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Nobel Laureate Festival
Saint Lucia is hosting its 30th annual Nobel Laureate Festival throughout January 2023, celebrating its two famous sons Sir Arthur Lewis and Sir Derek Walcott.
Saint Lucia has two Nobel Laureates, an impressive feat with a population of less than 180,000. Every year, their achievements are celebrated – for Sir Arthur Lewis who won the Nobel Prize in Economics (1979) and Sir Derek Walcott who won the Nobel Prize in Literature (1992). In fact, Saint Lucia is home to more Nobel Laureates per capita than any country in the world
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
Sunday 8 January 2023
Church Service and Breakfast
Sunday 8 – Sunday 29 January 2023
Celebrating Excellence
Saturday 14 January 2023
Paint the Village with Jonathan Gladding
“The Vanishing Wooden House”
Monday 16 and Wednesday 18 January 2023
Metaphorically Speaking with Delia Dolor and Guest, Sylvester Herman
“If you rush it, you’ll ruin it”
Tuesday 17 January 2023
Sir Derek Walcott Memorial Lecture
Delivered by Hon Hazel Simmons-McDonald, SLC, OBE
Thursday 19 January 2023
Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Lecture Delivered By
Hon Dr June Soomer, SLC
Friday 20 January 2023
Nobel Laureates Wreath Laying Ceremony
Friday 20 January 2023
Derek Walcott Library Open House and
Celebration of Walcott’s Legacy
Friday 20 January 2023
St Mary’s College Tribute to the Laureates
“Resurrection”
NOBEL LAUREATE DAY
Monday 23 January 2023
Exhibition
“Celebrating Excellence: Fulfilling the Destiny,
Winning International Acclaim”
NOBEL LAUREATE DAY (Cont.)
Monday 23 January 2023
Metaphorically Speaking with Delia Dolor and Guest, John Robert Lee
“Saint Lucia as a Metaphor”
Friday 27 January 2023
The 7th Annual UWI Open Campus Saint Lucia
Patricia Ismond Memorial Workshop
Friday 27 and Saturday 28 January 2023
“The Gwo Pwel Rehabilitation Centre – The Finale”
Saturday 28 January 2023
“An Ti Pawòl Kwéyòl”
Tuesday 7 February 2023
Sir Arthur Lewis Community College Evening of the Arts
“Cashpandora”
Thursday 9 February 2023
National Awards of Excellence
Enter to win
a trip for 2 to Saint Lucia!
Win a 5-night all-inclusive trip for two to Stonefield Villa Resort in Saint Lucia!
(Includes flights, all-inclusive accommodation and airport transfers. Giveaway ends on February 21, 2023 and the winner will be announced on February 24, 2023. Open to residents of the UK, US, Canada, and CARICOM states only. The prize can be redeemed based on availability – Stonefield Villa Resort blackout dates are ; December 20th, 2023, to January 1st, 2024 and February 1st 2024 to April 1st, 2024. Prize valid until August 30th, 2024)