Caribbean Cultural Cornucopia on Show

‘Flavours of the Caribbean,’ will be the first such multi-cultural showcase event
for the three year old Western Jamaica Campus.

Director of the Western Campus, Mr. Michael Williams, says while an event of
this nature is customary for the Mona Campus, it holds special significance for
Montego Bay, as the Western Jamaica Campus (WJC) moves forward to assert
itself in the region as the multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary campus, which the
University of the West Indies is known for.

Patrons can expect informative and entertaining presentations of music, dance
and drama, distinctive to Jamaica, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Trinidad and
Tobago, St Vincent and Venezuela. They will also get to sample some of the
authentic national dishes including macaroni pie, pelau, and crab cakes.

Andrew Anguin, Campus Chairman of the student body at WJC, says he hopes
the event will become an annual one on the university’s calendar of events, and
will go a long way in fostering appreciation for differences, by exposing students
to the culture of their peers.

The event gets underway at 2:00 p.m., and is open to the public to see, taste,
feel and experience the ‘Flavors of the Caribbean.’

The international culture fest is being hosted by the university’s final year public
relations students in association with the Campus Committee.