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‘Queen’ finds her T-spot

by JOHN BOYCE  Music and finance played an integral part in her calculations as he assessed the future, and as the Sweetest Summer Festival heats up, Tamara ‘Queen T’ Boyce is again...

Stage set for Party Monarch

A woman will set the pace in the Power Soca competition, while reigning Pic O De Crop monarch Mr Blood will...

Mikey and Blood have double shot at Party Monarch

Michael ‘Mikey’ Mercer and Mr Blood are the only artistes who have made it to finals of both...

NCF happy with Party Monarch response

The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is expressing satisfaction with the level of interest shown by Barbadian artistes in...

De Big Show marks 20 years

De Big Show is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, a milestone hailed by its title sponsor Barbados...

Drop in sales for some vendors

Some vendors along Eagle Hall and Black Rock Main Road in St Michael reported a slight drop in sales from last year’s Flow’s Grand...

Lead Pipe wins 2025 Tune of the Crop with Tek Charge

Soca artiste Lead Pipe has taken the 2025 Tune of the Crop title with his high-energy hit Tek Charge, securing 18 points and bragging...

Revellers, bandleaders excited on eve of big day

Distribution of Grand Kadooment costumes is at an advanced stage. That was clear as hundreds of masqueraders visited bandhouses to collect their costumes last weekend. Blue Box Cart’s bandleader...

VIDEO: Foreday Morning Jam

Foreday Morning Jam went off without a hitch earlier today. Hours after Mr Blood was crowned the new calypso monarch, thousands of revellers and many...

Traffic changes for Grand Kadooment Day

The Crop Over Festival Grand Kadooment will be held on Monday August 4th, 2025. This is the final event on the Crop Over calendar...

VIDEO: Calypso Monarch Mr Blood

MC Mac Fingall announced Mr Blood had, according to the judges, outperformed all of the other contestants in the Courtesy Pic O De Crop...