Taste of Carnival 2022

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

[Chimera]

Lol RR get that contract as usual?

Madness yes loll

[aaron17]

Artist conceptualization?

[Les Bain]

What in the UFC is that?

[Blaze d Chalice]

Steups.

Well maybe this time we will get the stage in the water.

[timelapse]

#defundcarnival

[Cantmis]

Scaffolding without cushioning! This gonna be good !

[Mmoney607]

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There must be a police officer by every gate with the keys to the padlock. Each person can only come out once during the event to use the bathroom.

[bamfo_dennis]

eh like the Emperor Valley Zoo finally get some money to expand dey grounds?

[bamfo_dennis]

well fadda how much animal go fit in d cage ?

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

‘Taste of Carnival’ to cost between 20 to 35 million dollars

All is set for the first ‘Taste of Carnival’ event which will be held on February 4th.

This was announced this morning by Chairman of the National Carnival Commission, Winston Gypsy Peters, who revealed that the event will be held virtually.

“It’s going to start on the 4th with the first Calypso show being a virtual show and after that, the Calypso tents are going to be open in full on the 11th,” Peters said.

The media was given a tour this morning at the Queen’s Park Savannah where pods are being erected for the upcoming slate of events. Peters noted that the pod-style was similar to what was used in Canada for events. He also confirmed that the NCC is in discussions with several private promoters but could not confirm how far those discussions had reached.

The estimated budget for the series of events is between 25 to 30 million dollars.

https://www.cnc3.co.tt/taste-of-carniva ... n-dollars/

[hover11]

Fine way to spend taxpayers' dollars

[MaxPower]

Fine way to spend taxpayers' dollars

Inspired by CGG

[paid_influencer]

#defundcarnival

YES

[Mmoney607]

eh like the Emperor Valley Zoo finally get some money to expand dey grounds?

So men come up with a vaccine in 2 months but in Trinidad, this is considered "innovation"

[Rovin]

it still eh have sufficient hospital beds & funding for anything else but we have 30mil for this sh1t .....

[hover11]

it still eh have sufficient hospital beds & funding for anything else but we have 30mil for this sh1t .....

All this money for carnival and when is time for public servants negotiations Allyuh coming short ,horse sheit I sick of this place…..Meanwhile nurses getting tins of biscuits for Christmas, this country really upside down yes

[Rovin]

fb ppl calling it goat pens & d memesters & photoshopers liking themselves ...

[paid_influencer]

govt taking out loans to pay for dis

my chirren and your chirren eventually going to have to pay it back but right now we need dis carnival. ppl need d cool down this year

[hover11]

govt taking out loans to pay for dis

my chirren and your chirren eventually going to have to pay it back but right now we need dis carnival. ppl need d cool down this year

You find that right, we taking loans that will encourage future hardship on something that is not even profitable? Let the private sector invest in carnival, why is always the government hadda bear the cost?

[Cantmis]

Carnival should be funded by those people and entities that want it, not government/ taxpayers money.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

I think the concept is that there are a lot of stakeholders, sole traders, small businesses, artistes and craftsmen who make money from carnival so this injection of funds is to support them as they’ve gone without last year.
However the public should get to see how that $30m was spent and who got what. Hopefully it won’t be a situation where some promoter ends up with the lion’s share.

[hover11]

I think the concept is that there are a lot of stakeholders, sole traders, small businesses, artistes and craftsmen who make money from carnival so this injection of funds is to support them as they’ve gone without last year.
However the public should get to see how that $30m was spent and who got what. Hopefully it won’t be a situation where some promoter ends up with the lion’s share.

Isn't that always the case though? Using the disguise of the poor man will eat a food while the private entities take their big slice of the pie as usual

[pugboy]

they coulda bring back the swimming pool they had a few years ago

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

I think the concept is that there are a lot of stakeholders, sole traders, small businesses, artistes and craftsmen who make money from carnival so this injection of funds is to support them as they’ve gone without last year.
However the public should get to see how that $30m was spent and who got what. Hopefully it won’t be a situation where some promoter ends up with the lion’s share.

Isn't that always the case though? Using the disguise of the poor man will eat a food while the private entities take their big slice of the pie as usual

I said hopefully it won’t be

[paid_influencer]

I think the concept is that there are a lot of stakeholders, sole traders, small businesses, artistes and craftsmen who make money from carnival so this injection of funds is to support them as they’ve gone without last year.
However the public should get to see how that $30m was spent and who got what. Hopefully it won’t be a situation where some promoter ends up with the lion’s share.

it's 20-35 million.

that's a 15 million ?? in the budget, which seems ridiculous

I agree tho. No question it is money flushed down into select private hands, but the people of the country really need the cool down. Carnival keeps people sane

[hover11]

Years now I always hearing how much the government spending on carnival but never the other side of the table, what was their return on this investment ?

[pugboy]

it is a whole ecosystem in itself to help out ppl
from the panmen who get a stipend for playing in a band to the plumber who installs the toilets in the greens for panorama
all the way to the big scaffolding and tent contractors who eating the real food

[DMan7]

Let the people enjoy their carnival nah, what wrang with allyuh?

[pugboy]

the return is when you need election funding and other kickbacks under the table you pickup the phone and call the contractors who got the contracts for the north stand or whatever
but then again you probably dont need to pickup the phone because you in they house every month or vice versa

Years now I always hearing how much the government spending on carnival but never the other side of the table, what was their return on this investment ?