ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TO LAUNCH 29TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS IN GRAND STYLE
Wednesday 15th September 2010
Under the banner Antigua and Barbuda - One Family celebrating our youth, the 29th Annual Independence celebrations will be launched on Thursday.
Deputy Director of Culture Gilbert Laudat says preparations are progressing smoothly for the staging of this year's festivity.
Prime Minister the Hon Baldwin Spencer, Minister of Culture Eleston Adams, and other officials are expected to attend Thursday's launch to be held on Independence Drive beginning at 5:30 pm.
The event will see a host of Entertainers including Tian Winter, King Short shirt, Lyrics Man and the National Dance Theater.
The Independence activities commence on October 24 with a Church service and conclude on November 3 with a Literary Arts competition.
In recent years, visitors and residents have looked forward to the Independence celebrations for its provision of family entertainment.