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“I wake in the morning and I just realise Carnival come back again,” Neil “Iwer” George sang almost prophetically in 1999. In the Trinidadian crystal ball, a future without Carnival might have been an unlikely prediction. However, the covid19 pandemic made that a reality for two years. With the festival back, it is left to

AS regional bodies complain about the lack of funding for Carnival, head of the National Carnival Commission (NCC) Winston “Gypsy” Peters is saying it is yet to receive its promised subvention of $147 million from Government. Gypsy told the Newsday on Wednesday, once the NCC gets its money, the regions would get their subvention. Tourism,

THE EDITOR: The National Coalition for Transformation wishes to commend and applaud the first competitor from the Youth Transformation and Rehabilitation Centre (YTRC), Romel "Papa Mel" Lezama, on his performance at Calypso Fiesta last Saturday at Skinner Park, San Fernando. We are very disappointed that he did not make it to the finals of the

IT IS EASY, too easy, especially for armchair critics, to look at the recent output of calypsonians and dismiss the art form. After all, who can forget the countless glorious moments on the Dimanche Gras stage over the years when calypso was in its heyday? When we think of “calypso” we think of the sheer

Vendors assigned booths for Carnival at the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain complain the amenities and conditions are poor, even though they are paying more in rent compared to two years ago, the last time the festival was held before the covid19 pandemic. Many of the booths, arranged by the National Carnival Commission (NCC),

THE winner of the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) FCB Junior Calypso Monarch is 14-year-old Marcus McDonald of Presentation College, San Fernando. His song, Don't Spoil Them, topped the other 15 competitors on Monday to win the prize at the Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain. Performing in 11th place, McDonald called on parents

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THE winner of the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) FCB Junior Calypso Monarch is 14-year-old Marcus McDonald of Presentation College, San Fernando. His song, Don't Spoil Them, topped the other 15 competitors on Monday to win the prize at the Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain. Performing in 11th place, McDonald called on parents

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DEBBIE JACOB I DIDN'T believe in the Soca Monarch competition when William Munro first announced his plan, but I will make a flag to wave like no one else in this country if the competition survives and overcomes this year’s cancellation. Thirty years ago, Munro and I had many confrontations over stories I wrote asking