Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Crop Over

Soca Monarch returning to Crop Over Festival

by Donna Sealy The Soca Monarch competition is returning to Crop Over. The announcement was made earlier today by Senator Shane Archer, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office with...

Show punches above its weight

by Sanaa Elcock At the National Botanical Gardens, hundreds of patrons attending the Rum Punch: Spirits Of Bacchanal event agreed...

Roberts: Festival must evolve

Chief Executive Officer of the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) Carol Roberts says a balance will have to be...

Make-up and body paint were in high demand

Make-up and body paint services were in high demand yesterday as masqueraders prepared for Grand Kadooment. That observation was...

One Grand Kadoo

This year’s flow Grand Kadooment was given a thumbs up by many spectators. As is the norm, people lined...

Mr Showman and King K win Junior Monarch crowns

Mr Showman successfully defended his crown in the soca section of the Scotiabank Junior Monarch Competition, while King K emerged calypso champion. The finals were...

Bandleaders cry out for sponsors

Some Kiddies Kadooment bandleaders are calling for more sponsorship support to guarantee a future for the jump-up. With the 2025 Sunshine And Affinity Plus Junior Kadooment on for today...

Kensington not available for Pic O De Crop finals

Kensington Oval is off the table for the staging of this year’s Pic O De Crop Finals. Chief executive officer of the National Cultural Foundation...

Pan lovers come out for Lime

The Republic Bank Pan Lime, boasting 16 performers playing a variety of musical genres for more than seven hours, was a steel pan music lover’s dream...

Fifth Element Mas has a change of heart

Last year, award-winning designer Kevin Small intended to bow out of the mas business.  However, his family convinced him to stick around and take Fifth...

Stabby owes life to soca

Soca saved his life. Michael Stabby Bowen made that statement as he reflected on the way the genre and his entertainment persona helped him overcome...