CARIFESTA XIII, August 17 – 27, 2017, will be hosted in Barbados and the Barbados Cultural Industries Development Authority will be coordinating and implementing a new programme element for the largest gathering in the Caribbean of cultural goods and services. …Read More
Annou Bwiyé La Magwit!
The Marguerite Festival, honouring Patron Saint Marguerite-Marie Alacoque is celebrated on October 17th every year, in a community selected by Marguerite groups from around the island, when they meet before the season commences. The festival is unique to Saint Lucia…Read More
Auditions open; Dancers wanted
The Cultural Development Foundation (CDF) will on Friday 7th October be facilitating an audition for dancers and dance tutors at the National Cultural Centre in collaboration with Hah-r-Mony Entertainment LTD. The hope is that participants in this extraordinary training session…Read More
Making traditional culture meaningful
October is celebrated as Creole Heritage Month in Saint Lucia. The programmes and events for the month are largely organized by the Folk Research Centre in association with individuals, groups and communities. The climax of the month is the now-established…Read More
SLHTA Environment Committee work towards Energy Reduction
In doing our part to reduce the carbon footprint on the island Bay Gardens Resorts and Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort have joined forces in launching an energy reduction campaign trying to lower operating cost and in turn fighting climate change.…Read More
Artists join together to paint the beauty of St. Lucia
“Art adds to a community, attracts a core of people who are intelligent, creative and bring new ideas. They have a lot of energy, which is a really wonderful thing for a community to have.” Landscape painters will invade (Castries Serenity…Read More
UWI’s Certificate Programme in Creative Writing
The CPE Certificate in Creative Writing is a 60 contact hour programme designed to introduce participants to the formal study of creative writing. It aims to familiarize students with the formal characteristics of the three literary genres: prose, poetry, and…Read More
Bequia Filmmakers head to St. Lucia Film Festival
There was a buzz on Bequia, the largest island of the Grenadines. It was about local films being developed on the south side of the island. It’s April 30, 2016. The Paget Farm community centre is overflowing with an eclectic…Read More
