For the first time in six years, preliminary judging of the North/East conventional steelband competition for Panorama 2008 will take place at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain today.
Due to a recent three-day retreat organised by the Ministry of Culture for the National Steel Symphony, the usual panyard judging did not take place.
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AUSTIN JACK WARNER, FIFA’s Football administrator, will be ploughing $650,000 into the Carnival Celebrations in Chaguanas in 2008.
Deputy Chairman of the Chaguanas Carnival Committee, Orlando Nagessar, said that the NCC’s contribution would be $250,000, and with the one million dollars planned, the rest of the money would be contributed by Warner, the Chaguanas West UNC-A MP Of this amount $160,000 has been allocated for the Miss Chaguanas Carnival Queen Show on Friday, February 1, at the Market Square.
The contestants will be vying for the title with the prizes being – first -$5,000; second – $4,000; third – $3,000; forth – $2,500; fifth – $2,000. Other cash prizes will be presented for – Best Costume, Best Answered question; Most elegant; Most confident. Nagessar said most of the shows for C2K8 in Chaguanas would take place at the Chaguanas Market Car Park while the parade of the bands and the J’ouvert competition would be staged at Ramsaran Street.
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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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Celebrated musician Jit Samaroo is not arranging for BP Renegades Steel Orchestra for this year’s Panorama competition due to illness…
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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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