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  • Photo of CARICOM Youth Ambassador and Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM strategise meaningful youth participation

    CARICOM Youth Ambassador and Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM strategise meaningful youth participation

    “Meeting with Ambassador Comissiong was essential for aligning key priorities, including ensuring meaningful youth participation at the upcoming CARICOM Heads of Government Summit and advancing initiatives to engage young people across Barbados. This discussion provided an opportunity to strategise projects such as the proposed CARICOM Youth Workshop and outreach campaigns aimed at enhancing youth representation and increasing public awareness of…

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  • Photo of NEW YEAR STATEMENT BY NEW CHAIR OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) HONOURABLE MIA AMOR MOTTLEY, S.C., M.P. PRIME MINISTER OF BARBADOS

    NEW YEAR STATEMENT BY NEW CHAIR OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) HONOURABLE MIA AMOR MOTTLEY, S.C., M.P. PRIME MINISTER OF BARBADOS

    “In our unity lies our strength. This must be our truth and our rallying cry. Whether tackling the climate crisis, addressing gun violence, or championing equitable global financial reforms, we must act with one voice and one purpose.” My beloved brothers and sisters of the Caribbean, As we step boldly into 2025, I greet you with hope, determination and an…

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  • Photo of Antigua and Barbuda Still Committed to Hosting CARIFESTA in 2021

    Antigua and Barbuda Still Committed to Hosting CARIFESTA in 2021

    Antigua and Barbuda has assured that it is still committed to hosting the fifteenth edition of CARIFESTA in 2021. Minister Daryll Matthew, Minister of Sports, Culture, National Festival and the Arts of Antigua and Barbuda gave this assurance while making brief remarks at the virtual opening of the Eighteenth Meeting of the Interim Festival Directorate (IFD), which was held by…

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  • Photo of Antigua & Barbuda unveils logo for CARIFESTA XV

    Antigua & Barbuda unveils logo for CARIFESTA XV

    Antigua and Barbuda has unveiled the logo for CARIFESTA XV. Minister of Culture and National Festivals, Daryll Matthew said excitement is building as they prepare to host the regional festival for the first time. He told Loop News his ministry is extremely proud of the logo, which epitomises several of the islands national symbols.  “The bird is our national bird,…

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  • Photo of Trinidad and Tobago signs CARIFESTA XIV Host Country Agreement.

    Trinidad and Tobago signs CARIFESTA XIV Host Country Agreement.

    As the excitement builds in the lead up to this country’s hosting of the Caribbean’s premiere Festival of the Arts in 2019, Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago signed the Host Country Agreement for CARIFESTA XIV with Ambassador Irwin La Rocque, Secretary General of CARICOM. The signing took place on Tuesday December 4th, 2018 at…

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  • Photo of CARIFESTA XIV tops agenda of Regional Cultural Committee Meeting

    CARIFESTA XIV tops agenda of Regional Cultural Committee Meeting

    The hosting of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA XIV) in August 2019 in Trinidad and Tobago is at the top of the agenda of the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) being held this week at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. Directors of Culture as well as representatives from various Regional Cultural stakeholders converged at the…

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  • Photo of Caribbean Fashion Designers meet with Italian Fashion Industry Experts at CARIFESTA XIII in Barbados

    Caribbean Fashion Designers meet with Italian Fashion Industry Experts at CARIFESTA XIII in Barbados

    Fashion designers participating in the Fashion component at the recently held CARIFESTA XIII in Barbados had an opportunity to meet with Italian fashion industry experts and benefit from fashion workshops, fashion shows and business meetings. The event, which took place in the CARIFESTA XIII Buyers Shopping Mall at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference Centre from 21-25 August 2017, was facilitated…

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  • PM: CARIFESTA XIII was a phenomenal success

    Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has described CARIFESTA XIII, held in Barbados from August 17 – 27, as being “a phenomenal success”. Mr. Stuart noted that in any undertaking, whether small or large, challenges often appeared at the last minute to thwart even the best laid plans. He noted that in Barbados, nature intervened to test to the limits the logistical…

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  • 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 CDB introduces Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund to regional practitioners at CARIFESTA XIII

    CDB introduces Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund to regional practitioners at CARIFESTA XIII

    Dr. Donna Greene, Director of Cultural Policy and Research (Ag), Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, Barbados, speaking at the opening of the Cultural Policy and Intellectual Property Rights workshop August 22, 2017, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Building on the recent announcement of its provision of initial capitalisation for the Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund (CIIF), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) recently introduced the CIIF…

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