Dear Editor,

Emotions and controversy always run high at the end of various competitions and competitors would react by letting off steam, that is natural, they are human as long as they don’t attack or engage in violent acts.
The Minister of Social Cohesion should call an investigation immediately to determine why the calypsonians behaved the way they did, what are their grievances before any ban or punishment is pronounced.

The convener erred big time when he acted like the judge, jury and executioner. He cannot do this before having a talk with those people; the media should be there along with someone of higher authority. The convener is no stranger to behavioural patterns in competitions, and not so long ago I recall reading a letter in one of the newspapers questioning his integrity and those of others being placed as the new functioning bodies of the competition, so we have to examine and correct if the fears are valid. If some of those calypsonians are guilty as charged the punishment is way too harsh, they should be given a chance by apologising for their behaviour. If it happens again then a ban should be imposed if necessary. It sounds like this convener has an agenda. Why this massive cleanup campaign so quickly, as the new head he should extend some kind of leniency, we all know what happens in competitions, there are some amount of control and discrepancy going on, it is not all innocence.

So if those calypsonians rights are being violated, justice must be served with the convener publicly apologising to them and being asked to step down because they could never be a healthy relationship between them after this.
I have heard calypsonians objecting to the junior singer being sent over to compete long before this incident on television, so it gives me the impression that no one is listening or addressing their concerns, we have to look into their complaints more seriously.
Presently and over the years there are some songs that leaves me wondering what is happening to calypso. The music is terrible and so are the lyrics, with some of the rhyming schemes so ridiculous it makes me want to puke and these songs make it to the final, as what is happening right now.

I do agree the song sung by the 2018 Monarch sounds like a song for the gutter. I believe I know a little about calypso, the song was not properly constructed. What is the minister dong about it?
Regards,
R. Kyte