NIFCA cash blow

THE HARSH ECONOMIC times affecting this country are making a dent into sponsorship of cultural programmes.
A major casualty is NIFCA – The National Independence Festival of Creative Arts – which has been dealt a blow as it celebrates its 40th anniversary.
For the first time in almost 30 years, the popular annual series of events staged by the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is without a title sponsor.
LIME, the name which has become synonymous with the premier community arts event in Barbados, has pulled the plug after 29 consecutive years of support.