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WELCOME
in
SURINAME
FOR
CARIFESTA VIII
AUGUST 24 – 30, 2003 |
THE OPENINGS
CEREMONY IS IN PROGRESS
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MISSION STATEMENT
AS A MEMBER OF THE CARICOM AND ON ITS WAY TO
INTEGRATING FULLY IN THE CARIBBEAN, SURINAME IS ORGANIZING
CARIFESTA VIII.
DURING CARIFESTA VIII, SURINAME WILL PRESENT ITS UNIQUE MULTI
CULTURAL SOCIETY AND RICH ART & CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH THE
CARICOM, TO THE WORLD.
THIS CARIBBEAN EVENT WILL BE HELD FROM AUGUST 24 - AUGUST
30. TWENTY-NINE COUNTRIES WILL PARTICIPATE IN CARIFESTA VIII.
BECAUSE SURINAME REPRESENTS ALMOST ALL CULTURES OF THE
CARIBBEAN, YOU MAY SEE SURINAME AS THE HOME OF
THE CARIBBEAN.
AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND WE HAVE TO LOOK AT CARIFESTA VIII, WHICH
IS HELD IN SURINAME, AS A FAMILY REUNION FOR ALL THE PARTICIPANTS
IN THIS EVENT, AS WELL AS FOR ALL THE GUESTS WHO ARE VISITING
SURINAME, DURING THIS PERIOD.
VISION STATEMENT
TO CREATE, DEVELOP AND FOSTER FURTHER UNITY
WITHIN THE COUNTRIES OF THE CARICOM.
THIS WILL TAKE PLACE VIA CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND TOURISM, WHICH
WILL HELP DEVELOP THEIR ECONOMIES.
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
• ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
• ARUBA
• THE BAHAMAS
• BARBADOS
• BELIZE
• BRASIL
• BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
• CAYMAN ISLANDS
• CHINA
• CUBA
• CURACAO
• FRENCH GUIANA
• GHANA
• GRENADA
• GUADELOUPE
• GUYANA
• INDIA
• INDONESIA
• JAPAN
• JAMAICA
• MONTSERAT
• THE NETHERLANDS
• THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (SABA, ST. EUSTATIUS,
ST.MAARTEN)
• ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
• ST. LUCIA
• ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
• SURINAME
• TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
• VENEZUELA
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