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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),