ONE day after National Carnival Commission (NCC) chairman Peter Kanhai was booed at the opening of the John Cupid Carnival Village at the Queen’s Park Savannah on January 11, he came under sharp criticism from Pan Trinbago president Beverly Ramsey-Moore the following night at Skinner Park.

Ramsey-Moore delivered a blistering rebuke of the NCC at the start of the National Panorama 2026 Small Conventional Bands finals on January 12, after a series of mishaps delayed the competition.

The incident was triggered when musical instruments and two moko jumbies accompanying Fusion Steel Orchestra fell while the band was leaving the stage. The mishap was attributed to the stage’s infrastructure, including a smooth surface and a steep incline at the entrance and exit.