By Gerald V. Paul After a meeting at Metro Hall on Saturday which lasted more than four hours, the Caribana Arts Group (CAG) has not yet reached a decision about what role it will play – if any – in the staging of the 2017 Caribbean carnival next summer. Monica Pollard, chairman of the CAG, […]
Members of the Caribana Arts Group (CAG) will meet on Saturday at Metro Hall in Toronto to discuss several outstanding issues affecting the future of the organization and its role in the 50th anniversary celebration of the Toronto carnival. One of the hot button items for discussion is the proposal made recently by the Festival […]
We are extremely surprised at the responses which are receiving to our announcement last week of the competition for the design of a postage stamp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Caribana, the Trinidad-style carnival in Toronto. Never did we imagine that this competition would excite such great interest from so many people outside the […]
CANADA-WIDE CONTEST Next summer the Toronto Caribbean carnival will celebrate its golden anniversary – 50 years of mas.’ The Caribbean Camera believes that this special cultural milestone should be remembered in a special way and we believe that a postage stamp should be designed to mark the event, And so we are announcing our Caribana […]
The Caribana Arts Group (CAG) is studying a proposal put forward by the Festival Management Committee (FMC) to promote the Toronto Carnival ” by its brand name, ‘Caribana,’” the Caribbean Camera has learned. The CAG has not disclosed the details of the proposal but the Caribbean Camera has obtained a copy of the ” points […]
