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The Central American Integration System (SICA) has held its first Youth Cultural Meeting with the objective of promoting learning and networking to strengthen the impact of youth in the management, protection and promotion of cultural heritage in the region. The 32 young people from the eight countries that make up SICA - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic – agreed a Declaration that includes youth proposals on cultural heritage in the region, which will be presented to the Council of Ministers of Culture of CECC-SICA.
On Oct. 8, new dates were announced for the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA). This major cultural festival of the sub-region was postponed due to the continued challenges surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and its prolonged devastating impact not only on the economy of Antigua and Barbuda but also on the entire Caribbean Community. Antigua and Barbuda, the host country for the 15th CARIFESTA, announced the new dates following consultations with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, under whose auspices the festival takes place. CARIFESTA began in 1972 as a unique opportunity to “depict the life of the people of the Region, their heroes, morals, myths, traditions, beliefs, creativity and ways of expression”.
On Oct. 8, new dates were announced for the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA). This major cultural festival of the sub-region was postponed due to the continued challenges surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and its prolonged devastating impact not only on the economy of Antigua and Barbuda but also on the entire Caribbean Community. Antigua and Barbuda, the host country for the 15th CARIFESTA, announced the new dates following consultations with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, under whose auspices the festival takes place. CARIFESTA began in 1972 as a unique opportunity to “depict the life of the people of the Region, their heroes, morals, myths, traditions, beliefs, creativity and ways of expression”.
28 October 2021
Last update:20 April 2023
