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A message from the President It is my pleasure to extend a warm welcome to you on this presentation of the fourth annual “WeBeat, St. James Live” Festival. Each year the St. James Community Improvement Committee (CIC) strives to improve this event in order to make it more appealing to not only local but international audiences. With the recent introduction of our Festival website, which can be found at www.webeat.org, it is our hope that our efforts to reach global communities will be achieved and in the process succeed in promoting St. James as a tourist destination and “Webeat” as a premier event. It is again a pleasure to have The Mayor of Port of Spain, Councillor Murchison Brown as the patron of the festival Webeat 2004 offers patrons nine days of activity that includes eleven events featuring over six hundred performing artistes. These events are intended to educate, as well as entertain those in attendance. I trust you will enjoy to the fullest as you join with us in this showcase of our history, culture, people and culinary delights. This year’s honouree is Mr. Mohammed “Hamdo” Emamali, a resident of our community who has made a sterling contribution to the development of St. James, especially in the area of the Hosay observances. The St. James CIC welcomes him, as he takes his place alongside our other honoured residents. I wish to thank the Ministry of Community Development, Culture & Gendre Affairs, the Tourism and Industrial Development Company (TIDCO), our protective services and our generous sponsors who have stuck with us through the years as we seek to develop “WeBeat” into a national, regional and international product. I also wish to acknowledge the hard working members of the St. James CIC whose collective intent is to turn our dream for this event into a reality, despite whatever obstacles we may have to face. Welcome,
once again, and may you enjoy the delights on offer at WeBeat
St. James Live Festival 2004. |