Taste of Carnival 2022

[hover11]

The question remains does the sole responsibility lie on the government or taxpayers to set aside millions per year to fund this ecosystem

[Mmoney607]

Ah yes, Trinidad and tobago, where our economy depends on a woman selling blue waters in a make shift hut around the savannah for two days of the year

[matr1x]

Carnival hasn't ever made a profit.

[paid_influencer]

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 ?

man hit it yes

carnival does have productive elements. it could stand on its own, given the chance. But PNM patronage networks/State funding keeps the carnival economy "THA-ized", to use a made up but very apt term.

[pugboy]

yup,
those huts are a huge undertaking and food chain

covid mash up that gravy train 2 years in a row

Ah yes, Trinidad and tobago, where our economy depends on a woman selling blue waters in a make shift hut around the savannah for two days of the year

[De Dragon]

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 ?

man hit it yes

carnival does have productive elements. it could stand on its own, given the chance. But PNM patronage networks/State funding keeps the carnival economy "THA-ized", to use a made up but very apt term.

The political currency from chupidees who believe "iz we cultyah" is priceless.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

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[hover11]

They put fear into ppl for months "we running out of beds". but gonna spend 25-35 million on Carnival, a superspreader event. Allyuh tell me bai yuh think it right for that amount of money to be spent on Carnival in a pandemic when the health care system in a mess, the cost of living sky high crime out of control frontline workers on the grind since 2013 do we really need this at this time?

[De Dragon]

They put fear into ppl for months "we running out of beds". but gonna spend 25-35 million on Carnival, a superspreader event. Allyuh tell me bai yuh think it right for that amount of money to be spent on Carnival in a pandemic when the health care system in a mess, the cost of living sky high crime out of control frontline workers on the grind since 2013 do we really need this at this time?

Distraction for the LFD RFD PNM fools.
"Look Massa JUHN Scarfy love we!"
"He gih we back we Carnaval!"
"Grate iz de LFD RFD PNM!"

[rexsmith]

They say Carnival Mon and Tues are normal working days because carnival will not be on the street to disrupt businesses, so ppl will have to apply for leave to attend the events.

[ChingChongTT]

After all the jobs and finances lost over the past two years, this right now is not a priority, especially that ridiculous amount of money being invested into it. Use that same money to create and sustain jobs, & get Public Servants out of that dreaded 2013 salary.

[MaxPower]

Let the ppl bray

[zoom rader]

Let the ppl bray

I doh give two 5hits, let them all jump and covid.

Less people less voters for red government.

Never seen so many stupid Conts

[FuadAdnan]

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Guyanese government smart too bad. Unlike this one.

[aaron17]

I eh see no difference.

[Chimera]

I really wanna see the clowns to pay to be in them pods lolll

[Dohplaydat]

I really wanna see the clowns to pay to be in them pods lolll

This, I'm in the carnival crowd and no body I know wants anything to do with this carnival.

Flabbergastry

[Dizzy28]

I really wanna see the clowns to pay to be in them pods lolll

This, I'm in the carnival crowd and no body I know wants anything to do with this carnival.

Flabbergastry

You're not in the Carnival crowd. You are in the fete crowd. It's merely a subset of Carnival.

[widdyphuck]

It could be on or off I ain't care cause I not in it.

[Rovin]

is how fast d govt cud get dem goat pens organised in 1 wk but cant organise nothing else to benefit d general public ..... supporters\financiers hadda eat ah food yo

[aaron17]

'Down in ah trinidad we have ah music farm ... e ..i ..e..i ...ooooooh'
song comes to mind

[eliteauto]

I really wanna see the clowns to pay to be in them pods lolll

This, I'm in the carnival crowd and no body I know wants anything to do with this carnival.

Flabbergastry

You're not in the Carnival crowd. You are in the fete crowd. It's merely a subset of Carnival.

If Tribe or Cesear's Army was involved, these pods would be "revolutionary" and "first world" lol

[Chimera]

If we have safe zones...where eating and drinking and socializing is allowed once you are vaxxed....why do they need pods? They just hadda check vax status at the door.

This is outright just a reason to give a scaffold contractor a bess contract.

[bamfo_dennis]

dey cudda revolutionize the thing/ put 4 wheels and let 2 big donkey push/pull it while the rest of dem wine in the box. Pass the judging point like that in the hot sun. It go be like long time float bands.

[matr1x]

I hope everyone gets covid who takes part in this stupidity

[Dohplaydat]

I really wanna see the clowns to pay to be in them pods lolll

This, I'm in the carnival crowd and no body I know wants anything to do with this carnival.

Flabbergastry

You're not in the Carnival crowd. You are in the fete crowd. It's merely a subset of Carnival.

Kinda true, but generally I can say while some of the Carnival crowd are grateful, no one is fooling themselves into thinking this is a real carnival, there is no vibe.

[death365]

yuh does still get wool, milk and meat outa tha

I eh see no difference.

[redmanjp]

I hope everyone gets covid who takes part in this stupidity

many will due to omicron's immune escape, but will mostly be mild, thanks to T cell immunity from vaccination.

[timelapse]

I hope everyone gets covid who takes part in this stupidity

X quadrillion

[MaxPower]

I hope everyone gets covid who takes part in this stupidity

X quadrillion

Let the irresponsible feel it.

We have too many loopholes, inconsistencies and breaches of the protocols, quarantining, pcr testing and vaccinations.

Now is NOT the time for congregating.

This bullsheit of “safe zones” must be abolished because it is not safe UNless we follow the rules properly….which we know never happens.