BY PUBLIC RELATIONS APR 26, 2024 (NCF) Over 260 performers will take centre stage during the National Cultural Foundation’s (NCF) community showcase at the May Day Celebrations. The spectacle includes a four-year-old, the youngest dancer and a 66-year-old, the eldest dancer. Participants who enrolled in the NCF 2023-24 community training programmes across the island will […]
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OISTINS, Barbados – April 1, 2024 – The much-anticipated 2024 Oistins Fish Festival is officially in full swing, igniting the streets with vibrant energy and showcasing the rich cultural tapestry of this southern Barbadian town. Kicking off in spectacular fashion just after 4 p.m. on Saturday, the festivities commenced with a dazzling street parade that […]
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President The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason ( extreme Right ) being fascinated with holding this Parrot as Richard Clarke of the Barbados Cage-Aviary Bird Association over her right shoulder looking on with others . Don’t miss Barbados’ biggest agricultural exhibition!! Every year Agrofest attracts over 60,000 patrons from all over the world. Don’t miss […]
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Holetown Festival Holetown is located on west Barbados. The city marks, every year since 1977, the the arrival of the first eighty English colonists who landed on Holetown shore with ten African slaves who were kidnapped during the journey. The festival celebrates the arrival of the “William and John” settlers’ boat that reached Holetown on […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | FEB 26, 2024 A display of Japanese wines and sake at the celebration of “Tenno Tanjobi”, the Emperor’s birthday. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) Government officials, members of the diplomatic corps and the private sector joined on Friday, February 23, with the Japanese Embassy to celebrate “Tenno Tanjobi”, the Emperor’s birthday. Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign […]
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FEATURED PHOTO ABOVE: Chef-Creig-Greenidge-will-be-at-NIFCA-Culinary-Arts-Expo-this-weekend- February 22, 2024Subject: NIFCA food expo at Agrofest againFood lovers of all ages and from all walks of life are in store for acaptivating realm of culinary delight when flavours and talent collide at theNIFCA Culinary Arts Expo at Agrofest over the weekend.The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has been a proud […]
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Caribpix was there for three of the Holetown weekend days to document pictorially some of the activities… Join the Festivities! Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the Holetown Festival, where the past and present seamlessly come together in a celebration of Barbadian heritage. Here is a pictorial of the Opening…..
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | FEB 2, 2024 Senior UNESCO Facilitator for the 2003 Convention, Nigel Encalada, addressing participants at the two-day workshop at the Courtyard by Marriott, yesterday. (J. Bishop/BGIS) The Division of Culture in the Prime Minister’s Office hosted a two-day workshop to fine-tune the nomination document to ensure that Barbados’ prospects for inscription […]
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Participants in the Parish Ambassador Program came in for high praises at the Community Independence Celebrations Secretariat’s (CICS) Dinner on Saturday night. Hosted at the Sandals Barbados Resort and Spa the event recognised those who excelled in both the 2022 and 2023 editions of the Spirit of the Nation Show. The parish of St. Lucy […]
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