Stacie Lyttle wins big at Ambassador show

A potentially uncomfortable situation was avoided last Saturday at the Public Service Ambassador show when then Minister of the Pubic Service Selmon Walters did not show up.{{more}}

He was scheduled to give remarks at the show, as the programme indicated.

Instead, Permanent Secretary (ag) in the Ministry, Nathaniel Williams, greeted the appreciable crowd gathered at the Aquatic Club in Villa, and the six participants went on to give a good account of themselves.

They competed in four categories, and they impressed.

Their creativity shined through in the creative wear category, as they used banana leaves, pieces of stones, beach sand, bottles, beans, a crocus bag, and macaroni pieces, among other items, to create outstanding costumes that told definite and varying stories.



Eventual winner Stacie Lyttle (centre) won this section, with her depiction of infrastructural projects of the Ministry of Works, including the cross-country road and the Rabacca Bridge.

Stacie also won the best interview.

Karen Stanley (right) of the Ministry of Housing who, along with Kemesha Horne (left) emerged as joint first runners up, won the best ministerial presentation section.

Decked in jeans, hard hat, and construction boots, she wowed the crowd with her beautiful calypso “The jamming ministry”, in which the work of the Ministry of Housing was laid out beautifully.

Kemesha, for her part, ran away with the office wear category. The theme of this section was “What was is.”

Participants turned back the clock and donned outfits that brought back memories to members of the audience.

The other participants were the Ministry of Health’s Steven Anderson, Cecil Iroha of the Ministry of Rural Transformation, and Juanita Philips of the Ministry of Culture and Labour.

There was one sour note in the show. The sound system, which drew sharp rebukes and twisted faces of disgust as it buzzed, mucked up.

CDs got stuck. And this happened all night.

This negative, however, created a highlight.

The La Gracia Dance Group, which made two appearances, had to stop and start several times as their CD stuck in the middle of their dance routines. The young dancers, however, remained focused and danced with style and grace – when the CD worked.

Shaunelle Shallow Rose was also impressive with her acappella rendition of “I believe I could fly.”

The female patrons also got a special treat when internationally renowned body builder, lawman Efford Rogers, made an appearance.

The sticking CD notwithstanding, the ohhs and ahhs could be clearly heard.