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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'.
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.
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.
SLBC Shareholders Meeting
Jamaica Carnival
Queen of Queens Show
Monday 24th April: Queen of Queens Show. Past Carnival Queens compete for the title of Queen of Queens. With appearances by Queens from as far back as the 1950s. Also feauturing Les Enfants, Vivian Simon, Pele, Jackson, Michel Aubertin, The Beatniks, Greg Chabot, Jenna & Crew and The No Nonsense Band. Venue: National Cultural Centre, from 8:00 pm. Tickets $40.00, available at Y. de Lima, Norma's, L'Armoire and Coletta's. Part of the proceeds will help to assist a young girl with kidney failure.
NCB Annual General Meeting
Saturday 29th April, 10:00 am, National Cultural Centre, Castries: 19th Annual General Meeting of National Commercial Bank of Saint Lucia (NCB).
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
Preliminaries to Miss Commonwealth Caribbean
Friday 5th May, National Cultural Centre: preliminary show to select St. Lucian candidate for Miss Commonwealth Caribbean Pageant. With eight participants. Finale of Miss Commonwealth Caribbean Pageant, involving candidates representing all seventeen countries, to be held in St. Lucia on 25th August.
Calypso season 2000
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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