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THE
10th
INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL WEEKEND
Saturday
& Sunday, 16th & 17th October, 2004
Botanic
Gardens Chippingham, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. daily
Admission:
$3.00 adults; $1:00 children
Theme: “We Are The World – Our Contribution”
Number of Booths: Eighty-six (86)
Number of
Countries Participating:
Thirty-eight (38)
Regions:
AFRICA: Nigeria
ASIA: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Sri Lanka
CARIBBEAN: Barbados, Cuba, Tri-Island State (Grenada, Carriacou,
Petit Martinique), Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago,
Turks & Caicos
EUROPE (U. K.): England, Ireland, Scotland
EUROPE (CONTINENT): Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Scandinavia
(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden), Spain
LATIN AMERICA: Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama,
Peru
NORTH AMERICA: U. S. A.
THE BAHAMAS
New Participants: Spain & Wales.
Sponsors:
Bahamas Fast Ferries, Bacardi, Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola
Official Radio
Station: ISLAND FM 102.9
Radio
Booth
Competition: Regional: 1st, 2nd 3rd, Consolation
Overall Best in Festival: 1st, 2nd, 3rd,
Consolation & Honourable Mention
Saturday: Royal
Bahamas Police Force Band in concert at 11:00 a.m.
Opening
Ceremony at 12:00 noon: Royal
Bahamas Police Force Band; Parade of Nations; Indian Prayer Dance; Brief
remarks by the Hon. Fred Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs;
Presentation of Regional Booth Trophies.
Cultural presentations follow and continue throughout the
afternoon. (See attached)
Sunday: Royal
Bahamas Defence Force Band in concert at 11:00 a.m. Cultural
presentations begin at 12:30 p.m. and continue throughout the afternoon.
Closing Ceremony at 5:00 p.m. Introduction of International
Cultural Committee Members. Presentation
of trophies to Overall Booth Competition
Cultural
Presentations by: Greece, Cuba, Scotland, India, Jamaica, Philippines,
Tri-Island State (Grenada, Carriacou, Petit Martinique), Bahamas, Latin
America, Japan, Nigeria, Turks & Caicos, Dominican Republic,
Indonesia, among many others.
For
the children: Adventure Learning (Animals), Girl Guides Kiddie Corner,
Bouncing Castle, U. S. A. grab bag.
HURRICANE
RELIEF: $1.00 from the adult admission will go to the ICC’s Hurricane
Relief Fund in support of The Bahamas Red Cross. Omega Psi Phi
Fraterntiy will collect canned items at the gates for distribution
through their Fraternity to Family Islands victims.
“Experience The World In Two
Days”
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