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Wednesday 23 December 2020
A mourner wears a Fonclaire forever mask at the funeral service for founding member of Fonclaire steel orchestra, Milton Wire Austin at St Paul s Anglican church, Harris Promenade San Fernando. Photos by Lincoln Holder
Considered a steelband warlord and a man with musical gifts, 79-year-old Milton Wire Austin received tributes from mourners on Wednesday.
The funeral for the founding member of the San Fernando-based NLCB Fonclaire Steel Orchestra took place at the St Paul’s Anglican Church at Harris Promenade in San Fernando.
City mayor Junia Regrello said Austin was an unrivalled leader among his peers Austin s determination and influence, he said, were able to usher in the transformational evolution of the instrument in San Fernando.
Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Kazim Hosein.
With sporadic protests for water escalating in several parts of the country, Local Government Minister Kazim Hosein has intervened.
Following a meeting on Monday, Hosein approved the use of $1 million from unspent balances for the 14 regional and municipal corporations to assist with water trucking.
His approval came days after a Joint Select Committee meeting last week showed some 260,000 families were affected by an ongoing water crisis.
Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government Raymond Seepaul disclosed that the total average truck supplies 63,800 gallons per day at all 14 corporations. However, he said the annual demand was 25.5 million gallons.