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SAN FERNANDO is planning a hero’s send-off for one of its most beloved sons, Leroy "Black Stalin' Calliste. A funeral service for the lyrical genius has been set for next Thursday, January 5. The service will be held at the Naparima Bowl, San Fernando, a place where Calliste made his mark as a calypsonian in

THE nation was plunged into mourning on Wednesday as it woke up to the news that the loveable calypso icon, Black Stalin (Leroy Calliste), 81, had died after ailing for eight years.

ONE of the country's most beloved calypsonians, the quintessential Caribbean man, Leroy Calliste, aka Black Stalin has died.

One of Trinidad and Tobago's most beloved calypsonians, the quintessential Caribbean man, Leroy Calliste, aka Black Stalin has died. Stalin, 81, who never recovered from a stroke he suffered nine years ago, passed away at his San Fernando home around 9 am on Wednesday, surrounded by his wife Patsy and members of his family who has been praying for a miracle. Confirmation of his passing came from his sister Gloria …

People and parang music filled High Street in San Fernando on Wednesday days before Christmas Day. At almost every turn, the sweet voice of the late queen of parang Daisy Voisin can be heard along with a string of soca parang songs from other artistes.

A joint exercise by regular and municipal police together with representatives from the San Fernando City Corporation and the Princes Town police station council (PTPSC) saw scores of officers in the streets of San Fernando on Monday, sharing safety tips on shopping during the Christmas holidays.

The Greater San Fernando Area Chamber of Commerce (GSFCC) brought early Christmas cheer to over 200 children on Friday afternoon.

San Fernando mayor Junia Regrello has defended the $1 million-plus spent on refurbishing City Hall. During a cocktail reception on Wednesday evening, when Archdeacon Edwin Primus blessed the restored council chamber, Regrello said the building, which dates from 1931, is important to the people of San Fernando, and sometimes it is not the money that

RESIDENTS of Robertson Street, San Fernando, complained on Wednesday that their garbage had not been collected for the last week.

There is optimism that Christmas shopping will be good in South Trinidad this year. At Toy Mart at C3 Mall in Corinth on Friday, employees said sales have been good so far for the Christmas season.