It’s the first time that anyone did an event like this in the North Park area and there were some challenges in terms of managing it from the NCC (National Carnival Commission) standpoint, but I think the initiative was good, I think it’s good they are trying to provide some sort of employment to people in the entertainment industry,” Gomez said. ![]() “There are always opportunities to improve in everything that you do. ![]() He said from the beginning of the event at 8 pm, organisers tried reminding the crowd to adhere to the regulations.Īnd although he labelled the event a success, Gomez said there was room for improvement. It’s possible that some people did not adhere to it but we did our best to encourage it throughout the night,” Gomez said. “We tried our best, we made announcements throughout the night, encouraged social distancing and mask-wearing and that kind of thing. Patrons in the Grand Stand, Queen's Park Savannah, at Voice in concert on Thursday night. Gomez admitted there were some issues throughout the night with managing the crowd. Guardian Media spoke to St Louis’ manager, Lyndon Gomez, who said there were approximately 2,200 attendees - with half being accommodated in the Grand Stand and the other half in the Carnival pods at the venue. It would also depend on the senior officer who is present, I don’t think that is a decision any officer would take lightly,” Hill said. ![]() “It would have to be an extreme situation, police officers can make judgement calls and to shut down an event would depend on the circumstances. Hill could not say how many officers would have been at the event.Īsked if police could have shut down the event if there were breaches of the regulations, Hill said that would most likely only be done in a case where extreme measures were needed to preserve life and safety. “He said there were no reports of that nature,” Hill said. Hill said he was informed of this by Senior Superintendent of the Port of Spain Division-Brandon John. ![]() The concert was headlined by Aaron “Voice” St Louis and featured performances by Nadia Batson, Nailah Blackman, Mical Teja, GBM Nutron, Farmer Nappy, Lyrikal, KI and Jamaican dancehall artiste Kranium.īut in an interview with Guardian Media yesterday, Public Information Officer of the T&T Police Service, Sheridon Hill, said there were no reports of any breaches of the Public Health Regulations at the event. Full of banter and fun, the book also touches on deeper issues as Emma struggles to figure out the best way to come out as bisexual to her family, and Sophia deals with the aftermath of her parents’ divorce.Despite the presence of thousands of people - many without masks and not appearing to adhere to COVID-19 social-distancing protocols - in the Grand Stand for a soca concert on Thursday night, police have said they have received no reports that Public Health Regulations were breached.ĭespite this, video and photos of the show ‘Vibes with Voicey’ were subject to strong condemnation by many on social media yesterday, with many predicting a post-Carnival spike in COVID-19 cases as a result of the activity. Um, a Sapphic, YA, modern-day retelling of Much Ado about Nothing? Sign us up.ĭesombre’s debut is dual-POV and set during a NYC summer against the backdrop of an independent film festival. In recent years, thanks in large part to social media, the trope has come back with a vengeance, and we’re here to bring you ten of the best examples of it in contemporary romance novels. Perhaps the most famous example of this is Pride & Prejudice, but the trope existed well before Jane Austen’s time-think about Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and The Taming of the Shrew. Since the beginning of time (or at least, modern literature), humans have loved stories centered around couples who initially hate each other but slowly, and usually because of circumstances outside of their control, fall in love.
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