From The Office of the Prime Minister: Minister of State Hon. Eleston “Namba Lumbu Numba Lala” Adams with responsibility for Culture, Carnival, Independence, National Festivals & National Parks The Minister of State within the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Culture, Carnival, Independence, National Festivals & National Parks, the Hon. Eleston Adams, officially announces that the cabinet has approved for Antigua & Barbuda to send a delegation to be represented at CARIFESTA XI being hosted by the government and people of the Republic of Suriname, in the host city of Paramaribo, from Friday 16th to the 25th August 2013, under the theme, “Culture For Development: Celebrating Our Diversity and Promoting The Central Role Of Culture in Economic, Social and Human Development”. The establishment of the Caribbean Festival of the Arts, commonly known as CARIFESTA, is an international multicultural event organized on a periodic basis by the countries of the Caribbean, mostly of CARICOM. The main purpose is to gather artists, musician and authors, to exhibit the folkloric and artistic manifestations of the Caribbean and Latin American region, but also with those from invited countries of Asia, Europe, North America and Africa. The first ever CARIFESTA was held in Georgetown, Guyana in 1972 and again in 2008. Please refer to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Festival_of_Arts for more information. The official website and facebook page for CARIFESTA XI Suriname are carifesta.net and facebook/carifestaXIsuriname respectively. The members of the national organizing committee for our delegation to CARIFESTA XI will be announced at a later date and will be chaired by the Hon. Eleston Adams. The delegation will comprise a total of 90 cultural practitioners, mostly of our nation’s youth, from a wide range within the cultural spectrum which includes Visual, Literary and the Culinary Arts, Fashion, Theater/Drama, Dance, Arts & Crafts, Music and Film. CARIFESTA XII will be hosted by The Republic of Haiti in 2015. For more information, please contact Mr. Craig Tuckett, Communications Officer within the Ministry at 732-5990 or craigtuckett@gmail.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:07:08 +0000
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