Champs Despers ‘forced’ to fill void
Hundreds of spectators who went to South Quay, Port-of-Spain, yesterday from noon to see revellers in their costumes were left disappointed for about four hours.Between 11.30 am and 3.30 pm, just about...
View ArticleWilliams lauds revellers for good behaviour
Acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams says Carnival 2016 was a “fantastic celebration” and defending Vibe CT105FM Road March champion Machel Montano and thousands of masqueraders will surely...
View ArticleBandit shot by security guard
A bandit was shot and his co-accused arrested after the swift intervention of a security guard attached to a Carnival band yesterday afternoon.According to police reports, the bandit and an accomplice...
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Vendors feel pinch
Vendors along Broadway in Port-of-Spain yesterday complained bitterly about poor sales since Fantastic Friday.Fried chicken, fries, fried fish and pelau were some of the foods still stacked high in...
View ArticleWaiting on the Stage most popular
Machel Montano and Badjohn Republic’s Waiting on the Stage commanded the majority of airplay at the Adam Smith Square, Port-of-Spain, judging point yesterday, as the song was played by almost all the...
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Woman agrees to marry reveller
The Socadrome, filled with soca music and real party vibes, yesterday set the perfect celebratory mood for a young couple.Amongst scores of revellers in the large band Tribe, at about 11.45 am,...
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Carnival triplets
While a significant number of people were jumping to the sounds of soca in varying types of costumes yesterday, new father Jason Charles was jumping to the sound of babies crying: three babies in...
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Bands give fans a treat
Despite the fears about the effect of the recession expressed by band leaders going into the Carnival season, the streets of San Fernando overflowed with masqueraders yesterday.With bands such as the...
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Call for NCC to work with bandleaders
An empty North Stand, a too long Dimanche Gras, decrease in road spectators, violence on the road and zero mas on Monday. These are the complaints coming from Carnival stakeholders subsequent to this...
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Slow fish sales as Lent begins
With the official end of Carnival, Roman Catholics marked the beginning of the Lenten season yesterday, Ash Wednesday. For some fish vendors it was a slow start to sales as they complained yesterday of...
View ArticleUNC to discuss boycott of VAT abusers
The Opposition UNC’s executive meeting tomorrow will consider calls by UNC groups and civil society organisations to boycott businesses which haven’t reduced VAT from 15 per cent to 12.5 or who may be...
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From cocaine addict to respected tour guide
Imtiaz Mohammed, 59, and his luxury, burgundy Lincoln Town car are a daily fixture at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad and the Cruise Ship Complex on the Port-of-Spain waterfront.Dressed in the white and...
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Homeless man discovers body of Japanese female pannist
Japanese pannist Asami Nagakiya was last night identified as the masquerader found dead at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, yesterday. Homicide detectives were able to confirm her identity...
View ArticleYUMA beating victim visits Canada embassy
One of the victims of alleged abuse at the hands of Yuma security guards said yesterday she would not rest until she received justice for what happened to them on Carnival Monday.In a brief telephone...
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Clean sweep for Ronnie and Caro
A jubilant Ronnie McIntosh could hardly contain his excitement as it was another thrilling moment when he and his wife Caroline, copped a hat-trick in the Downtown Band of the Year title with their...
View ArticleMachel makes it hat-trick of wins
Machel Montano has won the Road March competition for the third consecutive year with his song Waiting on the Stage. He became the fourth artiste to win a hat-trick, joining the likes of Austin Lyons...
View ArticleGabriel wins again with Another Day In Paradise
Veteran mas designer Rosalind Gabriel says she is happy with her band placing first in the Junior Bands category (Large) of the NCC Band of the Year competition. She said so yesterday shortly after the...
View ArticleFour more guns seized
With 12 guns recovered for the year, four during the Carnival period and over 300 in the past two years, the head of the Northern Division Senior Supt David Abraham has labelled his area as a gun hot...
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Two quizzed on Asami’s death
A man and woman were up to last night being questioned for the murder of Japanese pan player Asami Nagakiya. However, police were careful not to label the duo as suspects as they both went in...
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Tearful tributes to ‘Trini at heart’
Murdered Japanese pannist Asami Nagakiya was among a group of her compatriots who played mas with Legacy on Carnival Tuesday and had been with the band up to 1 pm that day, but wasn’t seen after that,...
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