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One week ago a group of actors, filmmakers, singers, producers, songwriters and other creatives, all of Caribbean descent or with a connection to our islands, gathered at Kiss Kiss Bang Bang nightclub in Hollywood. Outside was a crisp 15 degrees C
One week ago a group of actors, filmmakers, singers, producers, songwriters and other creatives, all of Caribbean descent or with a connection to our islands, gathered at Kiss Kiss Bang Bang nightclub in Hollywood. Outside was a crisp 15 degrees C
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad –Michael Cherrie, an award-winning actor from Trinidad and Tobago h...
Farmer Nappy wins The Monarch soca crown in no-audience final Sunday 14 February 2021 Darryl "Farmer Nappy" Henry sings Backyard Jam to win the 2021 International Soca Monarch competition, rebranded The Monarch, at the National Academy for the Performing Arts, Port of Spain in a pre-recorded final that aired on TV6 on Friday night. - Darryl “Farmer Nappy” Henry has won the 2021 International Soca Monarch (ISM), rebranded The Monarch, with his popular pandemic hit Backyard Jam. What was considered an unusual competition setting for this type of event, Farmer Nappy along with ten other com...
National Carnival Commission chairman Winston Peters - Photo by Roger Jacob None of this year's Carnival-related competitions will be counted as part of the official records, according to chairman of the National Carnival Commission (NCC) Winston Peters, though he said promoters were free to host any of them. “There is no Carnival 2021 so the NCC won’t recognise any winner for any event,” he said last Saturday when asked about The Monarch (the new name of the International Soca Monarch contest). The Monarch is one of three Carnival events that will now be held virtually. On Tuesday, the...