Samplings: "We now have men working side by side with women in a number of agricultural projects -- including bee-keeping - as a result of the St Elizabeth Women's group"...

• The use of indigenous materials such as thatch and seeds in handicrafts for the retail market is providing a valuable niche. Traditional embroidering, crocheting and weaving are also proving valuable.

• a bewildering array of beads and decorations made from coconut shell, tamarind, nickol, lignum vitae, poinciana, bamboo, sea shell and earth stones.

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