Telecommunications provider LIME has presented the Dominica Calypso Association with $61,500.
The presentation was made at the official opening of the association’s new office in Bath Estate earlier this evening.
The building, which cost in the region of $750,000, is also intended to be a multi purpose centre and a venue for performing arts sessions, among other things.
LIME Country Manager Jeffrey Baptiste urged the association to guard their investment very closely and guaranteed LIME’s commitment to the association and calypso in Dominica.
AS SOMEONE SAID ENCY WAS THE LAST PERSON TO RECIEVE HIS PAYMENT WHEN HE WON,NOW THE CALYPSO ASSOCIATION DOES NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM TO PAY THE CALYPSONIANS.SO WHY ARE WE COMPLAINING ABOUT ALL PAYMENTS ARE MEET ON TIME WITH THE NEW MANAGING BOARD WHO CONTROLS CALYPSO AND MAYBE THE STUDIO WILL COME IN AFTER TO HELP MOVE THE ARTFORM SO EVERYTHING COMES IN DUE TIME ALL BLESS TO THE NEW BOARD CONTROLLING THE ASSOCIATION.
Hey people stop criticizing. Even in big America, the Trinidad carnival associations and other west indian associations have their meetings and get-together in abandoned houses in the ghetto neighborhoods of America. This building looks good for DA and its people.
I stand by my comments…all the people talking about criticizing…I commended them on the building itself….but my thing is why we cant to stuff with taste??? tastes doesn’t necessarily have to be expensive…it just takes a little extra thought…it was built for creative people…should not have been too hard to do…Dominicans should stive for the best…stop being content with being average
THIS IS A GOOD MOVE BY THE ASSOCIATON. I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE PEOPLE ON THIS ASSOCIATION. eg OBSERVER,JACO (BLACK STALINNER) AND OTHERS.
chemist why do u talk about dominicans like is they alone who criticise things? pfft plzz i hate it wen ppl dont want to hear the truth lol
The calypso Association always had to use other venues for its meetings and functions and I am pleased to know that they have their own. Those who critisize shouls say how much they donated to the construction. This is a start to things to come.
Why would the calypso association build a $750,000 Kaiso house? …If it had a record studio they could at least charge the Calypsonians $85 per hour to record while other studios charging $100 per hour, all that would raise money since they would be cheaper than other recording studios. Other local artistes could even pay to record there also. I really don’t see the purpose of this “Kaiso House”. A total waste of money if you ask me!!!
Why do Dominicans have to be so critical about everything????
btw there is a very poor lady with tripplets down south wa allu give her..?
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA! loool wat a pretty looking home :D buh why are the two lil windows facin the front of the building…? ooddd!!!!
The architecture is a bit dated and residential looking. Probably they could’ve used the architect from the DFA Football House.
it really does look residential….
is there a recording studio in there?…… just wondering… for that much money i hope it generates a considerable amount of income in the coming years. maybe be a training venue for up and coming calysonians?
PEACE!!
West Indian people love structures and to us a big expensive structure is progress. However if in a poor country you spend three quarter million dollars on a building for an art form that only emerges once a year and brings in little if any foreign exchange then you must know what you are doing in the future for this expense to make sense. We shall see.
Is this a single family house? and why is a kaiso house located in a residential area????? what about parking are they hoping to use off street parking ? Dis the planning board approve this location for this type of development????
It should be named after DE ENCY he contributed some much to kaiso and got notheing in return, I remember something when he won the crown he was the last oerson to receive his winnings
Im glad they have a building…but why is it new structures in DA have no charm….if Iwant charm is old street and by the old market I have to go eh…or wait there is that orange-ish pink-ish house in pottersville….
good job,but why it looking like a dwelling house nah? a place where they holding events should look a little better this is it is 2010 not 1990.