Carifesta

Vendors at the Caribbean Grand Market have welcomed the opportunity to showcase their products but say greater promotion and different timing could help the event attract more shoppers. The market …

Barbadians are divided over the decision to move the Courtesy Garage Pic-O-De-Crop Finals from Kensington Oval to CARIFESTA House, Waterford, to make way for the State funeral for National Hero …

Minister of Foreign Affairs Christopher Sinckler has defended the government’s $35.7m pricetag for staging the regional arts and culture festival, CARIFESTA XV, last August, insisting that the long-term economic and …

Independent Senator Jamal Slocombe has sharply criticised the National Cultural Foundation (NCF), arguing that the state agency has drifted from its core mandate of preserving and promoting Barbados’ culture and …

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) on Thursday demanded that the Mia Mottley administration come clean regarding the extra $27.7m it is seeking to pay for the regional arts festival, CARIFESTA …

When Michelle Hinkson-Cox, artistic lead for CARIFESTA XV, stood at Queen’s Park watching more than 1 000 delegates stream into the opening parade, she realised that months of preparation, negotiation, …

When Chief Cultural Officer of the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) Andrea Wells stepped into her role as Barbados’ Delegation Leader for CARIFESTA XV, she carried with her both decades of …

Culture minister in the Freundel Stuart administration, Stephen Lashley, accused the government of “scandalous” secrecy over the true cost of hosting CARIFESTA XV.   In an interview with Barbados TODAY …

Chief Executive Officer of the National Cultural Foundation (NCF), and Festival Director of CARIFESTA XV, Carol Roberts, described CARIFESTA XV as a “transformative celebration of Caribbean identity and innovation” as …