Charlestown, Nevis
August 21, 2007
For Immediate Public Release

Minister with responsibility for Culture and Trade on Nevis Hon. Hensley Daniel lauded the efforts of a number of small business operators who seized the opportunities provided by the recently concluded Culturama Festival to generate added revenue.
 
The Minister made the comment on Saturday August 18th at the Cultural Village during prize giving ceremony to winners of the 2007 Cultural Festival.
 
He said the 2007 cultural festivity from July 27th to August 7th had recorded a greater than usual number of small business operators involved in the sale of food and drinks and he urged them to work closely with the Nevis Island Administration so that more opportunities would be provided for bigger profit margins.
 
“I want to thank all of the business people for seizing the opportunity to make some money because our government believes that the small business people are the backbone of our economy.

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
August 20, 2007
For Immediate Public Release

A local folklore group has done St. Kitts and Nevis proud earning the title of “Best Visiting Troupe” at the August 02 to 12 Carnival in Anguilla.

Sylvester’s Masquerade won the trophy in this category for its exciting presentations and professional work ethic at various functions. Founder Sylvester Huggins told SKNIS, that his group has been performing for ten years in and outside of the Federation. He said winning this award was extremely gratifying.

Huggins noted that there are 12 performing members in his folklore group. He explained that his group has a bright future as some of the dancers are fairly young.

Kareem Mitchum the troupe’s Captain is one such person. The 17-year-old started performing at the age of five. He revealed that his interest in the art form developed after seeing a local group perform during Carnival. He subsequently spoke to the owner, who he affectionately called “Brother Eddy” and asked him to teach him how to “Dance the Masquerade.”

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