Caribbean Heritage on full display in Tampa this weekend

June marks National Caribbean Heritage Month, and there is a local organization that is bringing music, art and food from the islands to Tampa Bay for a celebration you won’t find anywhere else.

“West Central Florida is actually one of the largest populations of Caribbean people in the United States,” said Roxeanne Bartley, with The Caribbean American National Development Organization, also known as CANDO.

For the past 13 years, the non-profit organization has hosted the Tampa Bay Caribbean Heritage Festival but this year is a little different, as admission is free for the first time…

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