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June 30-July 11: Annual Carnival on St. Vincent.
July: Feria Ganadera de Liberia (Livestock Show of Liberia), Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Specialty: Beef cattle. Mr. Adolfo Rivas, Coordinator, Camara de Ganaderos de Liberia. Fax: 506-666-2026/666-0290/666-0224.
July 1: 12th Heineken Music Festival, Aruba. And: Firecracker Regatta and Chili Cook-Off 2000 in British Virgin Islands. And: Emancipation Day Celebrations in Suriname.
July 1-8: Crop Over Festival, Barbados.
July 2: Fisherman/s Day Tournament & Feast, Aruba.
July 2-5: Summit of Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders, on Canouan, Southern Grenadines.
July 2-11: Festival of the Big Drums, Guadeloupe.
July 4: Carnival Tuesday, St. Vincent & the Grenadines.
July 6-9: Expoalimentos 2000 (Food Show). Description: Manufacturers, Distributors, agents of food and beverages. Food processing eg equipment, accessories, restaurant equipment, restaurant decoration, kitchen equipment, etc. Sponsor: Camara de Comercio, Industrias y Agricultura de Panama (Panamanian Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Panama). PO Box 74, Panama 1, Republic of Panama. Tel: 507-227-0033 or 507-227-0034. Fax: 507-227-0115. E-mail: expo@expocomer.com. Web site: www.expocomer.com/expoalimentos. Contacts: Roberto Appleby, Executive Director. Roberto Zuniga, Sales Executive.
July 10-13: Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools Cricket Tournament, Barbados.
July 15: Spice Foods Festival, Jamaica.
July 24-August 9: BVI Emancipation Festival Celebrations, British Virgin Islands.
July 24-August 14: Haiti Today: Culture and Politics. University of Massachusetts, Boston. Details: Professor Marc Prou, African Studies Dept. Tel: 617-287-6796.