Squires takes top prizes

POPULAR  BANDLEADER Gwyneth Squires swept the top prizes in this year’s Junior Kadooment competition held last Saturday at the National Stadium, Waterford, St Michael.She took top prize in the best band category with her Kids Like It So, beating out Betty West with her Bajan Adventures while Trevor Nicholls took third place with Ribbons Of Hope.Sherilyn Burke from Squires’ band copped the Junior Queen competition with Alison Gordon from Nicholls’ band in second position, while in third position was Makalya James from Roseanne Lewis’ Bush Hall Masqueraders.In the Junior King section, Jared Moore from Squires’ band took top position; Akeem Welch in Nicholls’ Ribbons Of Hope was in the second position with Rachad Cadogan in Lewis’ band in third place.The best school band went to Wilkie Cumberbatch while the community band award was captured by Nicholls’ masqueraders. (ES)