A House for the Caribbean in Santiago de Cuba
Situated in the district of Vista Alegre in the Eastern city, La Casa del Caribe (The House of the Caribbean) is the management authority of the Festival of the Caribbean and the only study center […]
HERITAGE & TRADITION
The entire Caribbean in a Festival in Santiago de Cuba
Once a year, Santiago de Cuba becomes the capital of the Caribbean. And not just because it is the most Caribbean city of Cuba because of its geographic location. No. Other reasons are more important. Every […]
The beautiful city of Jacmel : Haiti’s cultural capital
Article proposed by J. Janvier – Correction: Évelyne Chaville Jacmel, main town of the South Department, is known throughout the world for its culture and crafts. It is the birthplace of many writers and poets […]
Mémorial ACTe : a futuristic architecture to remember the past
Originally planned near the Pôle Caraïbes Airport in Les Abymes, the Mémorial ACTe which had a too large area, finally was erected at the site of Darboussier, the former sugar factory, in Pointe-à-Pitre where hundreds […]
Memorial ACTe : like a semaphore in the Caribbean
The Memorial ACTe opened on July 7, 2015 in Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) in the presence of many people. The managers of the cultural building which cost 83 million euros expected between 150,000 and 250,000 visitors per […]
The Memorial ACTe opened with great pomp
850 guests attended the inauguration ceremony of the Memorial ACTe, on Sunday, May 10, 2015 in Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe). Among them, about thirty government delegations coming from France, the Caribbean and Africa but also local personalities. […]
Jesse Jackson discovers Guadeloupean history and culture
From July 18th to 22th, 2015, the Reverend Jesse Jackson was in Guadeloupe for the first time. The former candidate for the primaries of the presidential election in the United States responded Brother Jimmy’s invitation […]
Long live “Fèt a Kabrit” on Désirade island !
Created in 2002 by the municipal officials at the time “Fèt a Kabrit” takes place at the Easter weekend and aims to preserve the tradition of eating goat for Easter and boost the economy of […]
CARIFESTA XII : Haiti, land of Caribbean culture
Let us talk about the organization of the twelfth edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA XII) held in Haiti last year. Organized while political unrest took place which is the trade name of […]
A “Network” to federate Caribbean carnivals
On July 6, 2015, during the 35th edition of the famous Caribbean Festival – Fire Festival (Festival del Caribe-Fiesta del Fuego) which tooks place, like every year, in the city of Santiago de Cuba, 12 […]