The man who created the International Soca Monarch competition will step down after he produces ‘the biggest and best ever show’ this Carnival.
Caribbean Prestige Foundation businessman William Munro will step down and pass the baton to his fellow directors. Munro told Sunday Express, “This year’s International Soca Monarch and Groovy Soca Monarch will be my last.
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STRONG disapproval for the proposed change for the Carnival days has come from two of the season’s reigning champions. Brian MacFarlane, reigning Band of the Year designer, and Calypso Monarch Cro Cro have stated opposition to the proposed change.
Junia Regrello, parliamentary secretary for the Culture Ministry, said the change of dates was something worth looking at, noting the challenges faced during the short season this year.
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Terry gets fond farewell
“DON’T cry for me. I’m ok, I am free, I lived a life that was full. I blazed the trail. I created my path and have now come to the end of my journey. I did it my way.â€
These were the words of Terry Joseph, noted by his wife Dr Laini Gilliam-Joseph, in his final days before dying of prostate cancer on January 2 in Douglasville, USA.
Farewell, my brother
Cultural send-off for ‘TJ’
Cultural icon Terry Joseph laid to rest
Father Clyde Harvey invited mourners to engage in thorough introspection to fully appreciate the legacy of scribe extraordinaire/media icon Terry Joseph…
‘Don’t cry for me’
Amid a sea of black, celebrated journalist Terry Joseph’s widow Liani looked radiant in her floral outfit—tinged with splashes of peach and green…
January 03, 2008
www.guardian.co.tt
CULTURAL aficionado and writer Terry Joseph has died.
Joseph, 60, who had been battling with prostate cancer for the past year, passed away around 7 pm yesterday at Douglasville in Georgia, at his wife’s home.
Continue reading ‘Terry loses fight against cancer’
By Joan Rampersad
Wednesday, September 19 2007
Following the near 2-hour funeral service on Monday at All Saints Anglican Church for cultural icon Aubrey Adams, as his body was being taken out of the church to the hearse, members of the Trinidad Folk Performing Company which Adams founded, began to drum and sing “Dance the Beleâ€, followed by “Ambakaila,†the theme of Adams’ production that exposed the culture of the country to the world.
Full Article : newsday.co.tt
By Denyse Renne
trinidadexpress.com
Arrest warrants were being prepared yesterday for soca stars Machel Montano and Derek Perreira (Mr Slaughter), following a stabbing incident on Carnival Tuesday last year.
The warrants were being prepared by officers of the Woodbrook Police Station and charges of wounding with intent are expected to be laid against Montano and Perreira.
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Top cop, MP ask promoters: Be more responsible
By Marsha Mokool, guardian.co.tt
May 11, 2007
Deputy Commissioner of Police Winston Cooper and Member of Parliament for Barataria/San Juan Dr Fuad Khan are calling on show promoters and local performers to be more responsible in the type of entertainment they provide for young people.
Their calls come in the wake of the Akon/Danah Alleyne controversy involving a raunchy dance onstage.
Last Sunday, TriniStyle Entertainment hosted an automobile expo at Arima Velodrome, which attracted thousands of adults and children.
Several parents expressed outrage at the performance of singer Prophet Benjamin in relation to the explicit lyrics of his song Stop, pertaining to oral sex and masturbation.
They were also disturbed by repetitive calls made by the performer to “legalise marijuana” during his performance.
Continue reading ‘Prophet Benjamin Under Fire in Post Akon/Danah Universe’
TT Newsday
Monday, January 22 2007
Head of the Yoruba tradition worldwide, Supreme Leader Araba Agbaye Chief Adisa Aworeni Mokoranwalei, is currently on a two-week visit to this country. Considered the “pope†of Ifa and Orisa worshippers, Agbaye is second only to the King of Nigeria, His Royal Highness, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubisi II.
Continue reading ‘Head of the Yoruba Tradition in TT’
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