by Jamal Weekes | Apr 7, 2017 | Top Stories
When finished, the Queen’s House Building in Queen’s Park will be better equipped to service patrons with disabilities. This disclosure came from Culture Minister, Stephen Lashley, following a recent tour of the building. He told the media present that as construction...
by Jamal Weekes | Mar 30, 2017 | banner, Top Stories
CARIFESTA XIII is expected to have a long lasting impact on cultural industries in Barbados. Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, Stephen Lashley, expressed this view during a recent tour of several CARIFESTA XIII locations. While speaking to the Barbados Government...
by BGIS | Mar 15, 2017 | banner, Ministry News
Barbadian artistes can now apply to produce indigenous items for sale using the CARIFESTA XIII logo. Local artistes can apply to the CARIFESTA Secretariat via the application form on the website www.carifesta.net, no later than Saturday, April 18. The logo, designed...
by BGIS | Feb 14, 2017 | Ministry News
Preparations for the hosting of CARIFESTA XIII, the region’s largest arts festival, have shifted into high gear. So far, eight CARICOM countries have confirmed their participation, and Barbados is expected to play host to over 3,000 artists, artistes and artisans,...
by Kathyann Husbands | Feb 14, 2017 | banner, Top Stories
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart will leave the island tomorrow, Wednesday, February 15, to attend the Twenty-Eighth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Guyana, from February 16 to 17. Following the adoption of the...