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BP Renegades builds a business model
CARLA BRIDGLAL Newsday
In January, Renegades celebrated 50 years of sponsorship by BPTT with a free concert at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s featuring its touring players who performed at la Folle Journey classical music concert in Nantes, France. In phot
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Condolences to the family and friends of Panist and administrator Trevor Emanuel Cooper
When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolence to the family and friends of long time WST Forum member Trevor Emanuel Cooper.
Read more…North America’s Biggest Caribbean Carnival Is Also Going Virtual
Brooklyn West Indian American Day Carnival. (Hayden Roger Celestin image)
By NAN ET Editor
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Aug. 21, 2020: North America’s biggest Caribbean carnival is also going virtual this year, just like London’s Notting Hill Ca
Read more…Is this REALLY THE NEW MINISTER OF CULTURE IN TRINIDAD -- or did I smoke too much HUMBOLT KUSH?
Please correct me somebody and tell me that THIS IS NOT THE NEW MINISTER OF CULTURE IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO!!!
Read more…Closed again! PM announces significant restrictions amid COVID rise [ELECTION DONE -- TRUTH UNFOLDS]
Guardian August 15, 2020
"Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has announced new restrictions that will last for at least 28 days as the country continues to face the rise in coronavirus cases.
It comes on a day in which the Ministry of Health announced 48
Read more…This is what the BAY AREA is looking like in the middle of the day today (beyond surreal) -- FIRE FIRE IN YUH WIRE WIRE ....
‘Fires create their own weather’: Unprecedented smoke layer darkens Bay Area skies as West Coast burns.Temperatures fall, but smoke blotting out the sun

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Latino Victory backs Alex Padilla for possible appointment to Harris’ Senate seat [This is the most significant POLTICAL STORY of 2020 for AFRICAN AMERICANS]
Politico August 26, 2020
"Democratic outside group Latino Victory is launching a campaign urging the appointment of Alex Padilla to the Senate if Democrats were to win the White House in November, leaving vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ Cali
Read more…MAKING KHUCHOOR OVER WHAT!!! By GREGORY LINDSAY [A different take on THE KEITH DIAZ CUSS OUT of BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE -- and the TOBAGO PANORAMA]
IMAGINE that we have not had the AGM for 2020 but the 2021 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN has already been LAUNCHED and THEY WANT BEVERLEY OUT!!!
ALLYUH remember THE TEAM REBUILD PROMISE? Well that was just MAMAGUY for the BACKWARD PAN DELEGATES. Nothing was REBUILT and an INTERNAL WAR started in THE EXECUTIVE and THE WOMAN IS BOSS PRESIDENT turned out to be NOT ENOUGH WOMAN to handle dem HARD
Read more…A JAMAICAN VICE PRESIDENT in the WHITE HOUSE -- I could live with SUSAN RICE being the VEE PEE!!!
BIDEN under real pressure with this pick!!! KAMALA HARRIS was the FRONT RUNNER for a long time but some influential DEMOCRATIC forces are moving against her now. And she wants it too bad. Beyond that, she has some character flaws that take the steel
Read more…Harris 'electrifies' West Indian voters — and gives Biden a new edge in Florida [SOCA THE VOTE]
POLITICO August 15, 2020
Harris 'electrifies' West Indian voters — and gives Biden a new edge in Florida
Read more…Special visit to Sir Rupert “King Swallow” Philo
ANTIGUA: Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Sir McLean “Short Shirt” Emmanuel, Khan Cordice (Director of Culture) and others paid a visit to Sir Rupert “King Swallow” Philo on Sunday..... Here’s their rendition of one of King Swallow’s greatest hits - MAN
Read more…Why is Facebook Limiting the Live-Streaming of Music?
Testset
The social media leviathan is taking vast steps to limit users from live-streaming their musical performances. Are they trying to control bandwidth or the landscape of live-streaming?
By Roland T. Flackfizer
Photo by Veeterzy
Starting Octobe
Read more…Well the VICE PRESIDENTIAL PICK is down to TWO "JAMAICAN" WOMEN: HARRIS and RICE!!!
... and RICE may have the inside edge because she is getting a big bounce from Obama people who claim her presence on the ticket would guarantee the enthusiastic presence of both Barack and Michelle Obama on the campaign trail.
And those who follow p
Read more…Calypso Icon Sir Rupert “King Swallow” Philo Dies
Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - Calypso and Cultural Icon Sir Rupert “King Swallow” Philo has died.
Sir Rupert has been ill for some time now but his cause of death is not known.
It was just last month in August that champion steelband arranger Khan Co
Read more…DAMN!!! I ain't worried about THE COVID as much as I am WORRIED about how they are going to BURN DOWN THE WHOLE OF BG (GUYANA)
That is REALLY DEPRESSING!!!
And I had a VISION that they could become THE WORLD LEADER IN STEELDRUM MUSIC!!!
Read more…How come NOBODY eh tell me that BROOKLYN J'OUVERT went BLM. With all THE COVID I did not even know that it had any PARADE this year ...
New York Post September 9, 2020
Sixth shooting victim of Brooklyn J’Ouvert celebration comes forward
"A sixth victim in the senseless bloodshed during the J’Ouvert celebration on Labor Day came forward Wednesday, according to police sources.
The 38-y
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