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Several bandleaders are challenging Prime Minister Dr Rowley’s comments about foreign exchange being wasted on the importation of Carnival costumes, saying the truth of the industry is that it is just too expensive to make mas with locally sourced raw materials.
Speaking on Tuesday at the sod-turning ceremony for Nutrimix’s Animal Feed and Pet Food plant in Point Lisas, Rowley emphasised that costumes should be locally sourced, noting the importation of costumes was draining the country of much-needed forex.
However, Exousia Mas leader Colin Providence says while he agrees with Dr Rowley’s suggestion about supporting local, he felt the Prime Minister did not have the relevant knowledge of what’s happening in the industry.
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