By Ketricia Finch
St. Kitts Reporter
The St. Kitts Nevis Bottling Company is a bronze sponsor of the 2007 Home Grown Festival which is slated for Mar 21-24.
Keithley Phillip, marketing manager of the St. Kitts Nevis Bottling Company presented a cheque at a handing over ceremony on Tuesday morning to All Stars Production, a production company which has been rallying for about five years now towards maximum exposure of local talent and the upcoming Home Grown Festival.
He said the company and Ian ‘Rookie’ Phipps, who was then one of Insomnia troupe’s directors, developed a tight bond from since the 2006-2007 national carnival.
“The troupe and the company’s first runner up victory developed a relationship that we knew could only get better,” Phillip said.
“This presentation today for Home Grown Festival through All Stars Production showed the commitment of the bottling company, especially Coca Cola. These companies have continued with the development of local artists and folklore in St. Kitts.”
Phillip wished Ian, All Stars Production and Home Grown Festival all the best through the hosting of the event.
Ian Phipps, the new assistant director of the Home Grown Festival expressed thanks to the company for their donation towards the festival on behalf of Home Grown Festival and All Stars Production.
Other sponsors of the festival include Vivid Designs, bMobile, Calypso Bay Resort, Frigate Bay Development and the Department of Tourism.
Some of the local artists expected to be on the show are Ian ‘Patches’ Liburd, Sim Burgers, Ashanaz, Bamboo B, Sacrotes and the Nu Vybz Band International. Gregory Isaac, Big Youth, Alton Ellis and Leroy Sibles are some of the international artists who would be performing on the Thursday and Friday nights. The international nights’ (Thursday and Friday) admission is US$20 and US$10 is the admission for the Saturday night.
