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The winner of the Junior Calypso competition, Secondary Schools category, is ready to compete alongside his sister and dad in the finals of the National Calypso competition slated for Sunday, July 9.

Members of the House of Assembly will gather for the first sitting of Parliament in the temporary building at Calliaqua.

The activities for Vincy Mas 2023 will be in full swing starting today June 30 when Fantastic Friday, the finals of the Calypso competition, gets underway.

YOU cannot talk about Tobago’s culture and not mention Lesley-Ann Ellis. She’s been a dominant force on the island’s performing landscape for over four decades, thrilling audiences with her thought-provoking songs, lively folk dances and compelling dramatic presentations. It’s not uncommon to see her relating a tale about Tobago’s rich heritage or singing a calypso

THE EDITOR: So, the Carnival is over, post-covid19. Was it a success? The NCC called it "The Mother of All Carnivals." The opposition party calls it a flop. The flops were Soca Monarch, Machel 40, calypso tents and street vending. But 1500 came on a cruise ship, Canboulay was historic, as was Mayaro J'Ouvert. Fresh

Dr Gabrielle Jamela Hosein ROLL BACK to Dimanche Gras. In the years before the pandemic, I’d take Zi to see the final competition of Kings and Queens of Carnival to witness the absolute magic of seeing these giants dance in the wind as it came down from the Northern Range. Not this year, because the

Kerine “Tiny” Williams-Figaro is nothing but grateful to have placed second in the National Calypso Monarch competition and be the People’s Choice Award winner in her first time in the finals. The calypsonian and teacher sang To You With Love on February 19 at the Dimanche Gras at Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain (PoS),

THE EDITOR: This year's Dimanche Gras calypsoes were generally mediocre, with some songs being forgettable. Only Maria Bhola, Tameika Darius, Ezekiel Yorke and Roderick Gordon had original calypsoes that were also thought-provoking. Bhola satirised on the changing role of women in a reconstituted family. Darius censured the bigotry in not contextualising the acculturation effects of

THE EDITOR: Every year for the past say ten years, I think, I have travelled from Tobago to Trinidad for the national Panorama final, King and Queen of the Bands and Dimanche Gras. I could not miss attending those shows, they were just in my blood. This year I had so much work to do

ON A NIGHT featuring many defending champions, first-time winners were eventually crowned at this year’s Dimanche Gras, setting the stage for a Carnival that has come to be defined by virgin victors. Ta’zyah O’Connor was crowned the TUCO National Calypso Monarch with the uplifting Hallelujah. At the age of 20, Mr O’Connor is one of