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On Culture, CARIFESTA, and the Bahamian Economy, Part I

17 April 2009

It came to my attention last month that our government was planning to postpone, once again, the hosting of the Caribbean Festival of Arts, if it had not yet done so. Announcements to that effect would be made very soon, I was told. The fact that such announcements have not yet been made may make [...]

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Brussels Declaration by artists and cultural professionals and entrepreneurs

16 April 2009

Just FYI. from the Newsletter on Cultural diversity “Today, all countries face a profound crisis: financial, economic, and social. In addition, particularly for developing countries, there are climate, energy, food, and human security crises. Current policies on development cooperation do not respond adequately to the challenges of sustainable development. We must, therefore, rethink our approach [...]

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Another Reason Why We Need our Artists

12 February 2009

Bahamas Suffers While Jamaica Rocks
Posted by sally 1 day 23 hours ago (http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com)
Category: travel

Jamaican Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has announced a 3.4 per cent increase in visitor arrivals for the month of January, compared with the same period last year.

Bartlett said the 138,000 tourists who visited the island last month were the largest number of visitors to vacation in Jamaica in the month of January… in any year.

The minister was addressing journalists during a press conference at the Ministry of Tourism on Knutsford Boulevard in New Kingston on Wednesday.

Bartlett credited the growth to the staging of the annual JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Festival held last month, as well as the intense advertising, marketing and promotion campaign that the ministry had embarked on in recent months, especially for the start of the winter tourist season.

Bahamas News Center, my emphasis

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Announcing tongues of the ocean

3 December 2008

  tongues of the ocean is an online literary journal of Bahamian, Caribbean and related poetry. We’re an affiliate of the Bahamas International Literary Festival, but BILF isn’t responsible for what we decide to do (so don’t blame them!). We publish three times a year - in February, June, and October. We reserve the right to be [...]

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ArtOvation

8 November 2008

Go check it out.

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Podcasting – Culture, Arts, and CARIFESTA Series

22 September 2008

This is something new that I want to try to develop — a series of podcasts that discuss arts and culture in The Bahamas, particularly in relation to CARIFESTA. It’s in the experimental mode right now. The first episode is done, and can be listened to online, but I’m still working out the kinks in [...]

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