Trinidad Guardian
After the fourth steelband passed the judges during the Carnival Monday Night Steelband Competition in San Fernando, one woman said, “I am still waiting to hear a real band play.” Another said: “Is this all the bands in San Fernando? Like I have to wait for Skiffle to pass.”
The usual excitement on Carnival Monday night was not visible on the faces of those gathered and so many of them began to walk around aimlessly. However, the midnight mas rescued the celebrations for hundred of spectators as for the first time in many years, masmen brought creativity to the competition which had been plagued by ordinary jersey mas.
After mundane performances by only four steelbands out of six, fancy sailors with well-timed choreography, a festive Mardi Gras depiction and a group of raunchy night nurses awoke hundreds of spectators. However, lazy police officers, who chose not a patrol by feet, constantly hindered the masqueraders’ performances before the judges as they frequently drove back and forth.
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I sincerely wish that Mr. Kevon Felmine would have gotten his facts straight before hustling to cough up a scandalous article that exudes nothing but half truths and inuendos. This reflects very poorly on you Mr. Felmine as an individual and a journalist and certainly diminishes the integrity of The Guardian Newspaper, on which such a large percentage of T&T relies for daily news and updates.