Carnival interest groups: Time for corporate TT to help

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Carnival interest groups: Time for corporate TT to help

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Reigning Calypso Monarch Terri Lyons sings one of her winning songs during the 2020 National Calypso Monarch final at the Queen's Park Savannah. - CORPORATE TT is being asked to step-up to the proverbial plate and assist Carnival interest groups to present the best taste of Carnival possible. After Government’s announcement on Thursday that $15 million has been allocated for the National Carnival Commission (NCC) to host a scaled-down version […]

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