Entertainment

Bleachers were up, judges were at their judging points and the streets were barricaded in anticipation of a flood of masqueraders, but up to 11 am yesterday, there was still no sight of mas on the streets of San Fernando.

Now that Carnival is over, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has two things on her mind: The UNC’s internal elections and the revival of South mas.

From Waka People’s Dog Soldiers to Rosalind Gabriel and Village Production’s Xante to Pulse’s Frontier and to the Dream Team, downtown Carnival yesterday saw all bands—large, medium, small and mini—pay tribute in some way to the culture of T&T.

The “feast of the flesh” came to a fantastic finish yesterday, as more than 85 bands revelled across the big stage to be judged for Band of the Year.

Spectators and masqueraders left the streets of San Fernando disappointed after police commanded an abrupt halt to all pan and night mas on Carnival Monday Night.

The students of Waterloo High School in Central Trinidad showed off their talent on Friday when the school staged its 11th annual masquerade and calypso competition.

An outrageous romantic comedy from the Bahamas will be the first offering of a new cinema screening venture being hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago film festival (ttff) and sponsored by bpTT.

Police Commissioner Dwayne Gibbs announced that the controversial $900,000 ultra light aircraft was indeed used as part of the police initiatives to combat crime during this year’s Carnival celebrations.