Ezzie Roberts to represent SVG at cultural symposium in Cuba

Marketing and Development Officer of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC), Esworth Roberts will represent St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) at a cultural symposium organized by the Caribbean Festival of Santiago, Cuba.

The festival, to be held from July 5-6 will be its 41st edition.

Participants from 15 Caribbean countries will attend and the topic for discussion is, ‘Carnival of diversity: ‘organisation, management and creative value of carnivals and festivals in the Caribbean and Europe’, a release from the CDC states. The sessions would include a presentation of cultural projects, an exchange with the Governor of Santiago, Cuba, a visit to the Cobre Sanctuary, and attendance at a concert put on by the Cobre Steel Band.