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Contact:
Virnet St. Omer-Fontenelle
Saturday, October 09, 2004 - The Office of the Prime Minister has thrown
its support behind entertainment group Caribbean Vizions for the staging of a
concert in Saint Lucia to benefit Grenada.
The concert will be a telethon to be staged at the Pigeon Island National
Landmark on Saturday October 23rd and is to start at 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Caribbean Vizions has enlisted a number of well known local artistes, including
Ronald ‘Boo’ Hinkson, 2004 Calypso Monarch Jany Williams, Emran Henry, Elra
Ermay and Friends, Sisterhood, Vincent Small Lewis and Claudia ‘Diva’ Edwards
for the show.
An impressive array of talent from sister Caribbean territories are on the bill,
The Windiez Band Caribbean All Stars, Onyan out of Antigua, Andy Amstrong of
Square one band from Barbados, Kurt Allen of Trinidad and Tobago, Madzart of St.
Vincent and the Grenadines and Cornelle Phillip of WCK Dominica.
The star studded event will see the appearance of an icon of West Indies
Cricket, Curtley Ambroise.
The sound system will be provided by Arthur Tisson MC Sounds/Atlantic Gardens.
The main organisers, Caribbean Vizions said that a
number of persons and organisations were assisting with the production of the
Grenada Benefit Telethon.
On September 7, 2004 Grenada was destroyed following the passage of Hurricane
Ivan. Since then the region’s people have been assisting the island in anyway
possible.
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