About Barbados geography and history

Barbados, is the most easterly island in the caribbean chain. Is north-east of Venezuela and south-east of Miami. These coasts are known to be really dangerous with very high waves and strong currents but the South Coast has some decent swells making it excellent for any form of surfing. The island is surrouded by coral reef that protect the coastlines.

Since November 30th of 1966 Barbados is independent, after being remained under British rule. Barbados has enjoyed more than 350 years of unbroken parliamentary rule and is a democratic society, with a Prime Minister as head of the country. The House of Assembly began meeting in 1639 and is the third oldest legislative body in the Western hemisphere.


jueves, 15 de marzo de 2012

Barbados National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA)


Each year Barbados celebrates its Independence on November 30 and attracts Barbadians of all ages to showcase their talent. One of the main events is the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA), which is organized by the National Cultural Foundation. The festival runs throughout the month of November and the seven disciplines of NIFCA are - Dance, Drama/Speech, Music, Literary Arts, Culinary Arts, Visual Arts and Craft and Photography.

The month is filled with many performances, art exhibitions, demonstrations etc and closes with a grand finale with a gala presentation in which the finalists are featured.

The grand finale saw 18 hand picked acts perform for the Cable & Wireless NIFCA performing arts gala ceremony, where Dancing Africa collected the gold award.

Two new awards were created this year, the first in memory of Wendell Smith where a trophy was awarded for the Best Directed Piece and the second in memory of Alfred Pragnell, which is a scholarship for acting called The Alfred Pragnell Challenge Shield for acting.

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