NCN denies calypso ban

Lester Charles

Almost two weeks after the songs of the finalists in this year’s Mashramani calypso competition were pulled from its airwaves, the state-run National Communication Network (NCN) has denied instituting a ban, telling calypsonians that it was only the song of this year’s monarch that has been “restricted”.

In a meeting yesterday with some calypsonians, including reigning monarch Lester ‘De Professor’ Charles and two other finalists in this year’s competition, acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the network Michael Gordon