Paula Lindo Wednesday 6 May 2020 Director of mental health Dr Hazel Othello has said a technical working group has been set up to look at providing mental health and psycho-social (MHPSS) support for those affected by the covid19 pandemic. Mental health and psycho-social support is a term used by the UN inter-agency standing committee to … Continue reading
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Classical music singer aims big (April 25, 2020)
Paula Lindo Saturday 25 April 2020 SINGER Kory Mendez said music is his refuge and his escape from reality. Mendez won several prizes at the TT Music Festival 2020 before it postponed due to the covid19 pandemic. He placed first in the oratorio, operatic aria and gents solo classes, second in the recital and negro spiritual … Continue reading
Gypsy: Artistes to get prize money next week (April 1, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 1 April 2020 National Carnival Commission (NCC) chairman Winston “Gypsy” Peters said artistes who have not yet been paid their prize money for Carnival 2020 should receive payments next week. He said the NCC had been awaiting its subvention from the government in order to pay artistes. He said the covid19 issue had … Continue reading
TT, regional events cancelled over covid19 (March 13, 2020)
Paula Lindo Friday 13 March 2020 In light of the Ministry of Health’s advice to avoid large gatherings, many producers and promoters have begun cancelling upcoming events. Large and small events of all types have been affected. The vast majority of cancellations came following the confirmation of TT’s first case of the coronavirus on Thursday. The … Continue reading
Primary school choirs shine at Music Festival (March 12, 2020)
Paula Lindo Thursday 12 March 2020 A large crowd of parents and supporters turned out to support the performers in the Junior Choir category of the Music Festival on Wednesday. It was the largest audience present at Queen’s Hall during the morning session since the beginning of the festival. The first class was the finals of … Continue reading
Splendid vocal class finals at Music Festival (March 10, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 10 March 2020 Singing was on display during the North Music Festival’s morning session on Monday as the finals of four vocal classes were held at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s. Adjudicator Roselyn Ward commended all participants in the solo and choral categories and encouraged them to keep singing. The vocal solo class for … Continue reading
Solo classes wow at Music Festival at Queen’s Hall (March 5, 2020)
Paula Lindo Thursday 5 March 2020 The Music Festival continued on Thursday with lively competition at Queen’s Hall in St Ann’s in the contemporary religious solo and solo folk song categories. Holy Name Convent, Port of Spain and the Holistic Music School dominated the entries in the categories respectively. Following a late start, 16 of a … Continue reading
Jadel on a mission in soca music (February 3, 2020)
2020 is Plenty is soca artiste Jardine “Jadel” Legere’s motto for the 2020 Carnival season. In addition to releasing six songs in the run-up to the season, she has been chosen to take part in both the Power and Groovy categories of the International Soca Monarch Semifinals on February 2. Legere said she has always … Continue reading
Feel the love at Free the Carnival (January 30, 2020)
Family-friendly events during Carnival are often hard to find. This year, popular band Freetown Collective (FTC) will add to the choices available with their event, Free the Carnival, on February 1 at Sound Forge, located at #1 Christopher Samuel Drive, Mucurapo Road. The event will feature performances by Freetown Collective, new calypsonian Jimmy October and … Continue reading
Author-inspired traditional mas comes to life… Baby dolls a family effort (January 23, 2020)
Tracey Sankar-Charleau’s Red Thread Cycle – All the Dead, All the Living baby doll mas band is an addition to the mas-woman’s brilliant portfolio of Traditional Mas portrayals. The title of the mini-band is taken from a section in poet Shivanee Ramlochan’s debut collection, Everybody Knows I Am A Haunting (Peepal Tree Press, 2017). The … Continue reading
