Bermuda – CARICOM https://caricom.org Caribbean Community Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:17:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 CARIFESTA – Caribbean Festival of Arts https://caricom.org/projects/carifesta-caribbean-festival-of-arts/ Tue, 07 Jul 2020 06:14:00 +0000 https://caricom.org/?post_type=projects&p=23508 The Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) is a roving multi-disciplinary art festival which has been held in various CARICOM countries since its establishment in 1972. It is  a regional forum where artists, performers and  other  persons in the  field of  culture meet and  exchange  ideas through presentations  of  music, dance, drama, exhibitions on art, sculpture, poetry and  symposia, among others. The CARICOM Secretariat through the Council on Human and Social Development (COHSOD) has since been involved not only in the shaping and preservation of CARIFESTA but also in promoting a coordinated approach to cultural policy development as embodied in the CARICOM Regional Cultural Policy endorsed by the Caribbean Community in 1994.  

The early years of CARIFESTA were captured from the Newspaper clippings collection sourced from The National Library of Guyana.  The CARIFESTA collection currently covers information emanating from all the CARIFESTAs held to date.   The Collection is supplemented by contributions from the Directorate of Human and Social Development through its Culture desk which liaises with the various  Directors of Culture in the region and with the Secretariats of the Host Country.

The Collection includes consultants’ and country reports, articles extracted from  magazines, correspondence, press releases, information leaflets, presentations at  Symposia, programmes, various CARIFESTA themes; posters, photographs and  newspaper clippings.

Explore CARIFESTA through the years

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Key facts

Date of Membership in CARICOM: 2 Jul 2003

Also Known as:NA

Status of Independence:Independent

Area: 53.3 km2 (21 miles2)

Capital City: Hamilton

Population: 64,395 (2009 est.)

Currency: Bermudan dollar (BMD)

Highest National Award: NIL

Economy

GDP Growth: 4.6%.

GNI: 6,899 USm$

GNI PC: US$106,140

Key dates in history

1503   First discovered by Juan de Bermudez, the Spanish mariner

1609   Claimed in England’s name by Sir George Somers

1963   Birth of PLP

1968    Island granted internal self government

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