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Decked in immaculate white, with his trademark beard, nine-time National Calypso Monarch, Chalkdust (Dr Hollis Liverpool) was immersed in a sea of hugs, kisses, well wishes and condolences from members

“We are ready for Dimanche Gras night. I am prepared to retain my crown.”

Had Cro Cro been a good calypsonian, he would have been more careful not to get in a position to pay $250,000 for defamation of character when he sang his

LYNDON DE GANNES should be commended. Anyone willing to engage in public service, at any level, should be praised. To seek or hold office is an incredible commitment. Few are brave enough. But Mr De Gannes, who is a UNC candidate in the pending local government election, is also to be commended for taking on

PRESIDENT Christine Kangaloo has roped in soca star Machel Montano to launch a series of cultural events aimed at youth awareness, President's House sources told Newsday on Wednesday. An earlier statement disclosed the collaboration, but gave few details. It said that at Kangaloo's invitation, Montano visited her and her husband Kerwyn Garcia at President’s House

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

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

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DUANE TA'ZYAH O’CONNOR topped a field of 12 to become the 2023 National Calypso Monarch at the Dimanche Gras Show at Queen's Park Savannah

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