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CarnivalTobago bandleaders to get mas grantsCorey ConnellySunday 21 January 2024Masqueraders from the J Ouvert band Cocoa Beans to Liquid enjoy themselves at Crown Point on Carnival Monday. - Photo by Vindra GopaulTHA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine says the executive council has approved the payment of grants for Tobago
stanley us s bandleaders for the upcoming February Carnival.In a video on his Facebook page on Friday, Augustine said the proposal for grants that came to the THA was a budget of $140,000. But he said the executive council has agreed to double that amount to $280,000. So the association for the mas-makers proposed $140,000. However, when we came to the meeting, which I chaired yesterday Thursday with the Festivals Commission, when I looked at it I felt it was only practical. So we went ahea
stanley cup usa d and doubled that to $280,000 for the grants that will be given, he said.He said the increase in budget would cater to those i
stanley flask n the mas-making fraternity who may not be members of the Tobago Carnival Bandleaders Association.Augustine said, When we look at the economics of the thing and the economies of scale for Tobago, it is very difficult for masmen and women to make a profit in Tobago given how small the economies of scale are. Therefore, increasing the grant request will ensure that all of the mas-makers will actually have an opportunity to not suffer a loss in terms of their output for Carnival. He said up to Thursday, proposals were still coming in from some members of t Tdvh All WASA reservoirs full
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