Five beauties to vie for Miss South Windward

The South Windward Carnival activities will come to a climax this weekend. This Friday at the Biabou hard court, five beautiful young ladies will vie for the crown of Miss South Windward.{{more}}

The contestants are Parvine Clarke, Miss Georgetown; Zhinga Grant, Miss Bridgetown; Akeisha Franklyn, Miss New Prospect, Sabrina Lewis, Miss Calder Ridge and Daynell Barnard Miss Stubbs.

Four calypsonians will also grace the stage to come up against the reigning king Struggler. They are Istan, Papa Lucky, Nancy and Waldo.

Patrons will be treated to performances from guest artiste Ojinga, a Tortola based Vincentian Calypsonian. Trinidadian, sexy Suzy, a soca artiste, along with Typher, a Vincentian Trindadad based calypsonian, will also entertain patrons during the show.

The Miss SVG contestants will make an appearance at the show.

After the show, revelers will get a chance to do their thing in the streets of Biabou in the J’ouvert action. On Saturday, the curtains will come down on the carnival activities with a street jump from 4pm. This will be from Biabou to Cedars and back. Song reinforcement will be by Sargeant Simmons, DJ Tish and Barker.

Cordell Johnson, Secretary of the South Windward Carnival Committee said that patrons could look forward to a good show. He said the queen contestants are in training and calypsonians are rehearsing their songs. He stated that patrons should not be afraid to come out because their will be a high police presence.

Several other rural communities will this weekend host carnival activities as well. They are Layou, Barrouallie and Georgetown. (VM)