Meagan Sylvester shared this on her page last September 2nd. It popped up in my Facebook reminder and I thought, that this is the best place to post it, because it’s such a great list of papers and essays on our music and Carnival customs etc. So without further adieu: Mason, Peter. 1998. Bacchanal? The…
On Wednesday at the annual National Awards ceremony the following persons were recognised for their national service in the fields of culture and the arts. Leston Paul the Musical Arranger/ Producer/Composer/Musician received the Chaconia Medal Silver [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUFtArvmGuQ?rel=0] The Humming Bird Medal (Gold) was awarded to the: St. Margaret’s Boys’ Anglican School/Youth Steel Orchestra…
On August 15th the Marshal of the High Court had the authority to return possession of the property on the corner of Connel and St. Vincent Streets in Tunapuna to the landlord. When I visited Birdsong on D-day they were defiant in the face of eviction. When the Marshal arrived, it was very early on…
It was a pretty high powered panel that came out on Monday to speak about the eviction notice that was handed out to Birdsong Academy. The owner, Ramdath Maharai will take possession of his property on March 15. Birdsong say they will not challenge his order but they need 2 years to find a new…