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CARICOM Head Tours CARIFESTA Showcase In Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti CMC — Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Irwin LaRoque, last Sunday, toured the exhibition booths at Grand Market at the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA), as the French-speaking Caribbean nation pulled out all the stops for the event.

The 12th edition of CARIFESTA opened, last week Friday, with LaRoque saying, it was a historic occasion for Haiti and the region.

He added, that he was pleased to see that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) “responded to the call to celebrate in Haiti as it hosts CARIFESTA for the first time.

LaRocque reiterated the CARICOM heads of government, ministers of culture and the artistic community’s commitment, to the implementation of a new and improved CARIFESTA, stating that everyone should do their best to ensure that each edition of the festival is in line with the region’s mission, and brings us closer to the goal of presenting a “world-renowned mega festival of Caribbean cultural and artistic excellence that brings economic benefits, unites the region and excites all peoples”.

The nine day festival continues on Monday with fashion shows and performances from groups representing the member states.

CARIFESTA is the region’s roving multi-disciplinary mega event that showcases the cultural expressions of artists, in more than 30 countries in the region.

It was established, in 1972, by regional government leaders, to celebrate the arts, foster a vision of Caribbean unity and to positively advance Caribbean culture, regionally and internationally.

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