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- ‘T&T still mecca for pan’; Author Kim Johnson campaigns to reprint work on steelpan 02 Apr 2020 01:36 Wired 868 Author Kim Johnson is on a mission to reprint his 2011 work, The Illustrated Story of Pan. Drawn from more than 600 interviews with pan pioneers, and filled with historical photos, the book documents the history of the steelband movement. Wired868 spoke …
- Trinidad’s first COVID-19 victim loved the Carnival 27 Mar 2020 09:06 Stabroek News (Trinidad Express) The first COVID-19 victim to die in Trinidad and Tobago was Hansel “Hanny” Leon, a man who loved Carnival and well known for “beating the iron”. Tributes have begun to flow for 77-year-old Leon who died Wednesday at the Couva Hospital. A …
- CubaDupa Announces Full Festival Lineup of 1500 Performers 11 Mar 2020 03:41 Scoop Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 3:59 pm Press Release: CubaDupa New CubaDupa App, Visual Arts Elements, and Accessibility Initiatives WELLINGTON, NZ — Aotearoa’s most vibrant and creative free festival hits the streets of Wellington on 28 and 29 March—and has …
- Pan as icon: preserving, claiming, marketing (Part II) 07 Mar 2020 10:33 Daily Observer (An address to the CARIFESTA V SYMPOSIUM, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago/August 1992) By Dorbrene O’Marde And then this final word, ‘marketing.’ It is a word that I am scared of, especially when loosely bandied around culture and the arts. It is …
- Pan as icon: preserving, claiming, marketing (Part I) 06 Mar 2020 10:05 Daily Observer (An address to the CARIFESTA V SYMPOSIUM, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago / August 1992) By Dorbrene O’Marde Before adding my contributions to this discussion on ‘Pan as Icon – preserving, claiming, marketing,’ let me be quick to acknowledge my …
- RHTYSC Cricket Teams, Guyana Beverage Co. hosts successful Say Yes/ Say No Parade 25 Feb 2020 05:44 Kaieteur News Feb 25, 2020 Sports 0 Hundreds of students drawn from six schools along with the cricketers of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS on Republic Day participated in a massive Chubby Children Mash Parade along the Lower Corentyne Highway. The Mash …
- Trinidad & Tobago Carnival's steel pan competition in photos 19 Feb 2020 14:54 globalvoicesonline.org Renegades Steel Orchestra on stage at the National Panorama Semi-Finals in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on February 9, 2020. Photo by Maria Nunes, used with permission. One of the highlights of Trinidad and Tobago's annual Carnival celebrations is the …
- Daly Bread: Prime bands in prime time; we may be at a new beginning in pan 16 Feb 2020 19:15 Wired 868 Everything is set for a thrilling indigenous musical contest at next Saturday’s Panorama Finals and I open this column with an appeal to anyone who loves pan and our country’s youth to put aside their bad experiences with previous ridiculously lengthy …
- RHTYSC, MS Cricket teams and Guyana Beverage Co. launch Mash Children’s Parade 12 Feb 2020 14:59 Kaieteur News Feb 12, 2020 Sports 0 The cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS on the 23rd of February would take their highly successful Say No/ Say Yes Campaign to a higher level when they host a 500 person children Mash Parade as part of …
- Media Monitor: customer satisfaction and reporter work ethic clash on CCN and TTT 10 Feb 2020 00:48 Wired 868 Ahahn! At last! It only take about 70 years. Too late fuh Blakie buh not fuh we! And de timing perfick; it only have a week or two to go before dis year Carnaval. (Big band music blassing. De tune is a famous 1954 classic by de now dead kaisonian with de …
- Daly bread: Trying a new direction; will Panorama lead by example? 09 Feb 2020 16:44 Wired 868 I do not need someone from foreign to tell me that gangsters are fully in charge in many communities, and I dun know that the politicians look the other way and frequently consort with them. It is a reprehensible failure on the part of the elites and …
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- What date did the UK go into lockdown and when will it be removed? 01 Apr 2020 21:43 Birmingham Mail The UK is in a state of lockdown to limit the spread of coronavirus - although the Government has not used that term to describe the restrictions that have been imposed. So when did it begin? It's easy to lose track of time when slumped indoors for …
- UK likely to postpone Cop26 UN climate talks in Glasgow until 2021 01 Apr 2020 18:21 The Guardian The UK is poised to postpone the UN climate talks due to be held in Glasgow later this year to next spring as governments struggle to halt the spread of coronavirus. The most important climate negotiations since the Paris agreement in 2015 were scheduled …
- School sweethearts tie the knot over Zoom as coronavirus lockdown disrupts weddings across the UK 01 Apr 2020 11:21 Evening Standard While the coronavirus lockdown has seen weddings cancelled across the UK, one couple has tied the knot over Zoom. School sweethearts Ben Jackson and Sophie Austin got engaged in August 2018 and 200 people were due to watch them get married on Saturday, …
- Doubts over take-up of UK government emergency food parcels 01 Apr 2020 05:31 The Guardian The government is anticipating that hundreds of thousands of those identified as being at high risk from coronavirus will not take up an offer of emergency food supplies, it has emerged, as charities warned that other vulnerable people were going hungry. …
- Morning mail: 'stay at home' measures explained, 10% of cases from Ruby Princess, locked down weddings 31 Mar 2020 23:57 The Guardian Good morning, this is James Murray bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Wednesday 1 April. Coronavirus Strict new “stay at home” measures are now in place across Australia, and they vary in each state and territory. People who leave their home …
- UK prisoners with flu symptoms forced to share cells with those with Covid-19 31 Mar 2020 09:45 The Guardian Prisoners who have symptoms of Covid-19 are being placed in the same cells as those who have tested positive for the virus, the Guardian has learned. The strategy, known as cohorting, has prompted fears that inmates with conventional flu symptoms risk …
- UK students' union calls on universities to cancel summer exams 31 Mar 2020 09:34 The Guardian The National Union of Students has called on universities to cancel or postpone this summer’s exams to avoid further stress and disruption to students’ lives during the coronavirus pandemic. The NUS said disabled, international and poorer students would be …
- UK faces cardboard shortage due to coronavirus crisis 31 Mar 2020 07:17 The Guardian The UK could be hit by a national cardboard shortage as more and more local councils suspend their regular recycling collections owing to pressures caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the industry’s trade body has warned. The Recycling Association said it …
- The UK's coronavirus lockdown could be extended for up to 6 months, with some restrictions lasting even longer Business Insider 31 Mar 2020 04:24 Video Games UK & Ireland Yahoo A statue of Queen Victoria was seen wearing a face mask on March 19 in Manchester, England.Getty The UK's coronavirus lockdown could be extended for up to six months, with some social-distancing measures potentially lasting beyond that time, the …
- As ‘Heartbreaking’ Social Distancing Rules Begin to Bite, Should Funerals be Banned in UK? 31 Mar 2020 03:27 RIA Novosti UK 15:36 GMT 30.03.2020(updated 15:37 GMT 30.03.2020) Get short URL Italy has banned funerals during the coronavirus outbreak. The British government has imposed restrictions on the number of people attending funerals but is it putting an unbearable stress …
- Coronavirus UK: 'Covidiots' defy lockdown socialising in their cars and holding BBQs 30 Mar 2020 21:31 Charleston Daily Mail Footage shows a group of youths flouting the coronavirus lockdown rules as they pull up in two cars near a hospital, blaring loud music on a road filled with elderly residents. The footage was shot by an outraged local in Hillingdon Heath, west London, on …
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- 61 sumptuous afternoon teas in Surrey and Hampshire 02 Apr 2020 21:25 GetSurrey Fancy a spot of tea with freshly baked scones loaded with strawberry jam and thick clotted cream? Surrey and north-east Hampshire is home to some wonderful venues serving exquisite cream teas for a spontaneous or special occassion. Complete with freshly …
- Surrey's 10 most romantic restaurants according to TripAdvisor 02 Apr 2020 21:25 GetSurrey Whether you're looking to book a table for Valentine's Day or planning something special for a loved one, Surrey is not short of fine dining and award-winning restaurants. Complete with candlelights, bubbly and decadent desserts, some restaurants …
- Fine dining eateries, spectacular brasseries and the best pub grub 02 Apr 2020 21:25 GetSurrey With so many fantastic restaurants on our doorstep, it wasn't easy to whittle down our favourites to just 50. From fine dining eateries at spectacular hotels, to hearty, wholesome grub at cosy gastro pubs, us Surrey folk have a lot of choice when it …
- Dozens of Surrey restaurants make it into Harden's best restaurant guide 2017 02 Apr 2020 21:25 GetSurrey Harden's has released it's Best UK Restaurants 2017 guide - and more than a dozen eateries in Surrey feature in it. The book now in its 26th edition, is driven by a survey using reviews from members of the public and lists everything from the best …
- Eight afternoon tea locations that are perfect to book for Mother's Day 18 Feb 2020 10:38 Wales Online Mother's Day is fast approaching and it's the one time of year you can treat your mum and say a massive thanks for everything she does for you and your family. Why not treat your mum to a spot of afternoon tea? To help you decide on a location, we …
- Yorkshire woman weaves a career out of Britsh wool 01 Jan 2020 19:47 Yorkshire Post Three years ago Adriana Gentile set up her own homewares business for wool products. Catherine Scott reports. Weaving is Adriana Gentile’s DNA. Her great-grandad used to make looms and now she has set up her own business in a former textile mill in Leeds. …
- Best wedding venues in Surrey for 2020 17 Dec 2019 12:52 Evening Standard You don't have to stray far from London to find country barns and castle grandeur. An hour or so from the capital is Surrey, sitting pretty to the southeast of London. We asked Hamish Shephard, founder of wedding planning app Bridebook, for his …
- 20 cosy pubs and restaurants in Surrey serving mulled wine this winter - including prices 24 Nov 2019 08:40 Get Surrey Lazy afternoons spent in the pub garden with a G&T in hand have become a distant memory as we now huddle indoors to escape the winter chill. Thankfully, some pubs and restaurants in Surrey are making the most of those long, dreary evenings by serving …
- The 21 fine dining restaurants in Surrey with AA Rosettes 19 Oct 2019 15:06 Get Surrey The 27th edition of the AA Restaurant Guide has been published and it features 21 eateries in Surrey. Inspected for culinary excellence, these selected restaurants are not your average dining spots, think dress codes, taster menus and a lengthy waiting …
- Four Surrey restaurants retain Michelin stars in 2020 guide 08 Oct 2019 23:19 Get Surrey The Michelin guide 2020 has been revealed and it features four restaurants in Surrey. The list was announced on Monday evening (October 7) at a glittery affair at The Hurlingham Club in Fulham, London. Of the 187 Michelin starred restaurants in Great …
- 21 of the best places to drink Champagne in Surrey including hidden gems 15 Aug 2019 05:18 Get Surrey There's nothing quite like raising a glass of Champagne to toast a special occasion. Whether you're celebrating exam results, a birthday, new job, engagement or Valentine's Day, we have put together a list of places where you can enjoy a glass …
