Carnival stakeholders outline plans for "Mother of all Carnivals"

The National Carnival Commission (NCC) held a breakfast meeting on Wednesday to discuss plans for Carnival 2023.
Present were stakeholders representing the pan, mas and calypso organisations as well as the police and other entities involved in the staging of the national festival.
Beverly Ramsey-Moore, President of pan Trinbago, Ainsley King, President of the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation (TUCO) and Winston “Gypsy” Peters, Chairman of the National Carnival Commission all spoke and outlined plans for the return of what is being dubbed “The Mother of all Carnivals”.
Here are some of the plans outlined for Carnival 2023.
Panorama
Return of the North Greens
Return of the North Stand
60th-anniversary celebrations
Medium Band finals are to be  held in Tobago, and large band finals in Trinidad to feature 12 bands instead of 10


Calypso
Calypso finals to return to the Dimanche Gras
Calypso semis to return to Skinner Park


Mas
Regional Carnival bodies to be consolidated for more cohesive activities
Carnival route to remain the same


NCC Events
Online ticket purchases for all events to be implemented
Free Wifi to be made available at Carnival City
Park and Ride collaboration with PTSC to shuttle folks from East, Central and South to Port of Spain
A one-stop Carnival shop to be opened at Carnival City from January 16.  (Source The Loop, Dec 15, 2022)