11 entries confirmed for Mash 2018 float parade

As the clock winds down to the annual Mashramani float parade, the Social Cohesion Ministry is confident about receiving a high number of entries for the competition.
Mashramani Committee Coordinator Andrew Tyndall on Wednesday expressed hope that the number of Mash bands will be high despite the low number of entries received so far.
“We would have received 11 registration forms; also there are a number of agencies and private companies who would have been calling in for information of how they could be a part of the process,” he stated.
When questioned about the small number of entries, Tyndall explained that this amount was common around this time of the Mash season. “Around this time this is what registration normally looks like, probably next week heading up to the 16th, a lot of companies will bring in their registration forms,” he explained.
To date, the calendar of Mashramani activities is said to be “running smoothly”, with a number of major events such as the Soca Monarch, Calypso, Chutney, Panorama and the Children’s Mashramani competitions still to be completed. These events are all a prelude to the grand Mashramani float parade that will be held on February 23.
This year, the float parade will have a new route, which will see revellers beginning on Thomas Lands, west of Albert Street, then proceeding on to the first judging point at the National Park, then the parade will proceed east along Thomas Lands, south into Vlissengen Road, then into D’Urban Park using the Vlissengen and Hadfield Streets entrance.