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Dr Verene Shepherd-to meet with the Trinidad & Tobago National Committee on Reparations

Members of the Trinidad and Tobago National Committee on Reparations (TTNRC) as well as nationals of the African diaspora are set to benefit from the knowledge and experience of the co-Chairperson of the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) Dr. Verene Shepherd as Emancipation is observances continue this month. Dr. Shepherd, who is also the Chair of Jamaica's National Commission on Reparations, arrived in Trinidad and Tobago for a five (5) day visit on  August 8 th 2014 and she will be here until  August 13 th 2014.

32nd Emancipation Dinner and Public Lecture

News Release Re: Prof. Verene Shepherd, guest of the NACC Professor Verene Shepherd, Director of the Regional Institute for Gender & Development Studies, University of the West Indies and Co-Chairman of the Caribbean Reparations Committee will be the feature speaker at the 32 nd Annual Emancipation Day Dinner of the National Action Cultural Committee (NACC). The dinner will be held on Saturday 9 th August, at the Andre Kamperveen Hall, Centre of Excellence, Macoya, Tunapuna from 8 p.m.

30th Annual Prize-giving for the Young Kings Calypso Monarch Competition

The NACC is pleased to inform the nation that the prizegiving ceremony for the 30 th Annual Young Kings Calypso Monarch Competition will be held on Wednesday 18 th June 2014 at the Audiovisual Room NALIS, National Library, Hart & Abercomby Streets, Port of Spain from 6.00 pm. Following a reception the formal aspect of the ceremony will begin at 7.00 pm. The results of the competition for this year were as follows:

Prizegiving Ceremony for Juniors/Pathfinders Calypso Competition

The NYAC hosts the Juniors/Pathfinders Calypso Prize Giving Function 2014             The National Youth Action Committee hosts the prize giving ceremony for the Junior/Pathfinders Calypso Competition 2014, on Saturday 7th June, 2014, from 4:30pm. The competition was held in association with Petrotrin who have sponsored the Juniors /Pathfinders for a number of years.

National Calypso Queen Prize-giving 2014

NWAC hosts National Calypso Queen Prize Giving Ceremony 2014                     The National Women's Action Committee will be hosting it's prize giving ceremony for the National Calypso Queen competition 2014. The competition was held in association with NLCB and the Ministry of Arts and Multiculturalism who has had long standing association with this competition for a number of years. The ceremony will be held at NALIS Audio-visual Room on Abercromby Street, in Port of Spain, from 7pm, to honour and award the winners of the National Calypso Queen competition.