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.