Venue

SAINT LUCIE
Aug 30/Sep 1, 2004

General Information

Hotel. Accommodation has been arranged at Bay Gardens Hotel, Rodney BayPO Box 1892 Castries. Tel 758 452 8060, fax 758 452 8059,email [email protected] http://www.baygardenshotel.com/ from Sunday 29th August to Thursday 2nd September. Check-out time is 12 noon.

Airports. Saint Lucia has two airports, Hewannorra Airport (UVF) in the south of the island, (Air Jamaica flights) and George F.L. Charles Airport (SLU) in the north. The taxi journey to the hotel will take just over one hour from Hewannorra, twenty minutes from George Charles.
On arrival keep the carbon copy of the Immigration Card, submitted to the suthorities, for presentation on departure.

Transportation.
Arrangements have been made in order to have a driver waiting for you upon arrival to take you to the hotel. You will identify him for the "FRANCOPHONIE" . Same arrangements from the hotel to the airport for your return flight.

Schedule.

  • Aug 29 Welcome Reception of the group at the Hotel.
  • Aug 30th until Sep 1st from 8.30 am to 1 pm and from 3 pm to 6 pm (two hours for lunch time). The meeting will take place at the Bougainvilleia Conference Room.
  • Aug. 30th at 8 pm a party for the "Festival Fet la woz" will take place in the Hotel.
  • Aug 31st: Group dinner at 8 pm at the Restaurant.

Important information:

  • Exchange rate: Saint Lucia uses the East Caribbean Dollar (EC). The fixed exchange rate to the United States Dollar (US$) is US$1.00 = EC$2.67.
  • The electricity is 220volts 50hz. The tap water is safe to drink, but you can also buy bottled water.
  • Daytime temperatures are currently about 30� C. At night the temperature falls to about 27� C. This is the wet season, and a wet day can feel much cooler, as can air-conditioned conference rooms.

If you have any questions and/or requirements for your stay in the hotel, aor regarding the meeting, please contact Deirdre Williams at deirdrewilliams2000 at yahoo.co.uk, mobile 1-758-452-6117, or Margarita Jimenez at the Bay Garden Hotel between Aug 27 and Sep 2nd. or at margarita at funredes.org,

FUNREDES
25-08-04