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The Creative Sector in CARICOM: The Economic and Trade Policy Dimensions

The creative industries have emerged to be a key growth sector in the Caribbean economy through its contribution to GDP, exports, and employment as well as its impact on destination and intellectual property branding. The region has created for decades many globally recognizable artists and events that have generated global reach beyond what the region’s size would suggest. Shifts in the structure and operation of the global economy, for example, the digitization of cultural content, present new opportunities for expansion and diversification in the Caribbean economy.

CARICOM Exports in Cultural and Creative Services

Elizabeth Morgan provides us with an overview of the cultural and creative services throughout Antigua and Barbuda, and their projected growth.

Reinventing Carifesta: A strategic Plan

The aim of the report is to outline a framework for the reformulation and reinvention of the CARIFESTA festival. The report is divided into two main sections: a strategic review and analysis and the articulation of the strategic plan.