THE Micoud Carnival Committee will on Saturday 21st July 2018 host its Carnival Pageant at the Ti Rocher Micoud Multipurpose Centre.
In keeping with its vision: “To build on local culture and artistic expressions by encouraging and promoting unique community talents”, the Committee held its 2018 sashing Ceremony on Friday 06th July, 2018 at the Micoud Multipurpose Centre.
The event was held under the theme: ‘ANNOU ALE` OUR JOURNEY CONTINUES and it was the second sashing organised by the committee as a need to officially and publicly recognise the sponsors of the event.
The 2018 Micoud Carnival Queen Contestants are: Kershana Ramine – Miss Tropical Solar, Nelma Gonzague – Miss Bounty, Tunisia President- Miss All Steel Roofing, Leyniah Cox-Miss Brice and Company and Niah Moncherry –Miss Climax.
Chairperson of the Pageant Committee, Miss Zena George, expressed gratitude to the sponsors for supporting the development of young women in the district.
To the contestants she said, “You guys are amazing. Never let anyone tell you, you cannot be what you want to be. The spot light is yours, own it”.
Dr. Gale Rigobert, Parliamentary Representative for Micoud North, expressed her support for Micoud Carnival, thanked the committee for their hard work and wished the contestants all the best at the pageant.
Among the highlights of the evening were the sashing of the contestants by their sponsor Bounty Rum, Climax, Brice and Company, Tropical Solar and All Steel Roofing. Other highlights included performances by St. Lucys Steel pan and Glen Henry.