
July 30, 2025 – The drums are beating once again for the Caribbean’s largest cultural showcase. After a six-year hiatus, the Caribbean festival of arts—CARIFESTA—is back. And for Trinidad and Tobago, which hosted the last edition in 2019, the Barbados launch signals a vital reawakening of the region’s billion-dollar Orange Economy. Reporter Jewel Greene-George has the details on the return of this major regional event.



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