-
Blog Stats
- 8,000,203 hits
-
Search Blog Entries
-
Pages
-
Top Posts
- USA: New York: Tragedy in Little Guyana - By: Dhanpaul Narine
- USA: How the US could lose the new Cold War - By Joseph E. Stiglitz
- GUYANA: Long-overdue US$106M Ogle to Eccles road to slash growing ECD traffic woes
- RECIPES From Guyana and the Caribbean - From Guyana Outpost archive
- GUYANA: Quindon Bacchus Police Killing - Misleading report triggers violent protest across 15 East Coast villages
- GUYANA: Short Stories: Scouting: Red Water Creek - Atkinson Field - By Geoff Burrowes
- The protection for Amerindian rights in the Laws of Guyana
- GUYANA: Commonwealth backs judicial process to end Guyana/Venezuela border controversy
- GUYANA: Place Names Along Guyana's Roads - All Regions
- Guyana’s local content law is likely to achieve the opposite of what was intended - Letter by Andre Brandli
-
Recent Posts
- GUYANA: Quindon Bacchus Police Killing – Misleading report triggers violent protest across 15 East Coast villages
- Guyana’s local content law is likely to achieve the opposite of what was intended – Letter by Andre Brandli
- USA: US influence in the Americas is waning – The Long View by David Jessop
- USA: How the US could lose the new Cold War – By Joseph E. Stiglitz
- GUYANA: Long-overdue US$106M Ogle to Eccles road to slash growing ECD traffic woes
- USA: New York: Tragedy in Little Guyana – By: Dhanpaul Narine
- CRICKET: Tournament Ambassador Gayle to focus on The 6IXTY in CPL 2022
- CANADA: CARICOM Cultural Art Exhibition – Ottawa ON. Canada – July 16-17. 2022
- GUYANA- USA: CIMBUX 31st Anniversary Souse Party – Lanham MD. USA – July 2, 2022
- GUYANA: Energy Crisis: The time has come for CSME to play it s role – Letter by Eusi Kwayana
- GUYANA: Short Stories: Scouting: Red Water Creek – Atkinson Field – By Geoff Burrowes
- RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: G7 face battle for unity as cost of Ukraine war mounts
- CLIMATE CHANGE: Visualizing the Impact of Rising Sea Levels — by Country
- FINANCE: Dollar Dominance: Russia, China Set to Develop New Reserve Currency
- GUYANA: Commonwealth backs judicial process to end Guyana/Venezuela border controversy
- BARBADOS-IMF: New instrument to help build economic and climate change resilience
- CANADA: The Economist Global Livability Index 2022: Three places in Top10 Countries
- GUYANA: Place Names Along Guyana’s Roads – All Regions
- EDUCATION: Latin America and Caribbean students adversely affected by COVID-19
- GUYANA: Sod turned for US$300M Vreed-en-Hoop shore base facility (VEHSI)
-
Recent Comments
- Age on Guyana’s local content law is likely to achieve the opposite of what was intended – Letter by Andre Brandli
- Age on GUYANA: Quindon Bacchus Police Killing – Misleading report triggers violent protest across 15 East Coast villages
- Peggy on USA: New York: Tragedy in Little Guyana – By: Dhanpaul Narine
- dhanpaul narine on GUYANA: Short Stories: Scouting: Red Water Creek – Atkinson Field – By Geoff Burrowes
- Bidia Pam B on USA: New York: Tragedy in Little Guyana – By: Dhanpaul Narine
- Andre Brandli on CANADA: The Economist Global Livability Index 2022: Three places in Top10 Countries
- wally n on CANADA: The Economist Global Livability Index 2022: Three places in Top10 Countries
- theonly on CANADA: The Economist Global Livability Index 2022: Three places in Top10 Countries
- Andre Brandli on CANADA: The Economist Global Livability Index 2022: Three places in Top10 Countries
- theonly on CANADA: The Economist Global Livability Index 2022: Three places in Top10 Countries
- Age on CLIMATE CHANGE: Visualizing the Impact of Rising Sea Levels — by Country
- Age on CANADA: The Economist Global Livability Index 2022: Three places in Top10 Countries
- Dennis Albert on CANADA: The Economist Global Livability Index 2022: Three places in Top10 Countries
- Peggy on GUYANA: Place Names Along Guyana’s Roads – All Regions
- Dennis Albert on GUYANA: Sod turned for US$300M Vreed-en-Hoop shore base facility (VEHSI)
-
Categories
-
Monthly Blog Posts
-
Affiliated Partner Links
-
Caribbean News Links
-
Cricket Websites
-
Guyana - History
-
Guyana - Other Links
-
Guyana Government
-
Guyana News Links
-
Other News Links
-
Guyanese Online
Tag Archives: Trinidad Carnival
Trinidad Carnival 2015: Small, medium bands shine at Queen’s Park Savannah + videos
Published: Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Crack went the whip of the lead whipmaster, furiously pelting lash at the stage. Dressed like a mad bumblebee in red and yellow stripes, satin pantaloons and long sleeves, he was part of the small mas band Whip War presented by The Original Jab Jab, led by Ronald Alfred.
At one point, it seemed all the jab jabs were pelting lash, either at each other in mock battles, or at the audience, and the whole air resounded with a crackling like fire. Continue reading
Tracing the origin of Trinidad’s Carnival to Grenada – by Arley Gill
Tracing the origin of Trinidad’s Carnival to Grenada – by Arley Gill
April 17, 2014 – Caribbean360
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Thursday April 17, 2014 – How is it that Carnival, a festival that is so strongly influenced by the French, found its nursery on an island that was never colonized by the French?
From the time I read Joachim Mark’s fervent and bold assertion that Grenada gave Carnival to Trinidad, I could not help but agree with him.
Mark, an educator, history buff and a great historical archivist, has since gone to the Great Beyond. I read his assertion as a college student and his thesis has remained with me all those year. And, from time to time in my perusing through carnival history literature, I will come across passing comments on the issue that will strengthen Mark’s argument. Continue reading
2014 Carnival SOCA MIX – PT 1 of 7 (New 2014 releases)
2014 Carnival SOCA MIX PT 1 of 7 (New 2014 releases from Destra, Bunji, Super Blue, Fay Ann and more)
DOWNLOAD FREE: http://www.roadreadymix.com/2014-soca…
0:15 Bunji Garlin — Carnival Tabanca
3:07 Super Jigga TC — I Feel — Early Bird Riddim
4:50 Destra — Aye You! —- Early Bird Riddim
6:28 Mikey — New Day — Early Bird Riddim Continue reading
The Mighty Sparrow is back in Trinidad – performs at Carnival tent
|
Trinidad – Promotional Video
Another CARICOM member – featured by Guyanese Online
Trinidad – Promotional Video
A promotional video for Trinidad with a focus on the island’s leisure activities, festivals, celebrations, tourism attractions, entertainment, cuisine, eco-tourism activities and much more!
Produced by Cameraworks Productions International
Caribbean Office: 24 Luis Street, Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Millions to be spent on Trinidad Carnival for 2012
Millions to be spent on Trinidad Carnival for 2012

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Friday February 3, 2012 – The Trinidad Carnival has been described as “big business” which now has a total allocation of $96.5 million to be spent.
Yesterday the Trinidad Cabinet approved a supplemental $53 million for the event that already had an expended budget of $43.5 million.
Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism, Winston “Gypsy” Peters explained that with Caribbean Airlines reporting 220, 000 people booked to visit the country for Carnival, which will culminate with two days of mass on February 20 and 21 at various, it was big business.
Read more: http://www.caribbean360.com/
— Post #1085
Trinidad’s Calypso Monarch 2011
Trinidad’s Calypso Monarch 2011
KARENE BEATS VETERANS
By Andre Bagoo Tuesday, March 8 2011 – Trinidad Newsday
FORMER Junior Calypso Monarch Karene Asche yesterday morning became the first woman to win the National Calypso Monarch crown in almost a decade, and in the process made history by taking home the competition’s largest ever cash prize of $2 million.
At the age of 26, Asche now becomes the youngest ever National Calypso Monarch in the competition’s modern history. However, Neville “Growling Tiger” Marcano still holds the all-time record for youngest monarch for when he, at the age of 24, won the crown in 1939, the year the annual competition first began.
Asche, who won the Junior Calypso Monarch competitions in 1998 and 2003, took home the crown at Dimanche Gras early yesterday morning after pleasing the judges with her rendition of the political calypsos “Uncle Jack” and “Careful What Yuh Ask For”.
Her victory, eight years after her mentor Sandra Des Vignes Millington (Singing Sandra) took the crown in 2003, was the culmination of a competition which saw calypsonians re-embrace the artform’s political elements after years which saw social commentary dominate the show.
She is also the fourth woman to win the Calypso Monarch crown, after Calypso Rose (McArtha Lewis) in 1978, Denyse Plummer in 2001 and Singing Sandra in 1999 and 2003.
Read complete report: http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,136899.html
Guyana-born Trinidadian Peter Minshall – Carnival’s Creative Genius with his “Dancing Mobiles”
Peter Minshall – See Interview and videos below
Peter Minshall – Early life and career beginnings – [From Wikipedia]
Minshall was born in Georgetown, Guyana, but moved to Trinidad as a small child after his father took a job as a cartoonist. Growing up in the capital, Port of Spain, Minshall was exposed to Carnival from a young age. He made his first costume at the age of 13. He attended Queen’s Royal College, then went on to study Theatre Design at the Central School of Art and Design in London.
Peter Minshall designed Carnival costumes for various relatives and family friends, even before he left school. At art school, he wrote a thesis on the bat (a traditional Carnival character) and his first major theatrical commission, for a production at Sadler’s Wells, came after a director saw a portfolio of his Carnival designs. Continue reading →
Share this:
Like this: