The Caribbean Cultural Industries Network, an informal network of entertainment and culture industry professionals, is concerned about information filtering into the public domain regarding the status of entertainment practitioners and enterprises in the recently concluded EU-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement…
it would appear that this trade pact with the EU has proved to be a far cry from what was promised all along – a commitment and adherence to a treaty embracing trade and development. In the short term, while Caribbean entertainers and other categories of cultural workers may benefit from a formal agreement for access to EU countries, (the entrenchment of a privilege we already enjoy), we await specifics on what will be the resultant benefit to our cultural industries in this agreement with the Europeans….
