Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - April 11th, 2009: For one week, the Waterfront on Wrightson Road in Port of Spain will come alive with a potpourri of activities, which will form part of the Summit Village for the Fifth Summit of the Americas 2009.
The National Secretariat for the Fifth Summit of the Americas has organised the Summit Village as both an indoor and outdoor space for visiting delegates and media to learn about Trinidad and Tobago, as well as purchase local art.
However, the national community is not left out of the activities, which will take place from Monday 13th April to Sunday 19th April, 2009.
The Indoor Pavilion will be located on the ground floor of the International Financial Centre, Tower C, 1A Wrightson Road, Port of Spain, while the Outdoor Pavilion will be located on the quay side area, just west of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, stretching to the Femmes du Chalet.
The Indoor Pavilion will be a general services area which would cater to some of the logistical requirements of the media and delegates attending the Fifth Summit of the Americas from April 17-19.
The Outdoor Pavilion will be designed to encourage visitors to lounge, shop and be entertained by some of the country’s foremost entertainers like Shurwayne Winchester; Relator; Mungal Patasar; The Codrington Family; H2O Phlo; David Bereaux and Friends; Sitara Baal; Tobago Reel; The Shiv Shakti Dancers and David Rudder.
The public is invited to enjoy the sights, sounds and tastes of the Summit Village on Monday April 13th and Tuesday April 14th, 2009 from 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. and on Wednesday April 15th, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The Summit Village will however be closed to the public from Thursday April 16th to Sunday April 19th. At that time only accredited personnel attending the Fifth Summit of the Americas can attend. On Friday and Saturday the Village will operate from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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