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Minister Mitchell meets with national performance space managers | Trinidad and Tobago Government News

Meeting with Performance Space Managers The Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Senator the Honourable Randall Mitchell today met with Chairmen and Managers of all national performance spaces under the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts (MTCA). The meeting was called to urgently address and to put additional measures in place to ensure the operations of these spaces are in keeping with the letter, spirit and intent of the Public Health Ordinance Regulations which stipulate, among other things, operations at 50 percent capacity and modified seating arrangements to allow physical distancing. Concerns were raised following the release of video from a live streamed event, Sekon Sunday at Queen’s Hall on Sunday 10 January 2021.

First-class show at Sekon Sunday

First-class show at Sekon Sunday Raise Yuh Hand: An audience member having a time during Sekon Sunday. - Photos courtesy Kyle Frederick Aaron “Voice” St Louis possibly echoed what a lot of people were feeling when they looked at this year’s Sekon Sunday when he said, “Yuh know how long I ain’t feel so boy.” The annual Carnival event was held on January 10 at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s, and merged the virtual and the live audience, following restrictions caused by the covid19 pandemic. While many events have been kept to the virtual realm – with the reopening of performance spaces – smaller live events have been happening again.

Culture Minister requests meeting to discuss use of performance spaces

Randall Mitchell, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts. Randall Mitchell, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, has requested a meeting with the Board and Management of all performance spaces under his Ministry. The meeting request follows the Minister s concern over what he saw in videos from Sekon Sta s concert at Queen s Hall on Sunday night. The videos showed people dancing during the show.  A statement from the Ministry said Mitchell called the meeting to urgently revise the operations of these performance spaces in line with the letter, spirit and intent of the COVID-19 Regulations and Protocols. According to the statement, Mitchell was advised that the event, Sekon Sunday, was recorded to be broadcast and invitations were issued to approximately 200 persons which is 30 percent, or well under the 50 percent capacity allowed by Queen’s Hall COVID-19 guidelines for the hosting of events at its venue.

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