On Monday, July 23rd, LIME presented its sponsorship contributions to the 2012 Summer Festival. This year, Lime has sponsored three major events: the Leeward Island Calypso Competition, Soca Monarch Competition and the Miss Anguilla Pageant. LIME’s General Manager, Mr. Mark Romney, led the proceedings with enthusiasm, stating that LIME is “very happy to be associated with these events.” This year, LIME donated $40,000 EC to the Leeward Island Calypso Competition, $30,000 EC to the Soca Monarch Competition and hundreds of EC dollars in Blackberry handheld devices to the Miss Anguilla contestants.
LIME takes great pride in its sponsorship, and is thrilled about the plans for each event. The master of ceremony for Leeward Island Calypso Competition will be Tommy Joseph, with a special feature by guest artist “Super Blue” an eight time Road March champion. Both men hail forTrinidad and Tobagoand come highly recommended as some of the best in the business. In addition to these headliners, LIME urges everyone to brush up on their Leeward Island Calypso history as many promotional quizzes and giveaways will take place on the night of the Competition- Saturday August 11th.
The Soca Monarch Competition also promises to be an exciting event, with a featured performance by “D Soca Unit Band” who also performed at Soca Mele IV on July 21st. With outstanding performers like accolades like this and a talented number of new constants emerging on the Soca scene inAnguilla, it is no wonder why Mr. Romney thinks this will be a “one of a kind event.” The competition will take place on Friday August 3rd with the Groovy Soca and Power Soca taking place on the same night.
This year’s Miss Anguilla pageant is no exception to the great festival expectations. On August 9th the contestant will express their appreciation forAnguillaas they vie for the coveted title with the theme “No place like home”. The guest artist for this event is award winning American R&B singer/song writer Chrisette Michele backed by a band of Anguilla’s own outstanding artists known as British Dependency. The contestants this
year are #1 Tasine Gumbs, #2 Morihinzi Richardson, #3 Kahdijah Parris, #4 Taitu Goodwin. At the LIME presentation, 2011 first runner up Marejah Smith was also presented with a blackberry handheld device. LIME wished her safe travels as she will soon depart to represent Anguilla in the Miss Caribbean Culture Queens Pageant inNevis. Typically the contestants are presented with their prizes after the show. However, this year all four contestants were given their prizes prior to the competition as a gesture of encouragement. Miss Anguilla Chairperson Rebecca Webster thanked LIME for coming to the rescue once again, noting that the show is “not an easy production” to facilitate each year but their support was essential to it’s success.
Also present was Carnival Committee Chairman Davon Carty who thanked LIME on behalf of the committee saying LIME is “one hell of a social servant” as they always step up to the plate in support of the carnival festivities. He encourages everyone to come out and support the 2012 Summer Festival events.
Article By: Jemila Morson
Photos By: Arthur D. Ward
