Close to 100 repeat visitors to Barbados were drawn in by the allure of the Prime Minister’s official residence Ilaro Court Thursday night, many of them remarking on their fortune to have been invited to what one of them described as “so prestigious” an occasion in “such a lovely house.”
Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy hosted the visitors to the reception normally hosted by the Prime Minister himself, expressing Barbados’ appreciation for their continued support especially since he observed many of them were from tourism source markets that were still feeling the pressure of the global economic recession.
The children of St Paul’s Primary School won the guests over with performances of folk songs so clearly enunciated, some of the visitors could be heard singing along and even signalled their delight with the singing with thunderous applause as the children finished their last song.
Also there escorting guests into the house and later mingling were students of the Graydon Sealy and Combermere Secondary schools.
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