THE Ministry of Finance approved the release of $83,861,683 million to the National Carnival Commission (NCC) on Thursday making it the first tranche of the commission’s $147 million subvention for Carnival 2023. This release of funds comes on the heel of Carnival celebrations and complaints from regional bodies over a lack of funding. On Tuesday
MONEY woes for regional carnivals continue, in spite of a statement by chairman of the National Carnival Commission (NCC) Winston “Gypsy” Peters on Thursday, that all monies had been disbursed. San Fernando mayor Junia Regrello who complained bitterly about the strain the uncertainty of funding was having on celebrations, confirmed that a member of the
EVERY YEAR, Carnival takes place. And while the covid19 pandemic put the festival on ice for two years, we have known it was returning this year for some time now. So it boggles the mind to learn that the “Mother of all Carnivals” is seeing regional bodies complaining, days before J’Ouvert, about a lack of
Valmiki "Val" Ramsingh, veteran leader of a traditional J'Ouvert mas band, vows to put on the "mother of all J'Ouvert" presentations on Carnival Monday in San Fernando. Ramsingh, of De Blue Boys J'Ouvert Band, recalled that since 1982, members have been keeping ole mas alive in the southern city. Despite a dwindling membership over the
SPEYSIDE High School, Tobago, collected the bulk of prizes in the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Arts Tourism and Wellness Secondary Schools Art Competition. Tobago won eight of 24 of the top prizes, as well as special awards. Teacher Tomley Roberts, who was representing Speyside’s Visual Arts Department, said the students are very competitive and