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Carifesta XI in Suriname ‘The place to celebrate Caribbean culture and a good time for all’ CARIFESTA XI is to be the celebration of ‘Caribbean Culture and an excellent good time for all’; at the same time: ‘Celebrating our diversity and promoting the central role of culture in economic, social and human development’. The government of the republic of Suriname has offered, in 2011, to host the eleventh edition of CARIFESTA in our country. The multidisciplinary festival showcases the cultural expressions of artists in over 30 countries in the Caribbean Region. The Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA), was initiated by the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community in 1972 to celebrate the arts, foster a vision of Caribbean unity and to positively advance Caribbean culture regionally and internationally. In 2003 a new CARIFESTA model was developed, in an effort to restructure the festival, the new model will institute a permanent management structure for the Festival and will ensure that CARIFESTA is a more dynamic and economically viable event that meets the expectations of regional and international audiences. Since its inception, ten CARIFESTA’S have been staged in eight countries, the most recent being held in The Republic of Guyana in 2009.