Carnival characters along with soca singer Ricardo Drue, dance for the cameras during the shooting of the official 2022 Panorama video for Carib at Skiffle Pan Yard on Coffee Street in San Fernando last Saturday.
RISHI RAGOONATH
Renuka Singh
Cabinet has approved $15 million for 2022’s Taste of Carnival and has set aside a further $5 million to be used as sponsorship support for other safe zone events.
The announcement was made yesterday, one day after Tourism Minister Randall Mitchell called an impromptu press conference to clarify earlier claims by National Carnival Committee (NCC) chair Winston Peters that the budget stood between $25 to $30 million.
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Just wondering about the so-called "pods".
What is the name of the person/company providing the said pods? How much does ONE pod cost the organizers?
How much does each of the participating artistes (e.g. pan players, calypsonians, stickfighters etc.) get?
How much do the transport contractors and security contractors get?
If there is any kind of prize money, how much do the winners get?
PNM finding a way to RUN MONEY to their VOTING BASE ....