PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release….

September 16, 2007

Contact: Rosemarie Harvey

                

EARLY BIRD TICKETS  ON SALE  ONLINE  FOR 14^h ANNUAL CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE AWARDS GALA.. SEPTEMBER 16th – SEPTEMBER 30th

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Tickets for the upcoming 14^h Annual Caribbean American Heritage (CARAH) Awards Gala to take place on Friday,  November 17^th at the J.W. Marriott in Washington DC will be available online at the early bird rate of US$85.00 until SEPTEMBER 30^th.  For those wishing to party into wee hours at the Lime Lounge after the GALA affair, the RENAISSANCE is  offering  a special room rate which MUST be booked before OCTOBER 16th. 

The 2006 Honorees include:  Congresswoman Barbara Lee, D-California; Susan Taylor, Publications Director, Essence Communications, who is of Trinidadian heritage; Carlton Masters, CEO of Goodworks International, who is of Jamaican heritage; Tracey Neale, Anchor, WUSA TV9 who is of Bermudan heritage; Allen Stanford, CEO, Stanford Financial Group, Friend of the Caribbean; and the legendary Calypso Rose, who is of Tobagonian heritage.  The Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas,  Prime Minister of St. Kitts-Nevis will be the keynote speaker. 

The event will be co-hosted by Maureen Bunyan, news anchor, ABC channel 7, and John Blake, host of the Caribbean Experience which airs on WHUR FM 96.3.    Last year’s CARAH Awards gala attracted close to five hundred guests.  

ICS will also host the 8^th Caribbean American Leadership Dialogue in conjunction with the Gala. The theme for this year is “Creating Partnerships for a Sustainable Future”.  The Dialogue to be held  November 17-18^th will include topics such as: sports and economic development; infrastructure needs; and access to financial capital. The Dialogue will engage key funding and development agencies to explore opportunities for doing business in the Caribbean.  

Registration for both the GALA & the DIALOGUE are available online at www.icsdc.org  

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