St. Lucia 25th Anniversiry Celebration

U.N. Delegate Dining Room, Feb. 24, 2004

New York, NY

The 25th Anniversary Celebration of St. Lucia was a great event indeed. It was very festive, featuring a 30 piece steel band, the Diamond Steel pannists, who entertained the crowd marvelously. There was lots of dancing and gyrating around the floor, as the pannists bobbed up and down while filling the room with the ambiance of their classic steel drumming. Their National Anthem was simply magnificent.

There were numerous dignitaries on hand, including Ambassador Anthony B. Severin of St. Lucia to the U.N., Emyr Jones, Ambassador of England to the U.N. who was accompanied by his wife, Ambassador Janusz Stanczyk of Poland to the U.N,, who was also accompanied by his wife, Ambassador Adamentios to the U.N., of Greece, City Hall Representative and Diplomat Liaison Dina Hannasnr. There even a number of Representatives for the Ambassador of Indonesia to the U.N. who were present.

Of course, Mr. Julian Robert Hunte, the President of the 58th Session of the U.N. General Assembly, who was honored just a few days prior by Dr. Roy Hastick of the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) for his great accomplishments, was present along with members of his staff. Dr. Roy Hastick was also present, enjoying himself, as were numerous other Ambassadors, including Ambassador of Lithuania to the U.N., Gediminas Serksnys, Ambassador of the Bahamas to the U.N., Sherman Peters, and Councilwoman Yvette Clarke, of Brooklyn’s District 40, along with her mother, Una Clarke, of the Empire State Development Corporation, Ambassador of Samoi to the U.N. Ali Ioaiga Feturi Elisala and Ambassador of Germany to the United Nations, Gunter Pleuger.

We even encountered a shirt designer, who designs shirts with flags of all nations. There was some great Caribbean food at the event, everything from spicy chicken to bread pudding, to tempting fruit platters. The surrounding decor were also most inviting, with beautiful flags depicting scenic highlights of St. Lucia throughout the room. There were lots of warm, friendly people to Everyone had a great time.

We at Liberty News Online would like to give thanks to Ms. Simone Ray, Staff Worker for the President of the 58th Session of the U.N. General Assembly, for her devoted work in organizing this great and most memorable celebration of St. Lucia's 25th Anniversary, and for inviting us to attend ad cover this event. Without Ms. Ray, this would never have been possible.

Anyone interested in more information about St. Lucia and the United Nations, may visit the official website of the Permanent Mission of St. Lucia to the U.N., at http://www.un.int/stlucia.

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