BARBADOS HAS AN ADVANTAGE in its cultural industries to help pull the island out of the current recession, and Prime Minister David Thompson thinks it is important that the welfare of the island's artistes be ensured as they make an input.Speaking at the inaugural fund-raising gala of the COSCAP Foundation at Hilton Barbados on Saturday night, the Prime Minister said there had long been an "outpouring of talent in Barbados by gifted artistes who receive little recognition for their talent an ...Read the full article at http://www.nationnews.com/LEADPM-on-COSCAP-Foundation-copy-for-web