Latest update November 25th, 2024 1:00 AM

Guyana's largest selling daily and New York's most popular weekly

Latest News

Artist says Carifesta leadership must provide answers

Dec 04, 2015 Letters

Dear Editor,
That CARIFESTA X would come up for enquiry is no surprise. What is disturbing is that the leader of the opposition should seek to caste a facade, involving the then PS of Culture, Youth and Sport the late Keith Booker, when he is well aware that the authority over the finances was taken away from Booker and placed in the jurisdiction of a PPP-CEO, Nigel Dharamlall who  hardly knew nothing nor had no understanding of anything about Culture. This character most popular for his political adventures as the PS [ Yes he was promoted after CARIFESTA X] of the Amerindian Affairs Ministry  was the power lord and prominent signatory of CARIFESTA X. The next person who would be able to answer some pertinent questions would be the then PPP Minister Frank Anthony.  Paloma Mohamed was the Artistic Director [ a lesser authority ] who encouraged many of us in the Arts to participate, because essentially CARIFESTA was not a PPP concept and Guyana could not be made to look bad because of that administration.  I submitted my play and it won the signatory play for Guyana CARIFESTA X ‘The Legend of the Silk Cotton Tree’ Of a prize of $ 500.000 I surprisingly learnt that i would only be paid $250.000 because the Queens NY PPP GROUP had promoted a young lady to submit a play, which was declared not stage worthy. This I was told when i investigated.  I was paid the $250.000. The media must insist on questions to be answered by that CEO.  It must be remembered that this was a dark period of tremendous intimidation meted out to considered lesser authorities who made honest inquiries. CARIFESTA X was a milking cow at the cost of the Arts community of this nation, exploiting a tremendous concept ushered into being by the fathers of CARICOM. Eventually the Courts must demonstrate Never Again!
Barrington Braithwaite

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show | November, 20th, 2024

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

Welcome and Sattaur hat-tricks power West Ruimvelt’s emphatic win

Welcome and Sattaur hat-tricks power West Ruimvelt’s emphatic win

Nov 25, 2024

…Chase’s Academic Foundation remains unblemished Kaieteur Sports- Round six of the Republic Bank Under-18 Football League unfolded yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, featuring...
Read More
Mominul, Jaker help Bangladesh avoid follow on

Mominul, Jaker help Bangladesh avoid follow on

Nov 25, 2024

Rutherford’s stunning century in vain as ‘Spice Man’ steals the show

Rutherford’s stunning century in vain as...

Nov 25, 2024

Bentick’s hat-trick lifts YMCA to $1M and ExxonMobil Futsal C/chip title

Bentick’s hat-trick lifts YMCA to $1M and...

Nov 25, 2024

Final batch of tickets for opening match released

Final batch of tickets for opening match released

Nov 25, 2024

NSC to host National Awards Ceremony on Thursday

NSC to host National Awards Ceremony on Thursday

Nov 25, 2024

Features/Columnists

Publisher’s Note

Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.

Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]