Crop Over

Last lap hope for Crop Over bounty

With more than 70 events still to come before Grand Kadooment, some Crop Over promoters are banking on Barbados’ well-known last-minute buying culture to fill fetes and jouverts. The final week of the Sweetest...

Pic-O-De-Crop finalists draw positions for finals

Five former monarchs, including defending champion Mr Blood, drew for their positions this morning for the Courtesy Garage...

Pic-O-De-Crop Finals return to National Botanical Gardens

The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has announced a new location for the 2026 Courtesy Garage Pic-O-De-Crop Finals, following...

Calypso finalists announced

The calypsonians who will challenge Mr Blood in the 2026 Courtesy Garage Pic-O-De-Crop Finals, powered by Q100.7 FM,...

Pic-O-De-Crop Finals now at CARIFESTA House

The 2026 Courtesy Garage Pic-O-De-Crop Finals, powered by Q100.7 FM, will now be staged at CARIFESTA House, Waterford,...

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...