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Magical Circus
Throughout March: The Magical Circus. After breaking box-office records in Trinidad, Grenada and Barbados now at the Beach Facilities in Vigie, Castries. With lions and tigers, the flying trapeze, magicians, clowns, acrobats, contortionists, the pendulum, globe of death and the high wire. At Vigie for an extended run.
Trade Fair in Mexico
9-11th March: AFIA Agro de Las Americas trade fair - for agriculture, aquaculture, dairy and livestock industries. Interested persons from the Eastern Caribbean and Barbados are especially invited. Certified by the US Department of Trade. To be held at Expo Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico. Featuring exhibitors from Canada, the US, Europe and Latin America. Interested persons please contact Stephanie Selesnick, International Trade Information Inc., tel. 818-591-2255, fax: 818-591-2289 or email: itiincusa@aol.com or visit website: www.afia-agro.com
Annual Poverty Meal
Sunday 12th March: Annual Poverty Meal for the Marian Home for the Elderly. Under the distinguished patronage of her Excellency the Governor General. One bowl of soup, one roll, and water. From 12 noon till 2:30 pm at The Guest House, Villa Santa Maria, Mount of Prayer, Coubaril. $50.00 per person. Entertainment and door prizes.
Family Fun Walk
Sunday 12th March: Family Fun Walk on the Millennium Highway to celebrate International Women's Day (8th March). Commences at 6am. Registration $5.00. T-shirt, healthy breakfast and opportunities to win prizes. For more info: Division of Gender Relations, tel. 453-0557.
Reggae Mega Stars 2000
Saturday 18th March: Reggea Mega Stars 2000. Features local reggae artists Link and Sista P as well as St. Lucians overseas: Ricky D (UK), Lion I (Toronto), and Future (Munich, Germany). Venue: Half Yellow Moon, Rodney Bay.
International Francophonie Day
Monday 20th March: International Francophonie Day. Activities in St. Lucia start Thursday 16th March. On the programme are a Francophonie breakfast, schools concert, evening of traditional (Creole) story-telling, Francophonie lunch, film broadcast and a sub-regional song contest among the Alliance Francaises of the OECS. Coordinated by the National Correspondence for the Francophonie, Mrs. Shery Alexander-Heinis.
French Singing Contest
Tuesday 21st March: Sing to win five days in Paris with the Alliance Francaise's French Singing Contest. Registration fee $5.00. Wine & Cheese evening, members $15.00, non-members $20.00. For more info, please call 452-6602.
Artists association exposition
Until April: Artists Association exposition at the Alliance Francaise at the Pyramid, Pointe Seraphin. Carifesta Committee will select work from this expo to represent St. Lucia at Carifesta 2000 in St. Kitts, later this year.
The Mission Awards
1st April: Gospel Awards. Organised by Radio St. Lucia and Visual Domain Ltd. Venue: Castries Comprehensive School auditorium. Sixteen awards will be presented, ranging from 'soloist of the Year' to 'Band of the Year' and 'Gospel Musician of the Year'. Entry forms can be collected at Radio St. Lucia offices on the Morne. Deadline for submissions 15th March.
NIS celebrates 21 years
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.
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.
Carifesta II: Caribbean Festival of Arts 2000
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