CDB launches Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund
BRIDGETOWN - The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced the launch of a new fund to provide financial support and stability for the region’s cultural and creative industries. The Cultural and Creative More...
World Tourism Day 2018 to be celebrated with National Tourism Conference
Presented by CTB and its partners WILLEMSTAD - Each year on September 27, World Tourism Day is celebrated with the goal of promoting awareness of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural and economic value. More...
‘Little known about Tula day activities’
WILLEMSTAD - The communication between Plataforma Sklabitut (Slavery Platform) and Herensia di Sklabitut (Slavery Heritage) and the Minister of Culture Marilyn Alcala-Wallé is not going very well. The minister More...
Curaçao government strongly regrets Minister Blok’s statements
WILLEMSTAD - The government of Curaçao deeply regrets the statements of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and in that capacity also Kingdom Minister, Mr. Blok, on multicultural societies. The government absolutely More...
Minister Blok: ‘I do not know a multicultural society that is peaceful’
THE HAGUE - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dutch Kingdom Stef Blok made statements in a private meeting about ethnicity and multicultural societies. For example, the minister said that he does not know a More...
Art Rules Curaçao 5 years strong
WILLEMSTAD - International Summer Arts program Art Rules Curaçao KICKS OFF Monday! ARC5 is back STRONGER than ever bringing once again artist educators from all over the world. Let the countdown begin! International More...
Haiti hotel promotes “urban mural” culture
PORT-AU-PRINCE - A historic Caribbean hotel is beautifying the streets of downtown Port-au-Prince with a stunning mural of Haitian art. The mural, commissioned last summer by the hotel’s management team and created More...
Seven nominees for Cross of Merit
WILLEMSTAD - From a list of 40 names that were presented this week, seven residents of Curaçao were nominated for the Cross of Merit. This will be presented for the 15th time this year, on the Day of the Flag. One More...
St. Maarten Carnival Grand Parade fills streets with fun and splendour
PHILIPSBURG - Rain or shine, revellers gathered in St. John’s on Sunday for the annual Grand Carnival Parade set to start at 10:00am. Musical trailers lined up and colour galore of mas players organised themselves More...
Government gets rid of Sentro Pro Arte
WILLEMSTAD - The Cultural Centre Sentro Pro Arte is no longer be renovated. At least not by the government. The government, therefore, transferred it to the General Pension Fund Curaçao. The Sentro closed its doors More...
