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Alicia Cabrera (left) senior marketing manager, Caribbean Airlines and Sean Quong Sing (right) acting vice-president &mdash; Commercial, join costumed hostesses to welcome Delita McCallum (second left), counsellor at the Jamaican High Commission to Trinidad & Tobago and Angella Prendergast, wife of the Jamaican High Commissioner to T&T, David Prendergast, to a command performance of CAL Invaders Steel Orchestra.<strong> (Peter Lim Choy)</strong>
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February 27, 2017

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Trinidad Carnival is definitely upon us and, as usual hundreds of Jamaicans made their way south to the Twin Island Republic for days and nights of feting. Caribbean Airlines rolled out the red carpet to ensure the VIP treatment. The airline operated more than 250 flights, that brought approximately 30,000 passengers into Port of Spain for the 2017 Carnival season.

 

 

 

Trinidad & Tobago Minister of Tourism, Shamfa Cudjo (second left, second row) and Caribbean Airlines Chairman Shameer Ronnie Mohammed (second right) get into the groove of things at the special performance of CAL Invaders Steel Orchestra. Joining them are Arddin Herbert, arranger, CAL Invaders Steel Orchestra and Desiree Myers, music coordinator, CAL Invaders Steel Orchestra music coordinator.<strong> (Peter Lim Choy)</strong>
Passengers flying into Piarco International Airport don&rsquo;t have miles to go to start their Carnival ritual, thanks to the CAL Invaders Steel Orchestra and Moko Jumbies presented by Caribbean Airlines.
(From left) Sean Quong Sing, acting vice-president commercial, Caribbean Airlines, Adrian Winter, advisor to the Trinidad & Tobago Minister of Tourism, Vidiah Ramkhelawan, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, and Alicia Cabrera, senior manager marketing Caribbean Airlines, get set to raise the roof at Piarco International Airport with the help of a cast of traditional Carnival characters.<strong> (CAL)</strong>
Feters&rsquo; favourite Patrick &lsquo;hypeman&rsquo;Alexis supported by Caribbean Airlines employees, crew, customers and Carnival characters at Piarco International Airport to jump-start the celebrations.<strong> (CAL)</strong>

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