St. Mary’s South MP Kelvin “Shugy” Simon plans to visit Trinidad and Tobago to study how Carnival has been turned into a major economic driver, with the aim of applying lessons to Antigua and Barbuda’s summer festival.
Simon said the trip will focus on intellectual property protections for creatives and on how Trinidad markets Carnival as a national economic season that boosts tourism and business activity. While calling Antigua’s Carnival “second to none,” he said stronger planning, marketing and cultural infrastructure are needed to elevate its global profile.
He also urged greater regional collaboration through CARICOM, saying Trinidad’s long-term approach offers a model for expanding the festival’s economic and cultural impact.
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You cant make these things up…
So what was he doing all the other years…Winking up?
Just gwarn go carnival and leave us alone with ya nonsense
Look!!! Nah kill me…..
Gwaaan Shugy, enjoy your life to the max!
ABLP dem always ah promote fete, concerts and extravagant food fares, and no-one bats an eyelid, and yet plenty Antiguans get into unnecessary debt just to impress people and friends due to dem – and never forget that a few members have vested interest in the above.
Go shake ah leg boss man, and ignore the incoming naysayers. They are on their way in 3, 2, 1 … BOOM!!! 💥
Here lies the narrative of how “Minister of Parlement Shuggy” is justifying his behavior and interest in all things wink-up in the 2026 T&T Carnival.
Wink up and learn Sir Shuggy!…..
Minister of Fetes and Party lmao 🤣
That burn ah you!!!!
Wa mek wen Gaston and Pixie a braff ah you na say nutten.
Gwan Shuggy.
Full joy ya self.
LaboRATs too hypocrite and jealous!!!!
I wish you people would be as concerned about the millions we spent on the upkeep of the Alfa Nero, the hundreds of thousands in legal fees for the PM who is accused of skulldugery and the recovery of the millions they have stolen through their vehicle rustling, as much as your interest in Shuggy. What he’s doing isn’t costing us a single cent.