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CARIFESTA XII closes on a high!
The twelfth edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts CARIFESTA XII has come to a close. The ten-day mega cultural event ended with a closing ceremony at the Kiosque Ocide Jeanty in Champs Mas, Haiti on Sunday night. The night’s activities included a culmination of performances from various Caribbean groups that have performed throughout the festival. There were also closing…
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CARICOM Secretariat and CRITI collaborate to mount booth at CARIFESTA XII
The CARICOM Secretariat team and the Caribbean Regional Information and Translation Institute (CRITI) have collaborated to mount a booth at the Grand Market for CARIFESTA XII in Haiti. The booth features promotional information about both organizations, and visitors get to take away some CARICOM and CRITI memorabilia. Check out these photos for a glimpse of the items on display.
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CARIFESTA XII opens with a bang despite rain
The twelfth edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA XII) opened last night with a plethora of exciting performances, speeches and fireworks! The event began with a parade of all the countries represented dressed in their traditional country wear and arriving in the Haitian traditional mode of transportation, tap-taps! It was a scene of pure excitement, vibrant colors and smiles all…
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Barbados Minister of Culture to represent CARICOM Chair at CARIFESTA – BGIS
Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, Stephen Lashley, will lead a delegation to participate in the 12th edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts, CARIFESTA, to be hosted in Haiti later this month. Mr. Lashley will also represent Prime Minister Freundel Stuart at the Opening Ceremony on August 21, where he will deliver a message on behalf of the Prime…
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CARIFESTA- its symbolism, history, development
The Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) is an exhibition of the diverse cultures of the countries and islands that are washed by the Caribbean Sea. This Festival is a progeny of several initiatives that were aimed at stimulating regional integration. The celebration of Caribbean arts hosted by Puerto Rico in 1952, the 1958 British West Indian Federation and the Caribbean…
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Can Creative Industry evolve into the Region’s new economy?
(First published in the CARICOM Secretariat Publication, CARICOM View (CARIFESTA: Showcase of Caribbean Culture, July-September 2007) Riding in a chartered bus in downtown Kingston, Jamaica last year, Eddy Grant, the leading Barbados-based, Guyana-born Caribbean pop singer, music mogul and entrepreneur, pondered the future of the Caribbean given its continued dependence on traditional export commodities like rice, sugar and bananas. “The time for…
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