BRADES, Montserrat – The Montserrat Tourist Board has launched a house raffle as part of its promotions for Montserrat’s 50th Anniversary Festival being held December 14th 2012 – January 1st 2013.
The two-bedroom house with oceanic view located in the Lookout Village of Montserrat is valued at 160,000 Eastern Caribbean Dollars. The individual or organisation who wins the raffle will become the owner of the house, mortgage free.
Honourable Jermaine Wade, Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Sports & Culture with overall responsibilities for the festival said: “We are marketing this raffle as a chance to win a vacation home in Montserrat. However, there are no limitations to what the winner may want to do with it. Sell it, rent it, keep it doesn’t matter.”
The funds raised will go towards covering the operations of planning the largest festival to date for the island. Hundreds of nationals abroad have already confirmed their plans to attend the annual event which this year will honour the many queens, calypsonians, and volunteers who have helped to sustain the cultural extravaganza each December.
“We’ve also opened up the raffle to our friends on the neighbouring islands in the Eastern Caribbean,” explained Honourable Wade. “Residents on Antigua & Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis can also enter to win the house.”
Raffle tickets are $60.00 EC for one entry or $100 EC for two entries. Tickets can be purchased via one of the following outlets within the Caribbean Region:
Antigua: Cool & Smooth and The Source Clothing Store
St. Kitts: Freedom FM Radio Station and Winn FM Radio Station
Nevis: Von Radio Station
Montserrat: The Stationery Office, Annette Cummings and the Montserrat Tourism Board.
In addition to the grand prize for the house, there will be three consolation prizes including:
1st consolation: One 46’’ Flat Screen TV; 2nd consolation: One 4 Burner Stove and Oven; and 3rd consolation: One Microwave.
The final date to purchase raffle tickets is: Friday, December 14th 2012. The winner for the house raffle will be drawn live on ZJB Radio Montserrat on Wednesday, December 26th 2012.
Information on Montserrat can be found at: www.visitmontserrat.com and additional information on Montserrat’s 50 Festival can be found at: www.montserratfestival.com.
Why didn’t you guy’s place the ticket on line,so that montserratians,and other abroad take part in the purchasing of doing business,do you know how much funds could accumulate by doing so,re-think if you have the equipment to handle charge cards.It is still not too late,please go back and re-think your decision,and follow my lead.Have a good day.
Great idea David which was pursued vigorously, however restrictions on lotteries/raffles in the US and UK would mean people in those areas would not be able to participate. The committee is still considering other options and will share the information once it has been arranged.
If the purchase method is legal it will not be difficult to set up a merchant service to facilitate payment via credit cards. Will be quite happy to assist the Tourist Board with this or the Festival Committee with a similar facility so persons worldwide can pay to view the Calypso/Queen shows via the live stream.
My 2 cents.
I lived on Montserrat before the volcano erupted. I attended AUC and made several friends. Lee the pharmacist, Little John, Big John,Beep Beep, Joe, and Doc were just a few of the friends I made there in the early 1980′s. I remember eating at the Chicken Shack, dancing and partying at La Cave, the Iguana restaurant, swimming at Rendevous Beach. I could go on and on. I miss Montserrat and hope to go back one day. I hope all my friends survived Soufriere. Liming in the US,