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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.

July 27: Conference on the Inter-American Declaration on Freedom of Expression, organized by the Inter-American Press Association. At: Jules Dubois Bldg., 1801 SW 3rd Ave., Miami FL 33129. Tel: 305-634-2465. Email: info@sipiapa.org

July 28-August 2: Food and Merengue Festival, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

July 28-August 27: National Dance Theatre Co. Season of Dance, Jamaica.

July 30: Columbus Annual Sailing Regatta, Jamaica.

July 30-August 7: 35th Annual Carriacou Regatta.

July 31-August 4: 34th Annual Youth Games 2000 National Championships, U.S. Virgin Islands.

August 4-13: Expoindustrias (Industrial Show). Description: Manufacturers of all types of goods, including construction materials, food and beverages, consumer goods, chemicals, etc. Sponsor: Sindicato de Industriales de Panama (Panama Industrialists Association) Organizer: Congrexpo International P.O. Box 55-1627 Paitilla, Panama, Republic of Panama. Tel: 507-269-5655. Fax: 507-269-5680. E-mail: congrexp@pty.com. Contacts: Patricia Petterson, Executive VP, P, Marie Ledezma Bradley, Executive Assistant. Frequency: Every 5 years.

August 11-16: 28th Annual U.S. Virgin Islands Open/Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament, off the waters of St. Thomas. Details: 888-234-7484.

August 30-September 4: Feria Internacional del Hogar, La Decoracion, El Regalo, y La Moda (Home, Decoration, Gift and Fashion Trade Show). Sponsor/organizer: Grupo de Ferias,?Congresos y Eventos S.A., P.O. Box 7277, Panama 5, Republic of Panama. Phone: 507-269-3995. Fax: 507-264-6983. E-mail: congreso@gfce.com. Web site: www.gfce.com. Contacts: Manuel Alzamora, President. Marichel Ortiz, Event Coordinator Frequency: Yearly. Visitors: 50 50,000. Exhibitors: 120. Description: ?Manufacturers, distributors, agents of decoration products, gifts, furniture,?clothing, textiles, Christmas ornaments, jewelry, novelties, etc.

September: Feria Ganadera de Guapiles (Livestock Show of Guapiles), Costa Rica. Beef cattle and horses. Mr. Dionisio Mora, Coordinator, Jersey Association. Tel: 506-224-0696. Fax: 506-253-7429.

September 13-15: Caribbean Tourism Infrastructure Conference, Trinidad & Tobago. Details: Caribbean Tourism Organization. Date tentative.

September 20-24: CAPAC EXPO HABITAT 2000 (Construction Show). Sponsor: Camara Panamena de la Construction (Panamanian Chamber of?Construction). Organizer: Congrexpo International, P.O. Box 55-1627 Paitilla, Panama, Republic of Panama. Phone: 507-269-5655. Fax: 507-269-5680. E-mail: congrexp@pty.com. Web site: www.capacexpco.com Contacts: Patricia Petterson, Executive VP, Marie Ledezma Bradley- Exec. Asst. Visitors: 15,000. Exhibitors: 120. Description: Manufacturers and distributors, agents or representatives of construction machinery, equipment, machine tools,?construction materials, services, decoration materials, interior decoration, home appliances, furniture, real estate promoters, financing companies and real estate.

September 28-October 1:?Oficina 2000 (Computer and Office Equipment Show). Sponsor: Asociacion de Distribuidores de Equipos y Suministros para la Automatizacion de la Oficina (Association of distributors of?equipment and supplies fo for office automation of Panama). Organizer: Medis S.A., P.O. Box 1924, Panama 9A, Republic of Panama, Phone: 507-226-9518. Fax: 507-226-3863. E-mail: Oficina@sinfo.net. Web site: www.sinfo.net/oficina. Contacts: ?Franklin Martinez, Executive Director. Visitors: 29,000. Exhibitors: 92. Description: Manufacturers, distributors, agents of computer, office and telecommunications equipment. Also, office equipment accessories and supplies, office furniture, computer magazines, computer software, video games, etc.

October: Southex 2000. Trinidad's largest yet yearly tradeshow. Manufacturers and distributors of all and any products are invited. Details: Southex, PO Box 147, San Fernando, Trinidad. Tel/fax: 868-653-2908.

October 13-24: Panama Motor (Automobile Show). Sponsor/organizer: ?Asociacion de Distribuidores de Automoviles de Panama (ADAP) (Association of Automobile Distributors of Panama), P.O. Box 476, Panama 9A, Republic of Panama. Phone: 507-321-0215. Fax: 507-321-0214. E-mail: adap@sinfo.net. Contacts: Angie Ubben, Executive Director. Frequency: Every Two Years. Visitors: 50,000. Exhibitors: 70. Description: Distributors of?Automobiles an and Auto parts and accessories, financing companies, insurance companies.

October 16-19: 24th Caribbean Tourism Conference (CTC-24), Sherbourne Conference Center, Ba Barbados. Provides an influential forum for regional tourism industry professionals to interact with worldwide travel and tourism officials at workshops, social events. Details: Karen Hackshaw. Tel: 246-427-5242. Email: ctobar2@caribsurf.com

November 3-4: The "Conference on Honduras" in Washington DC. Will bring together a diverse range of groups to explore ways to improve education and health care in Honduras. Sponsored by Special Missions Foundation, Inc. of Georgetown, TX. It will be held at the Casa Italiana Cultural Center, 595 1/2 Third St. NW, Washington DC. Details: Marco Caceres. Tel: 703-385-1992, ext. 104. Website: http://www.projecthonduras.com.

November 7: Caribbean Tourism Day. Activities aimed at galvanizing regional activities around a theme which stresses the importance of tourism. Details: Karen Hackshaw. Tel: 246-427-5242. Email: ctobar2@caribsurf.com

November 30-December 3: Chapter presidents of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) based in more than 40 destinations (North America, Caribbean, Australia, Europe) gather to share ideas on how best to promote the region in the marketplace. Details: Karen Hackshaw. Tel: 246-427-5242. Email: ctobar2@caribsurf.com