Uptown Fascinators vow not to be silenced after arson attack

For­mer Panora­ma cham­pi­ons Up­town Fas­ci­na­tors say they will not be si­lenced, de­spite an ar­son at­tack on Tues­day at their pan tent in To­ba­go.

The in­ci­dent took place ear­ly Tues­day morn­ing, tem­porar­i­ly dis­rupt­ing the band as it pre­pares for next month's Small Con­ven­tion­al Bands fi­nals.

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CCTV footage of the in­ci­dent cap­tured a man with a pro­nounced limp walk­ing in­to the fa­cil­i­ty car­ry­ing a con­tain­er. The sus­pect, who was dressed in dark cloth­ing and a hood­ie, ap­peared to throw a chem­i­cal sub­stance on the wall of the build­ing be­fore set­ting it alight.