British Virgin Islands – CARICOM https://caricom.org Caribbean Community Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:18:28 +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

]]> British Virgin Islands https://caricom.org/country_profiles/british-virgin-islands/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:36:22 +0000 http://wp.caricom.org/?post_type=country_profiles&p=20588 Date of Membership in CARICOM: 2 Jul 1991

Also Known as:NA

Status of Independence:Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom

Area: 153 km2 (59 miles2)

Capital City: Road Town

Population: 24,004 (July 2008 estimate)

Currency: United States Dollar

Highest National Award: BVI Badge of Honour

Economy

GDP Growth: –0.3% p.a. 2013

GNI: US$916m

GNI PC: US$29,563.5

Key dates in history

1493   Discovered by Spain

1666   Ruled by Britain

1672   Tortola annexed by Governor of Leeward Island

1773   Introduction of Civil Government

1956   Part of Leeward Islands Federation

1960   Direct Responsibility assumed. Administrator appointed as Queen’s representative

1967   Constitution  became effective

1994   Legislative council enlarged from nine to thirteen seats

1991   Associate membership  of CARICOM

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