Barbados ready for Carifesta XIII
Barbados is on track to host CARIFESTA XIII from 17-27 August, 2017.
This assurance was given Monday morning by Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, Stephen Lashley, at a press conference to announce the winners of the CARIFESTAlogo and jingle competitions at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.
Telling stakeholders, members of the CARIFESTA committee and reporters that the country was “on track in terms of the various aspects that we have had to address”, Mr. Lashley said the concept, theme and structure of CARIFESTA had been examined, and it was this island’s intention to make the festival “a huge success, not only for Barbados but also for the entire Caribbean”.
“Having established that initial committee, we followed up on that by putting in place a host country organising committee which I chair as Minister of Culture, and as a representative of the Cabinet of Barbados, and they have been meeting over the past year to prepare for this great signal event,” he explained.
Noting that CARIFESTA XIII would be hosted under the theme: Asserting Our Culture, Celebrating Ourselves, Mr. Lashley added that having decided upon the theme, a logo and jingle were needed to assist with the festival’s branding.
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