Jones Gives Carifesta 9 Out of 10

Wells reflects on leading Barbados’ largest CARIFESTA delegation - Barbados Today

When Chief Cultural Officer of the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) Andrea Wells stepped into her role as Barbados’ Delegation Leader for CARIFESTA XV, she carried with her both decades of experience and the weight of history. This was her 11th CARIFESTA, and with over 730 Barbadian creatives under her charge, she led the country’s most ambitious cultural delegation to date. For Wells, CARIFESTA has always been about more than logistics. It is…

Jones gives Carifesta 9 out of 10

By John SealyGeorge Jones, co-founder of the internationally acclaimed soca band Square One, has lauded the just-concluded CARIFESTA XV, giving it a near-perfect score of nine out of ten.Jones, who has attended five editions of CARIFESTA across the region, said the festival’s multidisciplinary and multi-country scope meant that logistical hiccups were inevitable but did little to detract from the overall experience.“I will give a nine. This is m…