The CARICOM Secretariat has met with officials from Barbados to discuss preliminary plans for the Caribbean Festival of Arts or CARIFESTA, set for August 2025.
The virtual meeting was attended by CARICOM’s Director of Human and Social Development and Programme Manager for Culture, along with the Chief Executive Officer of the National Cultural Foundation, Carol Roberts among other officials.
Stakeholders discussed the thematic focus, the launch of the festival and the signing of the host country agreement.
Establishing a host country management committee and regional technical support team were also critical aspects of the discussion.
The last CARIFESTA was held in Trinidad and Tobago in 2019.