Sunday, July 19, 2009

Grenada Day in Brooklyn, NY

BROOKLYN, NY, July 19, 2009 – Hundreds of Grenadians took advantage of a warm Sunday to attend the first ever Grenada Day celebrations in New York.

The activity, was organised by the newly formed Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique United (GRENCAP) in collaboration with the Grenada Consulate in New York, was attended by a number of prominent Grenadians living in the tri-state area including past and present members of the diplomatic community and two government ministers – Foreign Affairs and Tourism Minister Peter David and Sports Minister Patrick Simmons.

There were also cultural performances including recital of poems by Wendell DeRiggs and top calypsonians – King Ajamu, Lady Mac, Berbice, Val Adams, among others. The drummers and moko jumbies also featured during the evening.

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