Archive for August, 2007

Ian Ali laid to rest in Trinidad and Tobago

The funeral for Ian Ali, Trinidadian artist and cultural icon, and father of Tammy Ali-Burrows, was held yesterday.
Below are links to the reports:
Trinidad Express

vital to T&T: Ian Ali

Hundreds of mourners gathered yesterday at the St Joseph Presbyterian Church to say a final farewell to TV host and artist Ian Ali, who was known as “Uncle [...]

R.I.P. Ian Ali

Ian Ali, Trinidadian television personality, artist and teacher, has died at the age of 70.

VETERAN local television personality, artist and teacher Ian Ali has died. The 70-year-old Ali who was known to many people as “Uncle Ian” on the now defunct Rikki Tikki show which was aired locally during the 1980s, died of heart failure [...]

Bobby Pinder off to school

Bobby Pinder, who’s been in a number of Ringplay Productions, including Music of The Bahamas, Single Seven, and You Can Lead A Horse To Water, is leaving to go off to Mississippi Valley State University, Louisiana, on full music scholarship.
Bobby impressed the director of the music programme in June 2007 when he hosted the Mississippi [...]

Condolences

Condolences go out to Betty Knowles, Manager of the Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts, on the death of her mother.
Most people who know Betty will know that her mother has been ailing for some time.  Mrs. Knowles died today at the hospital.
Our deepest sympathies go out to Betty, Bunny and Bertram Knowles at this [...]