Africa Day 2024 celebrations involving Barbados and three West African nations were an exchange of culture, heritage and talent among children.Scores of primary school children from Barbados, The Gambia, Nigeria and Liberia took part in a student exchange by visiting each other’s homeland virtually. Various schools and organisations across the four states gave rich presentations highlighting the unique qualities of their respective cultural art forms.The National Library Service, in association with the Division of Culture, organised the event as scores of children aged eight to 11 took part in the third annual staging of the event. The Barbadian segment was held at the Roy Marshall Teaching Complex at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus.In an interactive educational experience, the children got the opportunity to see that through various artistic expressions and history, Barbados and Africa were culturally connected across thousands of miles.
