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The magical carnival season of 2006 continued last weekend with
the launch of Carnival by two Parish Committees.
On Saturday May 27th the St. Patrick Carnival Committee launched its
Carnival season with a fantastic evening of premier, quality Grenadian
Culture. Parliamentary Representatives, Hon. Anthony Boatswain, the
Minister of Finance and Hon. Tillman Thomas took the opportunity to
highlight the significance of Carnival not only as an economic factor
but also as being very instrumental in the development of our people.
The Chairperson of the Grenada Carnival Committee, Dr. Trevor Friday,
was charged with the responsibility of declaring the 2006 Carnival
season in St. Patrick’s open. That task was done to great fanfare with
Inspector’s latest ode to Sauteurs providing the appropriate
accompaniment.
The rest of the evening was dedicated to the practitioners of all things
Carnival. The Marli Shortknee, Lazarus Antoine & Associates, Mt. Rodney
Shortknee, Revival & Associates, Hermitage Shortknee, The Real Pirates
and the Black Beat Dancers all represented what St. Patrick will be
offering for Carnival 2006. The six contestants for the Miss St. Patrick
Carnival Queen Show were also introduced and with the tremendous
response from the crowd one can expect a well-attended and keen contest.
The evening was closed off with performances from Calypsonians and Soca
Artistes, most of who were from the St. Patrick area. Former Junior
Calypsonian, Zina was most impressive with her take on the Passa Passa
issue. Travis, Bico, the Black Squad Crew, Elements and Electrify and
Luni Sparks all gave very good accounts of themselves.
The launch of Carnival is always an indication of things to come and as
the St. Patrick theme says: “Meet me in Sauteurs”, Tuesday morning for
j’ouvert or anytime leading up to Carnival Monday and Tuesday. See the
pics of the launch in the photo gallery
“August Is The Time”
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