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A Sunday galley – the National Museum
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Kayanasundara means beautiful marriage and this piece depicts the wedding of the Hindu deities Shiva and Parvati. Here, the couple is performing the panigrahana, accepting the hand ritual of a Hindu wedding where the groom accepts the bride by taking her right hand in his. Photo by Ayanna Kinsale -
The National Museum and Art Gallery in Port of Spain is a place that is worth a visit. The mix of paintings, sculptures, and relics showcase the rich history of Trinidad s society and economy. Here s a look at some of what s on display.
MAS – more than mas
Sunday 21 February 2021
David Bereaux sings vintage calypsoes during the Kaiso segment, accompanied by musician Marva Newton, in the Carnival play MAS at the National Academy for the Performing Arts, Port of Spain on Carnival Monday (February 15). -
When Destra Garcia sang It’s Carnival on Tuesday night, the audience sat, hands raised and swaying, at the edge of their seats, belting out the lyrics with her.
It was the final scene of the Carnival-themed theatre-production MAS, and Garcia was the final soca star in a play that chiefly celebrated music.
The audience, a mixture of demographics, young and old, diverse gender identities, some in formal wear, at least one in what looked like the top of a Carnival costume, fully engaged with the show.
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Beware political Jezebels
Marvin Gonzales -
BOTH Government and Opposition MPs spoke about the murder of Andrea Bharatt during the sitting on Friday in the House of Representatives. However, they used the opportunity to question each other’s general intent on dealing with crime, during debate on the Evidence (Amendment) Bill.
Public Utilities Minister and Lopinot/Bon Air West MP Marvin Gonzales went a step further during his contribution to the debate by warning those who are protesting Bharatt’s murder and the murder of other women and children, to beware of political “Jezebels” in their midst.
“This country was under a dark cloud of mourning for the death of one our our daughters Andrea Bharatt. In my case, Andrea was my constituent. I, over the last week or so took the opportunity to visit her family and had some conversations with her dad (Randolph Bharatt.)