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
It was an alarming coincidence last week. Our 14-year-old Presentation College student Marcus McDonald warned about youth crime and family life, while at the same time St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves warned about young males and family responsibilities at the international energy conference in Guyana. Marcus became National Junior Calypso
THE winner of the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) FCB Junior Calypso Monarch is 14-year-old Marcus McDonald of Presentation College, San Fernando. His song, Don't Spoil Them, topped the other 15 competitors on Monday to win the prize at the Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain. Performing in 11th place, McDonald called on parents
THE winner of the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) FCB Junior Calypso Monarch is 14-year-old Marcus McDonald of Presentation College, San Fernando. His song, Don't Spoil Them, topped the other 15 competitors on Monday to win the prize at the Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain. Performing in 11th place, McDonald called on parents