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# Trinidad and Tobago excellence to be celebrated in NYC - Trinidad Guardian Author: SAN­DRA L BLOOD Published: 2026-09-08T05:09:01+00:00 Source: guardian.co.tt (guardian.co.tt) Language: en ## Story Trinidad and Tobago excellence to be celebrated in NYC - Trinidad Guardian Trinidad and Tobago Guardian Online / Other --- by Trinidad and To­ba­go ex­cel­lence will be cel­e­brat­ed in New York City on Sep­tem­ber 12, when 19 ho­n­ourees are recog­nised at The Riv­er Run­way 2026: Icons of In­flu­ence. The event cel­e­brates re­mark­able peo­ple while their work is still un­fold­ing, recog­nis­ing ex­cel­lence in re­al time and ho­n­our­ing those whose in­flu­ence con­tin­ues to in­spire oth­ers, strength­en com­mu­ni­ties, shape cul­ture and cre­ate a last­ing lega­cy. Among those to be recog­nised are Car­ol Ad­di­son-Lewis, Dr Stephon Alexan­der, Alvin Clay­ton Fer­nan­des, Clem LueY­at, Austin “Su­perblue” Lyons, Richard Young, Michael Man­swell, Michael Sal­ick­ram, Solange Sandy, Jaleesa Jaikaran, Lar­ry Ram­per­sad, Za­li­na Wälch­li, Neil Iw­er George, DJ Ted­dy Mo­hammed, Joshua Re­grel­lo, Natasha Wil­son, Kim­ber­ly Jones, Mar­sha Mas­si­ah and An­gela Sealey, of WIAD­CA. Renée Cum­mings, hon­orary chair of the Met Gala-styled event, said, “We be­lieve there are far too few op­por­tu­ni­ties to ho­n­our the bril­liance that ex­ists in the world. That is why we say thank you now. We cel­e­brate these ex­tra­or­di­nary in­di­vid­u­als while they are still cre­at­ing, con­tribut­ing, lead­ing, and in­spir­ing.” The 19 ho­n­ourees, whose ac­com­plish­ments, en­dur­ing lead­er­ship and life­long con­tri­bu­tions have left an in­deli­ble mark on so­ci­ety, will be recog­nised across five cat­e­gories. ICONS OF EX­CEL­LENCE 2026 Life­time Achieve­ment Car­ol Ad­di­son-Lewis, Dr Stephon Alexan­der, Alvin Clay­ton Fer­nan­des, Clem LueY­at, Austin “Su­perblue” Lyons and Richard Young. Mas­ters of Move­ment: Dance, The­atre & Arts Michael Man­swell, Michael Sal­ick­ram and Solange Sandy. The Imag­i­na­tion of Style Jaleesa Jaikaran, Lar­ry Ram­per­sad and Za­li­na Wälch­li. Cre­ators of Cul­ture Neil Iw­er George, DJ Ted­dy Mo­hammed, Joshua Re­grel­lo, and Natasha Wil­son. The Spir­it of Com­mu­ni­ty Kim­ber­ly Jones, Mar­sha Mas­si­ah and An­gela Sealey WIAD­CA. Click HERE to Login Want FREE access to all our content? Sign up HERE! --- ## Related articles ## Weather PORT OF SPAIN WEATHER ## Trending Trinidad and Tobago excellence to be celebrated in NYC Former PNM senator Huggins appointed HDC managing director NPTA, TTUTA take issue with PM’s call TOBAGO SCHOOLBOY HELD FOR KILLING Teacher wins FOIA access to TSC records as judge halts proceedings TTUTA flags issues at 11 schools despite ministry’s all-clear Construction approval bill tops agenda as Parliament resumes Friday School bells ring but concerns linger in South Trinidad Scientists map T&T’s deep sea region Today's Guardian ## Publications Dr Keno Carter-GuyDr Keno Carter-Guy20260907204257 Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 ### Categories ### INFORMATION ### Digital Media The Big Board Company. ### TELEVISION ### RADIO Vibe CT 105 FM Mix 90.1 FM (Guyana) ### About Us Guardian Media is the premier provider of multimedia solutions and authoritative insight on news, politics, business, finance, sports, and current affairs. Our brand portfolio includes CNC3, Guardian, TBC Radio Network and The Big Board Company. ### Contact us Send us an e-mail here (newsroom@guardian.co.tt) or call us at+1-(868)-235-5668 / +1-(868)-225-4465 ### Follow us