Negotiating Caribbean IP rights: A question of balancing national policy priorities with foreign trade policy
By Ermias Tekeste Biadgleng
A GROUP of small economies in the Caribbean with limited industrial and technological capability signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Commission covering the protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights.
Many other poorer nations from the African and Pacific region also signed interim ‘goods only’ EPAs with a further […]
Congrats, Good Wishes
AS THE curtain come down today on CARIFESTA X after a largely fulfilling and energising impact on this nation since its ceremonial launch on August 22, discussions have already begun between Guyana and The Bahamas on plans by the latter to host the 11th Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts.
Hiccups in staging arrangements for some programmes […]
Mixed reaction to school reopening - just after CARIFESTA
By Michelle Gonsalves
“Come! Come nah! Ah gat three pair ah socks fuh 500 dallah!”
Shouting street vendors, honking vehicle horns, and people sweating profusely from the heat of the sun.
It was sheer bedlam late Friday as parents jostled each other to get the best buys as ‘back-to school’ preparations must go on, CARIFESTA or no CARIFESTA.
Regent […]
Fogarty’s treats shoppers to Rasta vibes and conscious lyrics
By Michelle GonsalvesPULSATING drumbeats, rhythmic chanting and culturally conscious lyrics. This was the scene yesterday on the ground floor of Fogarty’s where a concert put on for CARIFESTA X and featuring Caribbean and North American-based Rastafarian artistes was in progress.
Guyanese-born Ras Leon Saul, who came as part of a Canadian delegation, opened the programme, and […]
Grand Market sizzles with Caribbean flavour for Carifesta
By Clifford Stanley
THE Grand Market and the Amerindian Village were declared open yesterday and visitors, exhibits, foods and music alike reflected the regional and international diversity of CARIFESTA X.
The sights …the sounds…. the foods all provided a feast for the eyes, ears and taste buds for those who flocked the Sophia Exhibition Site of the […]
Earl Lovelace to lead art discussion Wednesday at Ocean View
THE Canadian arm of a group called Caribbean and African Self-Reliance International (CASRI) in collaboration with a sister local organisation, Action for Community Transformation (ACT) will be hosting a Carifesta Dialogue entitled ‘Art, the Artists and Community Transformation’ at the Ocean View Hotel on Wednesday.
Renowned novelist, playwright and highly acclaimed Caribbean short-story writer Earl Lovelace […]
VYC annual summer camp - Five glorious weeks of sheer fun
By Clifford StanleyMEMBERS of the local private sector collaborated with the Volunteer Youth Corps (VYC) and the Guyana HIV/AIDS Reduction and Prevention Programme (GHARP) to stage a five-week summer camp of fun and educational activities for more than 100 children between the ages of four to 17.
The programme was held at the VYC Centre at […]
Use edutainment to help solve problems
- Dr Frank Anthony to region’s youthsMINISTER of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony, is actively encouraging the use of edutainment among Regional youths as a means of challenging the difficult issues that they face.
Speaking yesterday at the opening ceremony of a symposium on the subject, defined in some quarters as the use of […]
Banks DIH Bursary Award
Twenty rewarded for performance at ‘Common Entrance’By Vanessa Narine
BEVERAGE giants Banks DIH yesterday hosted its annual Bursary Awards for 20 top achievers at the recent National Grade Six Assessment examinations. The awardees, children of employees and shareholders, were among some of the country’s top performers at the exams, including Kavita Sawh, who placed ninth.
The other […]
Theatre Guild opens doors to first CARIFESTA X stage show
THE Theatre Guild playhouse in Kingston yesterday opened its doors for the first performance for the tenth Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts (CARIFESTA X) with the play ‘Gravity’.
The play, an Urban Inc production, highlights the journey of a young Chinese woman who migrated from her hometown into the West Indies, Canada, the United Kingdom and […]
