Roget: Forget Carnival put $ directly in pockets of artistes

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Roget: Forget Carnival put $ directly in pockets of artistes

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Ancel Roget - FORGET 'Taste of Carnival' and put money directly into the pockets of those creatives who have been denied the ability to earn an income over the past two years – vaccinated and unvaccinated. Ancel Roget, speaking in his capacity as president of the Joint Trade Union (JTUM) on Thursday at a virtual news conference, called on Government to forego Carnival. “It is a sort of toxicant, kind […]

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