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Jounen Kweyol Programme
October: 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.
Guyana St. Lucia Association meets
Chamber of Commerce luncheon speeches
Anti-Litter March in Soufriere
National Clean-Up Days
Annual Small Hotels Retreat
25th-28th October: Annual Small Hotels Retreat. 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.
HMS Cardiff visits St. Lucia
Saturday 28th October: official reception for 100 local dignitaries on board of the Royal Navy vessel HMS Cardiff. Meanwhile, a campany from the ship will assist the National Trust in cleaning up the military cemetery at Pigeon Island. Sunday 29th October, 10am: wreath laying ceremony at the war graves at Choc cemetery by the ship's honour guard. Also Sunday: between 2pm and 4.30 pm: tours of the ship for the public. HMS Cardiff will be docked alongside berths no.2 and 3 on the Northern Wharf in Castries.
Miss Big & Beautiful Pageant
Sunday 29th October: Miss Big & Beautiful pageant. Organised by Victoria's Friends. With six contestants representing different sections of the hospital. All funds destined for the upkeep of Victoria Hospital. With supporting acts by TC Brown, Nickie Crosby, Errol Fabian and Reasons' Orchestra. Tickets at $40 available at Y de Lima, Book Salon, Colletta's Boutique, Sunshine Bookstore and Shernell's Pizza. Venue: National Cultural Centre, starts at 6 pm.
Ste. Lisi Par Excellence nomination
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).
Caribbean Collection 2000
Thursday 30th November: Make up and Accessory Day Friday 1st December: Caribbean Collection, grand show at the National Cultural Centre with a performance by all-female group Sisterhood. Saturday 2nd December: mini symposium for local fashion designers at the NRDF. Sunday 3rd December, afternoon: fashion show at the Rex St. Lucian Hotel featuring local designers. Organised by Joycie Mederick of J's Modelling Agency. For more info, visit www.cinnamonproduction.com
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
Ste. Lisi Par Excellence awards ceremony
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 |