Event planner: Tobago must stage own Carnival
Kevon McKenna. -
A private group led by marketing and events co-ordinator Kevon McKenna hopes to plan and stage a Tobago Carnival.
For many years conversations were had about Tobago having its own Carnival but nothing has yet materialised.
Speaking with Newsday last week, McKenna, 36, who is planning to host, what he called, a stakeholders’ conversation to thrash out the issue, said it’s time to change the narrative on the Carnival festivities.
“I have paid very close attention to the Carnival product offered in Tobago and these related discussions. As a result of my interest in Tobago’s Carnival product, and amidst these discussions, I was inspired to commence and complete a Masters in Arts & Carnival Studies.
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2020 Carnival prize $ jumping up in NCC, PoS Corp spat
File photo: NCC chairman Winston Gypsy Peters.
About $378,000 in prize money from the 2020 Downtown Carnival competition is yet to be paid.
On Saturday the TT Carnival Bands Association (TTCBA) sent out a release calling on Port of Spain Mayor Joel Martinez and the Downtown Carnival Committee to pay up. It is a firm belief of the members that the owner or administrator of the Downtown Carnival Competition has a moral obligation to pay prize money to winners of Carnival 2020.
TTCBA president Rosalind Gabriel told Newsday because of covid19 cancelling Carnival 2021, receiving the prize money would greatly help the struggling band leaders.
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Black Stalin honoured with street in San Fernando
Wednesday 17 February 2021
Patsy Calliste, wife of Dr Leroy Black Stalin Calliste, flanked by San Fernando mayor Junia Regrello, left, and Local Government Minister Kazim Hosein at the unveiling of Dr Leroy Calliste street, after converting part of Lord Street, San Fernando by the San Fernando City Corporation, Tuesday. PHOTOS BY LINCOLN HOLDER -
A street-sign unveiling in honour of veteran calypsonian Leroy Black Stalin Calliste created a mini Carnival-like atmosphere in San Fernando on Carnival Tuesday.
The 79-year-old five-time Calypso Monarch did not attend, for health reasons.
But despite this year’s cancellation of Carnival, Dr Leroy Calliste Street came alive with Carnival characters like moko jumbies and blue devils dancing to live drumming and music from a portable radio.