Grand Market vendors call for December return Ricardo Roberts01/09/20260244 views Artisans at the Caribbean Grand Market are already seeking a December return after the 10-day event exceeded expectations, according to National Cultural Foundation chief executive Carol Roberts. “I can tell… Read more
Vendors want Caribbean Grand Market to reach wider audience Lauryn Escamilla26/08/20260735 views 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… Read more
Mixed reactions to new Pic-O-De-Crop venue Lauryn Escamilla24/07/20260792 views 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… Read more
Sinckler defends $35.7m CARIFESTA spending bill Shamar Blunt24/03/20260156 views 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… Read more
Slocombe calls for revamped approach from NCF Shamar Blunt24/03/20260290 views 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… Read more
DLP wants govt explain CARIFESTA cost overrun Emmanuel Joseph20/03/20260431 views 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… Read more
Michelle Hinkson-Cox on the transformative journey of CARIFESTA XV Barbados Today06/09/20250161 views 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,… Read more
Wells reflects on leading Barbados’ largest CARIFESTA delegation Barbados Today05/09/20250120 views 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… Read more
Ex-minister to govt: Tell us how much CARIFESTA XV cost Sheria Brathwaite02/09/20250957 views 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… Read more
Roberts hails CARIFESTA XV as ‘transformative celebration’ Barbados Today02/09/20250306 views 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… Read more