FMC to run 2017 Toronto Caribbean carnival

FMC to run 2017 Toronto Caribbean carnival

The Festival Management Committee (FMC) which has been running the Toronto Caribbean carnival for the last ten years, has confirmed that it will be will be putting on the 2017 carnival. Chris Alexander,  the FMC’s Chief Operating Officer told the Caribbean Camera that his organization is moving ahead with plans for  the carnival next summer. […]

Calypsonian Dick Lochan dies at 68

Calypsonian Dick Lochan dies at 68

By Oscar Walloo              Calypsonian Dick Lochan, popularly known onstage as D’Juiceman, died on Thursday  night at the Princess Margaret hospital in Toronto after a lengthy battle with leukemia. He was 68. The news of Lochan’s death shocked the local calypso fraternity as most were not aware that he had been seriously ill. Lochan […]

‘Jamaica now has the same vibe as Trini carnival’ – Patrice

‘Jamaica now has the same vibe as Trini carnival’ – Patrice

KINGSTON, Jamaica  -Trinidadian soca artiste Patrice Roberts was the headliner of  Bacchanal 2017  New Year fete  and band launch at at Mas Camp, St Andrew, on Saturday. Her 30-minute performance ran the gamut of new 2017 material, like Big Girl Now, to her more popular hits such asOld & Grey and A Little Wine. Commenting […]

FMC anounces new Board as part of its restructuring

FMC anounces new Board as part of its restructuring

The Festival Management Committee (FMC) which has been running the Toronto Caribbean Carnival for the last ten  years, has announced the names  of its new nine-member Board of (Directors. But no information about the FMC’s  plans for the 2017 carnival was disclosed in a brief media release  which was sent to the Caribbean Camera yesterday. […]

CAG still negotiating with FMC over Caribbean carnival – Pollard

CAG still negotiating with FMC  over Caribbean carnival – Pollard

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, […]

CAG members to discuss hot button items at Saturday meeting

CAG members to discuss hot button items at Saturday meeting

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 […]

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