carifesta 2017

  • Photo of CARIFESTA XIII ends in true Regional integration style

    CARIFESTA XIII ends in true Regional integration style

    The Region’s cultural performers transformed the Kensington Oval in Barbados into a sea of Regional integration as they brought the curtains down on CARIFESTA XIII, Sunday night.  The Closing Ceremony for the ten-day festival featured performances from some of the region’s top music and dance groups, steel bands, and individual artistes, while delegates and patrons partied to the regional cultural…

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  • Photo of CARIFESTA XIII concludes; Trinidad and Tobago next host

    CARIFESTA XIII concludes; Trinidad and Tobago next host

    The curtains came down on the thirteenth edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts CARIFESTA XIII last evening. The ten-day mega cultural event ended with a closing ceremony at Kensington Oval Ground, President Kennedy Drive, Bridgetown, Barbados. The night’s activities included a culmination of performances from various Caribbean countries that have performed throughout the festival and the passing of the…

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  • CARICOM Official lauds work of Regional Cultural Committee

    Director of Human Development at the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms Myrna Bernard, on Wednesday lauded the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) for its many achievements over the past two decades. Ms. Bernard was speaking at the opening ceremony of the Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, 21-23 July, 2017. Ms. Myrna Bernard  said the RCC was instrumental in developing a…

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  • Mega shopping mall for CARIFESTA XIII

    Local and regional entrepreneurs will have a rare opportunity to showcase their products to international buyers as well as shoppers from the Caribbean when the new CARIFESTA Grand Market and Buyer’s Shopping Mall opens at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC) on August 17. Described by coordinator Andre Hoyte as a ‘Shopping Mall’, the traditional grand market of CARIFESTA has been redesigned specifically to attract…

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  • Photo of Barbados gets ready for CARIFESTA

    Barbados gets ready for CARIFESTA

    Official 2017 CARIFESTA Logo  (Barbados Today) Barbados is pumping millions into hosting the 13th edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) this summer, just weeks after this year’s Crop Over Festival, with renovations to performing venues on the cards and social media being used as a key tool to drive people here. Minister of Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports Stephen Lashley said…

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  • Photo of CARIFESTA jingle, logo winners announced

    CARIFESTA jingle, logo winners announced

    A veteran graphic grapher and seasoned jingle producer were each awarded USD$5,000. Darren Holder and Alan Lowe have succeeded in leaving their mark on ‘the Olympics of culture’ having emerged as the winners of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) jingle and logo competition respectively. The winners were announced during the 13th meeting of the Interim Festival Directorate (IFD) and…

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  • Photo of Barbados To Host CARIFESTA 2017

    Barbados To Host CARIFESTA 2017

    “Barbados will be hosting Carifesta in 2017.”  Minister of Culture, Stephen Lashley made the announcement, yesterday, during a press conference at the Ministry’s Headquarters at Sky Mall, Haggatt Hall, St Michael. According to the Minister, this ‘huge venture’ fits directly under the ministry’s mandate “to propel the growth of the cultural industries and to support our artistes.” “We can reap…

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