San Fernando Mayor Junia Regrello is hoping to collect millions of dollars in rental fees owed by the National Carnival Commission (NCC) and the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation (TUCO).
Speaking to media following the San Fernando council’s first Statutory Meeting for the year, Regrello said the newly renovated Skinner Park facility, which is due to reopen on February 4th, is already booked for three main Carnival events including the Calypso Fiesta and the National Chutney Soca Monarch finals.
While he did not know the exact figure off the top of his head, the Mayor said he hopes that TUCO and NCC will pay the outstanding bills that they have for Skinner Park over the years.
Regrello said, “We are yet to receive rental fees for Skinner Park because, at the end of the day, our responsibility is to do the engineering aspect, the physical infrastructure, the sanitation, the plumbing, and the electrical, and that bill stays with us. So it cannot be goodwill as it was in the past.”
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