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CARIFESTA – Caribbean Festival of Arts
The Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) is a roving multi-disciplinary art festival which has been held in various CARICOM countries since its establishment in 1972. It is a regional forum where artists, performers and other persons in the field of culture meet and exchange ideas through presentations of music, dance, drama, exhibitions on art, sculpture, poetry and symposia, among others.…
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CARICOM Youth Ambassadors
The CARICOM Youth Ambassador Programme was launched in Saint Lucia in 1993 by the Heads of Government to mark the Twentieth Anniversary of CARICOM and was formally instituted in 1994. Since its inception, the Youth Ambassador Programme has contributed to increased youth knowledge and awareness of CARICOM issues and priorities; has raised the profile of young people at the national…
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Haiti
Key facts Date of Membership in CARICOM: 1 Jul 2002 Also Known as:The Pearl of the Caribbean Status of Independence:Independent 2001/12/13 Area: 27,750 square kilometres (10,714 square miles) Capital City: Port-au-Prince Population: 10.32 million (2013) Currency: Gourde dollars Highest National Award: (National order of Honour and Merit of the Grand Cross and Golden Plaque) Economy GDP: 21,177Mn (2012) GDP Growth:…
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