National Carnival Commission chairman Winston Peters - Photo by Roger Jacob
None of this year s Carnival-related competitions will be counted as part of the official records, according to chairman of the National Carnival Commission (NCC) Winston Peters, though he said promoters were free to host any of them.
“There is no Carnival 2021 so the NCC won’t recognise any winner for any event,” he said last Saturday when asked about The Monarch (the new name of the International Soca Monarch contest).
The Monarch is one of three Carnival events that will now be held virtually.
On Tuesday, the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) announced that there will be a virtual road march with a $100,000 bounty for whoever captures the title.
Party promoters call for dialogue with Govt
Saturday 16 January 2021
President of the Trinidad and Tobago Promoters Association (TTPA) Jerome Rome Precilla, third from right, with members of the TTPA board, from left, Derick Douragh, Swayne Nobriga, Paige De Leon, Rene Ortiz and Colin Miles during a press conference at Queen s Hall, St Anns, Friday. - AYANNA KINSALE
The TT Promoters Association (TTPA) is calling for greater dialogue with the Government as it relates to the entertainment industry and Carnival.
At a press conference at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s, on Friday, the association made several requests, among them: a seat at the table of decision making, a change in messaging around what the industry does, discussions about Carnival 2022 and discussions about a path to safely reopening the entertainment sector.