Archive for September, 2006

CARIFESTA IX excitement continues

Just for those people who are not aware, the Bahamian contingent sent to CARIFESTA IX in T&T aimed to cover a broad spectrum of the arts. It’s important to note that every area was not covered; the visual arts, for instance, are hardly represented, the culinary arts are reserved for those people staying in [...]

More on Bahamians in Tobago

Junkanoo parading through Scarborough, Tobago, on September 23rd.

Bahamians in Tobago

“Dancing through the streets of up and downtown Scarborough was the order of the day on Saturday, as Tobago, for the first time, joined with Trinidad in staging its leg of Carifesta IX.
The parade made its way with much merriment as the streets came alive, and the Carnival-like atmosphere made many think it was Jouvert [...]

Bahamians in San Fernando

Members of The Bahamas contingent spent Saturday in San Fernando. Nico, Lee and LaKeisha were interviewed on local radio earlier in the day and the cultural show, put on by The Bahamas, was carried live on 90.1 FM which is a station that spans most of Trinidad.
Numbers were performed by the Choir, Ophie and the [...]

CARIFESTA – Opening Ceremony

Last week the Opening Ceremonies for Carifesta IX were held and Nico took some shots from her vantage point on the field of Hasely Crawford Stadium. There will be no captions to follow as I feel that the shots speak volumes.

Horse in T&T

Now I know I should be writing about the general success of the Bahamas’ participation in CARIFESTA IX, and I will, but I just want to mention — for the record — that You Can Lead A Horse To Water was performed in San Fernando at the Naparima Bowl last night, and drew an appreciative [...]

Carifesta Press Release

Bahamian CARIFESTA IX contingent will showcase nation’s cultural diversity
By Eric Rose
Bahamas Information Services
NASSAU, The Bahamas – Director of Culture for The Bahamas Dr. Nicolette Bethel said recently that the 120-member Bahamian contingent that will representing the country at the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA) IX, shows the cultural diversity and depth of the [...]

Horse in Trinidad

The CARIFESTA contingent will leave Nassau for Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday, September 21. You Can Lead A Horse To Water is scheduled to be performed three times during the week of September 23-30, once in the fabulous Queen’s Hall, and once in Tobago. Horse is only one of the offerings of the [...]