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$2.6M saved
Posted: Sunday, August 17, 2025
$2.6M saved as Independence Day celebrations scrapped
According to the Cabinet note submitted for approval, the parade alone was projected to cost $1.5 million. This figure included expenses such as renting the Grand Stand facilities, hiring ushers, constructing media towers, installing audio systems, providing guest refreshments, and renting chairs and buses. The Grand Stand rental alone cost approximately $600,000.
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Pan as an educational catalyst
Research continues to demonstrate the remarkable connection between musical training and cognitive development, with the steelpan offering unique advantages. Its distinct tonal qualities help children differentiate between sounds, laying the foundation for phonemic awareness – that critical ability to recognise and manipulate the smallest units of language. When children engage with the steelpan, they're not just learning music; they're developing neural pathways that support reading readiness through rhythm patterns that mirror speech cadences and melodic structures that reinforce language acquisition. The natural pairing of singing with playing creates multiple avenues for sound recognition, while the physical act of striking the pans enhances both fine motor skills and auditory processing.
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Shaquille 'Flogo' Forbes Finding his own sound
When Shaquille "Flogo" Forbes talks about his earliest memory of pan, the story always comes back to his grandfather, Michael "Mikey" Forbes.
Republic cuts US$ card limit by 75% in two years
Effective August 21, 2025, the maximum US dollar spending limit per billing cycle on existing Republic Bank credit cards will be US$2,500, according to the bank's website.
Republic Bank drops US$ credit card limit again
'Unlawful, unjust and unreasonable'
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Mom killed, as men fight over parking spot
Parking dispute turns tragic...
Infant dies following birth at Centre of Excellence hotel
13-Year-Old Survives Poisoning; Accused Woman Freed as Case Dropped
Truckdriver Hema Manbodhsingh, 43 of New Grant was acquitted on charges that she attempted to murder the boy, exposed him to danger and maliciously administered a poisonous substance to endanger his life.
Pensioner, 66, kills two bandits during botched car robbery
A pensioner who was attacked and beaten with a wheel spanner in an attempted robbery in Santa Cruz early yesterday, turned the tables on his attackers, when he used his licensed firearm, killing two and sending a third into hiding
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