(iWitness News) – Minister of Culture and the Creative Industries, Kaschaka Cupid, has called on Vincentians to use Vincymas 2026 as a moment of national unity and economic opportunity, pledging to back the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) with “hands-on” support.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is in final preparation for the culmination of its first Vincymas since last November’s general elections, in which the New Democratic Party came to office, winning 14 of the 15 seats.
It is also the first CDC press conference with Cupid in attendance since he took over at the helm of the ministry responsible for organising the nation’s premier festival.
Speaking at his first carnival press conference as cultural minister on Wednesday, Cupid commended the CDC board, staff and police for their work in preparing the festival under tight fiscal constraints.
“The public may recognise the end product, but obviously there’s a way in which to get to… that product, and the hard work behind the scenes many of us may not see,” he said, noting that even on the morning of the press conference “the board was actually working overtime”.
