“The thing split Good Friday in two And that good new morning groaned and snapped like breaking an old habit (The Volcano Suite – Shake Keane) With the volcano acting up as we say I imagine that many persons, particularly those in the foothills of the volcano, will be thinking about and hoping that on Friday we will not have a repeat of that fateful event, 42 years ago. I …
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On Tuesday of this week, the nation bade farewell to a veritable cultural icon, Ferrand ‘Randy D’ Dopwell. He was the second of what is called the “Golden Generation of broadcasting” to depart this life in the space of a few months, following Bernard ‘EB” John last year.
Randy and EB, both very popular figures in their own way, had much more in common than broadcasting and NBC Radio in particular. Both were very much involved in the cultural and entertainment life of the country as was evidenced by the key roles they both played in promoting calypso and calypso tents at Carnival time, being themselves outstanding MCs.