtails, goldfish and Japanese Koi. For more info, call Leroy Ambroise at 450-2642. Prices range from $5 to $50.
Banana Festival in Ti Rocher
Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th April: first ever Banana Festival. Venue: Ti Rocher multi-purpose centre. With display of handicrafts, paintings, jams, juices and other products involving bananas. Sunday: street festival and ecumenical service. Persons and groups wanting to be involved, please contact Cathyana Kangal or Christine Wilson at 459-0400 or Sylvester Monrose at 454-4330.
Peace Concert at La Fargue
9th April: Peace and Harmony Concert at La Fargue playing field, 10:00 am-6:00 pm. Organised by Young Leaders of Choiseul Socondary School. All day fun-filled family affair with popular bands, gospel and guest speakers.
Business mission
International Fabric Exhibition
11-13 April: International Fabric Exhibition and Conference (IFFE) at Javis Centre, New York. One-stop shop for fabric sourcing and new trends. Over 12,000 apparel manufacturers and private label retailers. Gather information and make direct contact for the supplying of raw materials. For more info: Marie Edward, tel. 452-1590 or 468-4212.
Civil Service Cooperative meets
Saturday 15th April: Special General Meeting of St. Lucia Civil Service Cooperative Credit Union Ltd, at auditorium of St. Lucia Civil Service Association, Sans Souci, Castries, from 9:30 am.
Jamaica Carnival
National Scrabble Competition
24th April (Easter Monday): National Scrabble Competition at Sandals Halcyon, from 10:00 am. Great prizes to be won. Registration fee $25.00, lunch and drinks provided. Proceeds for benefit of Dunnottar School and the Ciceron Orphanage. Bring your dictionaries and scrabble board. Contact The Voice newspaper for registration.
UWP Beach Party in Vieux Fort
Construction Trade Fair in Havana
25th-29th April 2000: 111th International Construction Trade Fair in Havana, Cuba. Interested persons please contact the ministry of Commerce, Industry and Consumer Affairs at tel. 468-4214/ 452-1706 or 452-1590 for more information.
2000 Canadian Fine Food Show
April 30 - 2nd May: 2000 Canadian Fine Food Show, Ontario, Canada. This year special attention for Ethnic Foods. Canada's national show for speciality retail and food service trade. Attracts 2600 buyers from across Canada and the USA. The Ministry invites manufacturers to participate. Contact Ms. Frederick at tel. 452-1706 or 468-4211, before 24th March.
Year 2000 Essay Competition
Year 2000 essay competition for students aged 15-18. Organised by Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. $15,000 in prizes for schools and individual participants. Topic: "Even as they seek enforcement of the WTO ruling which could adversely affect the region's banana industry, the US is actively courting our assistance in their fight against drug trafficking and money laundering. What do you think our position should be?" Deadline for submission: 12th May, 2000.
St. Lucia Jazz Festival
Ms. Commonwealth Pageant
5th May: Ms. Commonwealth Pageant. St. Lucian representatives between the ages of 17 and 25 can send their entries (photograph and short biography) to Commonwealth Committee, Box 1226, Castries, before 20th March. Organised by local fashion designer Gregory Lord. Contestants must have completed some form of tertiary education.
French Creole trans-island link-up
21-23rd May: simultaneous trans-island video/audio link-up between St. Lucia, Martinique and Dominica: 'Duty of Remembrance/Trans-Islands'. Eighteen hours of advanced video conferencing, regional TV, radio and internet link-up.
Expo Caribe 2000
Carifesta II: Caribbean Festival of Arts 2000
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