CGB will be mosquito free for 3rd BVI Food Fete launch- Rhodni A. Skelton
That assurance came from the BVI Tourist Board’s Events Marketing Manager Rhodni A. Skelton, while on the 3D Show with Doug Wheatley on ZBVI 780 AM on Friday September 16, 2016.
Mr Skelton’s remarks come following talks of an influx of the mosquito population in that area.
The launch will kick into gear from 5:00 P.M. on Friday September 23, 2016 at the Callwood Rum Distillery where some of the best local cooks will be frying fish of all kinds, and the ‘mixologists’ will give their special spin on the wide range of beverages made with Callwood Rum.
The after party will move to Myett’s- a stone’s throw away from the location.
“…we have all heard the scares of Zika and Dengue fever, Environmental Health has assured us that they will do some fogging just before the event and also kill the eggs of the mosquitoes. So, ladies and Gentlemen, there is no reason to stay away from Cane Garden Bay,” Mr Skelton said.
Fitting venue for launch
Director of Tourism Sharon Flax, speaking at the launch last year, said BVI Food Fete is fast becoming a mainstay event for the VI. “It is our distinct pleasure to be able to host our launch at the Callwood Distillery, a historic site that boasts a rich heritage of being the oldest continually operated distillery in the Eastern Caribbean,” she had said.
She noted then too that the Callwood family has been producing their Arundale Rum in Cane Garden Bay for over 300 years “and we felt it was a fitting location to launch our food fete.”
Activities
This year’s activities for the annual food fete include the Jost Van Dyke –Jost Pork Festival on November 13, and the 4th Anegada Lobster Festival on November 26 and 27, 2016.
Other activities include the Barefoot Gourmet Soiree on October 30, Taste of Tortola on November 5, Peter Island Resort and Spa Caribbean Food Festival on November 11-12, and the Jost Van Dyke’s- Jost Crawl on November 13.
The action will move to the island of Virgin Gorda on November 19, 2016 with the Taste of Virgin Gorda and on The Rocks Bar Crawl.
All boats then head to Anegada for the Lobster Crawl on November 25 and the 4th Annual Lobster Festival on November 26-27, 2016.
The month of November is also Tourism Month.
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