Wednesday 13 January 2021
Masqueraders from the band Anansi by The Lost Tribe cross the stage at the Queen’sPark Savannah on Carnival Tuesday. - JEFF K MAYERS
National Carnival Bands Association President David Lopez says it is clear that the Downtown Owners and Merchants Association does not understand what Carnival is about. He said while he understands that people may be affected economically, it is essential to think of the health of the people of Trinidad and Tobago.
On Monday, DOMA released a statement deploring what it called the apparent ease with which Carnival was cancelled with no consultation or effort put into salvaging the festival, which it said was part of the economic, cultural, and psychological DNA of TT.
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Covid19: a glance at how TT faced the virus in 2020
Sunday 3 January 2021
In this March 18, 2020 file photo people from a group of 68 cruise ship passengers are seen in quarantine at Camp Balandra. FILE PHOTO/AYANNA KINSALE -
January 29, 2020 – Government began thermal screening of passengers at the nation’s airports and heightened vigilance at seaports inclusive of commercial and cruise vessels.
January 30 – The Cabinet took the decision to impose travel restrictions on anyone who had been in China for a 14-day period before arriving in TT. Any non-national would not be permitted entry and any national or resident who fell into this category would be quarantined until it was clear that they were not affected by covid19.
Joanne Briggs: an advocate for culture
The culture of TT has been subtly ingrained in Joanne Briggs from a young age.
She recalled that her mother, Bernice Briggs, used to play mas with Wayne Berkeley, and would take her and her brother, Ian, to Queen’s Hall to watch Best Village. She would also carry them to Woodford Square in Port of Spain to see the Junior Parang Festival, produced by Diane McIntyre.
Her late father, Joseph Briggs, used to play tenor pan with Invaders and Exodus. He bought and played vinyl records of calypsonians and would even record the songs on eight-track tapes to play them in the family’s car.