Guardian November 1st, 2020
Responding to the editorial published on October 30, in which TUCO was taken to task on its alleged failure to adequately preserve the works of the calypso art form, Masimba said there was no fact or truth to the editorial’s references.
He dismissed content in the editorial, which suggested a decline by TUCO to accept an esteemed collection of all works of the calypso art form dating back to 1912, from calypso researcher and collector, George D Maharaj.
“We never even held any discussion to say that documents or anything else were ever exchanged,” Masimba revealed.
Guardian Mark Bassant, Lead Editor, Investigative Desk
282 days ago
Mismanagement of funds, lack of financial transparency, lack of proper tendering processes, conflict of interest and policy breaches have been unearthed in the 2018 Ernst and Young (EY) final audit on the The Trinbago Unified Calypsonians' Organisation (TUCO).
The organisation receives millions of taxpayers dollars annually.
Audit: TUCO mismanaging taxpayers $$
Bottom Line: As long as you have SELF-SERVING and ADMINISTRATIVELY WEAK cultural leaders like MASIMBA and BEVERLEY and GYPSY -- don't expect ANY PROGRESS ... but plenty PROMISES and OLE TALK !!! They just LACK THE SKILLS TO TAKE THE CULTURE FORWARD!!!
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