carifesta

  • Photo of CARIFESTA- its symbolism, history, development

    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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  • Photo of Regional Cultural Committee meets in Haiti on CARIFESTA XII

    Regional Cultural Committee meets in Haiti on CARIFESTA XII

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) is currently in Haiti for its twenty-third meeting from 8-9 July, 2015. The main topic for discussion  is  preparation for the Twelfth Caribbean Festival of Art (CARIFESTA XII) which will take place across five cities in Haiti from 21-30 August, 2015. Speaking at the opening of the meeting, Programme Manager, Culture, at the…

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  • Photo of Interim Festival Directors, Artistic Directors meet on CARIFESTA XII

    Interim Festival Directors, Artistic Directors meet on CARIFESTA XII

    A delegation of officials from countries across CARICOM is currently in Haiti for the Interim Festival Directors and Artistic Directors meetings on CARIFESTA XII. The delegation will be in Haiti until Friday 10 July, 2015. There will also be a Regional Launch of CARIFESTA XII this evening at the Ibo Lele Hotel at 7:00 pm. See below photos from the opening ceremony of…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Heads pledge full support for CARIFESTA XII

    CARICOM Heads pledge full support for CARIFESTA XII

    As preparations for the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA XII) in Haiti 21-30 August, 2015, get into high gear, the CARICOM Heads of Government, in the just-concluded Heads of Government in Barbadosreiterated their full support for this event. The sentiment was published in 36th CHOGM Communique issued when the Meeting concluded on Saturday. The Heads also pledged their support for CARIFESTA XIII which will take place in Barbados in 2017.…

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  • Photo of Culture and Integration- CARIFESTA 2013

    Culture and Integration- CARIFESTA 2013

    As Head of State of Suriname, I must acknowledge that it is a privilege to organise the eleventh CARIFESTA, `Culture for Development: Celebrating our Diversity and Promoting the Central Role of Culture in Economic, Social and Human Development’ in August 2013. Being a member of the Caribbean Community, my country experiences this moment of preparation in connection with the Caribbean…

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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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  • Photo of CARIFESTA Host Country Agreement Signed with Haiti

    CARIFESTA Host Country Agreement Signed with Haiti

    The Twelfth Edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA XII) will be held on 14-23 August 2015 in Haiti under the theme `Our Roots, Our Culture, Our Common Future’. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Haiti, His Excellency Pierre Duly Brutus, and the Secretary General of CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, signed the CARIFESTA XII Host Country Agreement on 25 September,…

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  • Region’s Cultural Showpiece must be sustained despite economic crisis says CARICOM DSG

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     CARIFESTA must be sustained despite current economic challenges. That was the main message from CARICOM Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan to delegates at the opening ceremony for the Twenty-Second Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana on Wednesday 18 June, 2014.  CARIFESTA – the Caribbean Festival…

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  • Photo of Innovation is alive and well at CARIFESTA XI

    Innovation is alive and well at CARIFESTA XI

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  Two of the most innovative aspects of CARIFESTA were declared open on Monday in Paramaribo, Suriname with the Caribbean Market Place for the Arts and the Youth Village. President of Suriname, His Excellency Desire Bouterse, First Lady Ingrid Bouterse and Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, left their vehicles behind and…

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  • Address delivered by Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at the Opening Ceremony of CARIFESTA XI Paramaribo, Suriname

    A special and unique celebration of Caribbean culture begins here and now with the Opening Ceremony of this Eleventh commemoration of CARIFESTA. We have come from all over the Caribbean Community and are joined by our family and many friends from Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa, to experience this magical evening and the festivities that will unfold in the…

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