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Jounen Kweyol Programme
October: 17th: Riddles & Jokes, Listwa Peche, Sawe Jwe, Vieux Fort. 18th: Creole Dance Jounen Kweyol Zofe, Vieux Fort. 20th Wenn ek Wa Kweyol Sent Lisi, National Creole King and Queen Competition, Castries. Creole Dance, Vieux Fort. 21st: Asou Skwe, Derek Walcott Square, Castries. Jounen Kweyol motorcade, Babonneau communities. Indian Wedding, Vieux Fort. 22nd: JOUNEN KWEYOL activities in Boguis, Gros Islet, Vieux Fort. Breakfast: Paix Bouche Mothers and Fathers Breakfast, Derek Walcott Square, Cathedral Charity. 27th: Jounen Kweyol Dance, Soufriere Town Hall. 28th: Miss La Jeuness Show, CCSS. Jouve with Djab Djab, Soufriere Kweyol Exhibition Show, Soufriere Town Hall. 29th: JOUNEN KWEYOL activities in Soufriere.
Reds Perreira 5K
UWP Annual Convention and preceding meetings
15th October: 31st annual convention of the United Workers Party, hosted by the constituency of Vieux Fort South. Preceding the annual convention are the following meetings: Sunday 20th August: Northern Zonal Conference, hosted by West Babonneau, venue: Castries Comprehensive Secondary School. Sunday 27th August: Southern Zonal Conference, Choiseul. Sunday 3rd September: Delegates Conference, La Ressource, Dennery.
Grand Book Fair Alliance Francaise
16th till 21st October: Grand Book Fair at the Alliance Francaise. Books for children and adults, from $1 to $10. Also: Julien Gracq exhibition.
Science of Steelpan Conference
24th Annual Caribbean Tourism Conference
16th-19th October: 24th Annual Caribbean Tourism Conference of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation. To be held in Barbados, with more than 1,000 delegates representing tourism industry officials, Caribbean governments, hotels, airlines, cruise lines, travel agents, tour operators, allied representatives and media workers from all around the world.
SLISBA Open House
Tuesday 17th October: Open House at St. Lucia Industrial and Small Business Association's secretariat, American Drywall Building, Vide Bouteille.
The Factory theatre
Allegro Pan Juniors go public
National Clean-Up Days
Annual Small Hotels Retreat
25th-28th October: Annual Small Hotels Retreat. This time to be held at the Hyatt Regency hotel. Brings together small hoteliers from the whole Caribbean region. Organised by the Caribbean Hotel Association. Includes a Travel Agent Showcase. For more info, call the CHA at (787) 725-9139, fax (787) 725-9108, email wpina@chahotels.com or visit www.caribbeanhotels.org
Travel Agents Caribbean Showcase
Dominica World Creole Music Festival
27th-29th October: Dominica World Creole Music Festival. With creole food, fashion and of course music in the genres of Soukous, Salsa, Zouk, Zydeco, Cadence, Compa, Quadrille and even some Reggae. In St. Lucia, tickets ($50 p/night or $125 for the entire three-day event) are available at Carib Travel, EC Express and Air Jamaica.
Miss Big & Beautiful
Sunday 29th October: Miss Big and Beautiful Show, Cultural Centre, 6:00 pm. Side attractions by: TC Brown, Errol Fabian, Nickie Crosbie, Reason's Orchestra. Admission: $40.00. Tickets at Y de Lima, Book Salon, Shernells, Colletta's Boutique, Sunshine Bookstore.
Junior Quadrille Dance Festival
Canadian Construction Showcase
6-7 November: Canadian Construction & Building Products Showcase. Venue: Sherbourne Conference Centre, Barbados. With free technical seminars on the latest products and technologies in the construction industry. Registration free. For more info, visit: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/bridgetown or call: (246) 429-3550.
St. Cecilia's Day
Buy Local Calypso Competition
26th November: Buy Local Calypso Competition. Organised by the ministry of Commerce and the St. Lucia Calypsonian Association. For more info, contact Isai Hall, Lorna Lubrun or Andrea Isaac at the ministry. Reigning king is De Invader since the last Buy Local Calypso competition in 1995.
Annual Road Race
26th November, 3:00 pm: Annual Road Race. Organized by Paradise Springs and the Ministry of Youth & Sports. Starts and ends at the Vieux Fort Town Square. Registration $5.00 individual, $15.00 team. Register at the ministry: NIS Building, Vieux Fort, tel. 454-6478 or at Paradise Springs, Vieux Fort, tel. 454-6850 (also for more info).
Barbados Jazz Festival 2001
9-14th January 2001: Barbados Jazz Festival. With performances by Oleta Adams, Dave Koz, Dan Siegel, Keffery Osborne, David Benoit, Brenda Russel, Earl Klugh, Chucho Valdes, Irakere and Chaka Khan.
Ninth Regatta
Jazz Festival 2001
Herbal Medicines symposium
19-22 July 2001: 4th International Symposium on Herbal Medicines in the Caribbean. Organised by the Caribbean Association of Researchers and Herbal Practitioners (CARAPA) - St. Lucia division. For further details contact Dr. Gilbertha St. Rose. Email: gsr@candw.lc |