News: Caribana 2006 to be Renamed Toronto Caribbean Carnival

Caribbean Cultural Committee (CCC), which owns the rights to the name Caribana, is at odds with City Hall over who will stage this year's festival.

Councillor Joe Mihevc, the city's pointman for the festival, said although council has final say on the matter, Toronto officials are working with the Toronto Mas Bands Association (TMBA) to put on the event, which attracts huge crowds to the city.

Plans call for this year's festival to be renamed "Toronto Caribbean Carnival," TMBA chairman Frank Ramsaroop said.

City officials decided to to cut out the CCC as organizer of the festival because the group failed to submit an audit for last year.

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