‘Entertainment’ Archives
St. Lucian Keen Cotter aka Mecca Nominated For Five Music Awards
“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.” A mantra Keen Cotter Aka Mecca or Young Mecca has lived by. It is now undoubtable that his hard work and self-determination has indeed [...]
TAJ WEEKES & ADOWA ANNOUNCE THEIR NEW YORK CITY PERFORMANCE
St. Lucian recording artist Taj Weekes and his band Adowa will be performing at one of New York City's most celebrated venues, Joe's Pub on Saturday, August 7th at 11:30pm. Taj Weekes is a singer/songwriter, musician and humanitarian who, over the last 5 years has released 2 albums and has toured the country extensively playing 'classic [...]
St. Lucia Piton Soca Starz Finalists Announced
Ten persons have been selected to compete in the first ever Piton Soca Starz competition final. The final will take place on Friday June 25 from 6 PM during the popular Piton Party in the Yard at the CSA grounds, Sans Souci. Piton Soca Starz is a brand new initiative of Windward and Leeward Brewery through its local brand Piton, as the brand [...]
REALITY CHECK for The Big Start Contestants!
New reality TV show –‘The Big Start’ presented by the Office of Private Sector Relations and produced by Accela Marketing aired last Sunday, May 30, 2010 with a number of teams getting a reality check. Of the forty teams who applied, ten of the most realistic and well thought out ideas were chosen by the judging panel to move forward to this [...]
Piton Soca Starz Airs on Choice Channel 39
Piton Soca Starz, a song contest and initiative of Windward and Leeward Brewery and its signature Saint Lucian brand Piton Beer moved into week two this week with preliminary rounds being held in Soufriere, Bexon, Patience and Vieux Fort. Piton Soca Starz is an opportunity for aspiring Saint Lucian Soca artiste to have a shot at going main-stream. [...]
Just Us Kids Junior Carnival Band Launch
Just Us Kids Jr. Carnival Band launched their band presenting “Mas De Imperial” for 2010. Just Us Kids Junior Carnival Band is celebrating six (6) years of participation in Junior Carnival. Just Us Kids is one of St. Lucia’s leading Junior Carnival Bands which have contributed greatly to the development of Junior Carnival by massive [...]
Saint Lucia Jazz 2010 scores record numbers amidst stellar performances
Thousands of Saint Lucians from all walks of life accompanied by equal numbers of visitors from the region and the world, were again able to share and live the legend that is Saint Lucia Jazz. The two week experience which began on May 1st came to a grand climax on May 10th, with an electrifying performance from Jamaican Grammy-winning dancehall [...]
Phenomenal response to ‘THE BIG START’
New St. Lucia reality TV show –‘The Big Start’ commences shooting this weekend May 15th and 16th. Over 40 teams have applied to be a part of the reality show and this weekend will compete for 10 coveted positions within the television series. Presented by The Office of Private Sector Relations (OPSR) and produced by Accela Marketing, this [...]
Carnival Cultural vibes for St. Lucia Jazz 2010
The end result of ongoing discussions and close planning between Saint Lucia Tourist Board and the Cultural Development Foundation (CDF) is a colourful and rhythmic side stage experience to unfold at Pigeon Island over Saturday May 8th and Sunday May 9th 2010. The objective, the two entities say, is both to promote the heritage side of the [...]
St. Lucia Government Provides Assurances to the Public Regarding the Staging of Carnival 2010
The Government of Saint Lucia notes recent public statements made by the Executive Director of the Cultural Development Foundation (CDF) in which he raised concerns regarding funding for Carnival, 2010 and a venue for the staging of the Parade of the Bands. Government views such statements as unfortunate especially since they came before any [...]
