Spice Island Grenada - Caribbean Utilities Employees Association Easter Festival 2008

C.U.E.A. HISTORY

In Easter of 1976 the Waterworks Department Sports Club of Barbados acted as hosts to a group of fellow water employees from Trinidad. This resulted in an enjoyable weekend with activities such as a cricket match, football, an island tour, a beach picnic and a party. In 1977, the Trinidadians reciprocated, acting as hosts to the Barbadians.

In 1989 the now renamed Barbados Water Authority Sports Club, St. Lucia Water and Sewerage Authority Sports Club and Antigua Public Utilities Authority Social and Cultural Club traveled to Grenada to join the Central Water Commission Sports Club for the newly formed Caribbean Public Utilities Employees Association "Easter Frolic". As a consequence, the Association was then launched.

Notable Dates in C.U.E.A.'s History

1989	Launch of the Easter Frolic.
1990	Frolic held in Antigua. Initative taken to invite more members to become involved.
1991	The first Chairperson of the Association - Ms Valerie Stephenson of Grenada - was elected, who was instrumental in developing a draft constitution for the Association.
1996	The first elected Executive Officers to run the affairs of the Association for the period 1996 through 1998.
1997	The Constitution was adopted, and as a result the Association was fully launched. Clubs were required to be registered with a payment of an annual subscription fee of $300.00 U.S.
1998	The name 'Easter Frolic' was changed to 'Easter Festival'.
1999	First magazine entitled EASTERLYN was launched.
2000	The execution of the first Community Project and first ever Ms. C.U.E.A. Pageant which was won by Nevis.
2001	In November , the C.U.E.A.'s web site went online courtesy the Telecommunication Services of Trinidad and Tobago and the Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago.
2002	Official launch of CUEA's website www.cueawi.org in Barbados.
2003	First publication of the CUEA Flash.
2007	No Easter Festival due to World Cup Cricket in the Caribbean.