After making mas’ in Canada for nearly half a century, Whitfield Alwyn Belasco is now “looking into the future” for Toronto carnival 2017. In fact his band is called “Looking into D future.” Belasco whose mas’ presentations have been ” on the road” in Toronto every year – except one – since Caribana was first […]
By Judy Pham Direct charter flights from Toronto and New York to St. Vincent will be available in time for Vincey mas’ this summer. Glen Beache, CEO of the St.Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority, made this announcement on Sunday in Toronto at a Town Hall meeting – to much applause from the large numbers […]
Durham Mas’, led by Jerrol “Stretch” Augustine, presents Canboulay for 2017 Toronto Carnival. Augustine introduced his costumes at his band launching at the Church of the Nativity in Scarborough on Saturday . Now in its third year, the band is ” bringing back “some of the old time carnival characters but will also feature many […]
After ” high scoring ” successes as designer and builder at Trinidad Carnival 2017, Toronto veteran masman Marcus Eustace is getting ready to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday and the 50th anniversary of Toronto’s Caribbean carnival. And he is planning to get the celebrations ” on the road in fine style” with his 2017 mas’ presentation […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Country singer Willie Nelson, the children of the late reggae icon Bob Marley and comedian Whoopi Goldberg are just a few of the growing number of celebrities publicly jumping into the marijuana industry and eyeing the California pot market, which is expected to explode after voters legalized the recreational use of weed. […]
Chalkdust delivers his triumphant performance during the 2017 Dimanche Gras show at the Queen’s Park Savannah on Sunday. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -Veteran calypsonian Chalkdust (Dr. Hollis Liverpool) broke the record which he held with the Mighty Sparrow ( Slinger Francisco) when he won the calypso monarch 2017 competition at the Dimanche Gras show at […]
The Trinidad Calypso Monarch 2017 competition By Carlton Joseph The ladies dominated Dimanche Gras 2017 and although Chalkdust won the Calypso Monarch title, the evening was a statement of the power of the female calypsonians, their consciousness, artistic development and overall rise in a once male-dominated genre. Interesting that this rise seems to be in […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Rondell Donowa, a 30-year old attorney, is one of the 15 finalists who will be vying for the crown in the Trinidad and Tobago Calypso Monarch competition at the Queen’s Park Savannah here on Sunday. Donowa who hails from South Trinidad, said that being in the final was the fulfilment […]
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) which will operate over 250 international and regional flights, bringing approximately 30,000 passengers to Trinidad and Tobago for Carnival 2017, kicked off its “Welcome to the Warmth of the Islands “presentation on Friday at Piarco International airport as part of its annual Carnival Customer Appreciation. Passengers travelling to Trinidad on CAL flights […]
Calypso Rose (McCarta Linda Sandy-Lewis) has won the coveted Victoire accolade- France’s version of the Grammys – for her platinum-selling album Far From Home. The Victoire accolade is awarded by the French Ministry of Culture to the best musical artistes of the year. Calypso Rose’s album went platinum in France late last year, an achievement […]
