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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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CARICOM congratulates Suriname on the 49th Anniversary of Independence
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Monday, 24 November 2024) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General has commended Suriname’s commitment to sustainable development, its vibrant cultural tapestry and role in CARICOM, as the Member State celebrates its 49th Anniversary of Independence. In a message to the President of Suriname, His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi ahead of the country’s independence anniversary on…
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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition (23 August)
In observance of International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, Dr Hilary Brown, Programme Manager, Culture and Community Development, CARICOM Secretariat, shares a message on the significance of recommitting to the fight for reparatory justice. Read her message below: On the Twenty-Third of August, which is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave…
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Bill passed to declare Steelpan the National Musical Instrument of Trinidad and Tobago
On 3 and 4 July 2024, The National Musical Instrument Bill 2024 was debated in Trinidad and Tobago’s Parliament to declare the Steelpan as the country’s National Musical Instrument. Senator the Honourable Randall Mitchell, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, piloted the Bill in the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively. The Bill entitled “An Act to provide…
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CARICOM Directors Of Culture Committed to Building A Resilient Culture Sector Post-Pandemic
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Friday, 15 December 2023) – Building a resilient culture sector in the Region was the focus of the Thirtieth Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC), convened virtually from 12-13 December 2023. Participants included permanent secretaries and directors of culture from 13 Member States and Associate Members, representatives of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB),…
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Applications open for Creatives to apply for ACP-EU Grant Support Programme
(UNESCO, Kingston, Jamaica) Creatives can now apply for grant funding from the ACP-EU 3 million Euro Grant Support Programme available in 15 Caribbean Countries. The Programme will support individuals and organisations in the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) across areas such as music, fashion, festivals, film and animation, literary arts, and visual and performing arts. The grant support programme is…
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Regional Cultural Committee meet on recovery of culture, creative sectors
The recovery of the culture and creative industries from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, featured prominently when the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) met for its 29th Meeting, to devise the way forward in setting the sectors on a sustainable path. Under the chairmanship of Mr Thomas Matthew, Chief Cultural Officer within Grenada’s Ministry of Youth Development, Sport, Culture…
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Caribbean Leaders Urged to Diversify Creative Economy Post-COVID
Opinion piece written by Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director of International Trade and Commodities at UNCTAD (Loop Jamaica) The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the resilience of many economic sectors and for creative industries, this is no different. For many in the creative economy, several critical revenues streams dried up as the world made its best efforts to curb the spread of the…
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CARICOM looking to Creatives For Input, Ideas to Bolster Post COVID-19 Resilience
Assistant Secretary General in charge of Human and Social Development at the CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Douglas Slater, told regional culture stakeholders from government and the artistic community that their input and ideas were crucial to post COVID-19 resilience. He was speaking at the beginning of the ‘First Regional Dialogue on Culture in a COVID-19 Environment’ which was held virtually on…
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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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