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labelNews todayFebruary 2, 2016

On a journey to a contemporary festival brand

Excerpts from the feature address delivered by the Honourable Stephen Lashley, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth on the occasion of the Crop Over Sponsors’ Launch at Ilaro Court on Friday, January 15, 2016. This year’s Crop Over Festival will be significant for a number of reasons – it is ...

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labelNews todayDecember 8, 2015

The Classical Best of Youth featuring the World Doctors Orchestra

When the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) was approached by internationally acclaimed artist Jeanine De Bique, about the possibility of hosting the prestigious, renowned World Doctors Orchestra (WDO) in Barbados, the Foundation readily accepted.  Recognising the benefits not only in terms of the contribution to the Paediatric Care at the Queen ...

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labelNews todayNovember 20, 2015

Three-Course Weekend Delights

The usual sporting complex of the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium was transformed into a culinary arena and marketplace last weekend, November 13-15, 2015 when the Roberts sponsored event in association with Caribbean Cuizine tagged a Three-Course Weekend, got underway. This rebranded arena and marketplace gave the public an entire weekend to ...

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labelNews todayNovember 12, 2015

Digicel remains committed to NIFCA

Digicel is once again putting a focus on culture as a part of their corporate social responsibility.  The company has long been playing an integral developmental role in Barbados’ cultural landscape. For the second year in succession the NIFCA Performing Arts disciplines of Theatre and Music have received a boost ...

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labelNews todayOctober 22, 2015

Massy back on board with Creators’ Prizes

This morning at a press conference held at the Massy Barbados Limited corporate office in Warrens, the National Cultural Foundation sealed another deal on a title sponsorship agreement between the two organisations for the support of the NIFCA Creators’ Prizes. Mrs. Andrea Wells, Chief Cultural Officer, NCF noted that the ...

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labelNews todayOctober 22, 2015

Scotiabank dance final in demand

The National Cultural Foundation again welcomes on board Scotiabank as the principal sponsor of the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) Performing Arts category of Dance. Mrs. Andrea Wells, the NCF’s Chief Cultural Officer (CCO) speaking to the audience of media personnel, Scotiabank staff and customers in the banking ...

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labelNews todayOctober 15, 2015

Give-A-Thon Shipment Headed For Dominica

We asked and the people responded!  Barbadians gave generously to the National Cultural Foundation’s recently held Give-A-Thon tagged The Road To Recovery. Yesterday morning, Wednesday October, 14, 2015, a little over a week after the NCF joined the country’s fundraising efforts to provide assistance for neighbouring Dominica in the aftermath of ...

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labelNews todaySeptember 30, 2015

The Road to Recovery Drive-A-Thon

The National Cultural Foundation joins the fundraising efforts to assist our CARICOM neighbours in Dominica with much needed food and other personal items. This drive-a-thon tagged “Dominica – The Road To Recovery’’ was conceptualised and planned solely by the staff of the NCF, with the intention of touching many communities ...

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labelNews todaySeptember 24, 2015

Young Writers Awarded

The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) recently announced the winner of the 2015 Irving Burgie Award of Literary Excellence, a competition which has been a beacon of achievement in the creative arts in Barbados for over 30 years. Returning to a literary competition in 2011, the Irving Burgie Award promotes the ...

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