National co-ordinated programme to be rolled out soon

 

A national co-ordinated programme that would stipulate the rules and regulations that artistes who want to participate in CARIFESTA 13 must adhere to will soon be rolled out.
 
This is according to  Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, Stephen Lashley, who spoke at a press conference to provide the media with updates on the planning stages of CARIFESTA 13 recently at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC).
 
He said that this is in an effort to ensure that all of these persons comprehend exactly what these events are about, so that they can place themselves in a position to successfully participate in this festival.
 
“A national co-ordinated programme would shortly be rolled out and we would address a number of key areas in terms of the guidelines for involvement in these activities and I speak of the super concerts and the signature events. We want to make sure that everyone understands the arrangements for the staging of the super concerts and the signature events, so that they position themselves and line themselves up for involvement.”
 
The Minister of Culture stated that this is crucial because what these events do is they provide all artistes, even those who are not part of any delegation, to still come and bring their talents to the regional stage.
 
Another advantage of these super concerts and signature events is that by the time they are held, the general public would already have caught on and gained interest in CARIFESTA.
 
“There is also room for private participation with the staging of the super concerts and the signature events, which would be the key aspects of the CARIFESTA programming as well. The super concerts – I believe that there are going to be two super concerts and that is where the crème de la crème of the region would be exhibited and I think that by the time we get to the super concerts, I think that the CARIFESTA fever should be boiling over in Barbados.”
 
He said that when he witnessed the super concerts in Suriname, they were the highlight of the festival and he believes that Barbados can go beyond that and have these events play a major role in the festival. (PJT)

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