Flava Village: A Cultural Marketplace and Unique Trinbagonian Experience 

The National Carnival Commission (NCC), on Thursday 8 January, launched Flava Village, a new Carnival initiative aimed at creating real economic opportunities for small businesses while …
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Cummin Up and UpTown Cuisine Spread Christmas cheer

It's Christmastime ‑ a season of love, celebration and giving. There’s no better way to show you care than by supporting our two featured...

Machel and the Chocolate Factory

Trinbagonian soca star Machel Montano has proven that his creativity extends well beyond solely making music. The Wedding Album crooner has made his mark...

Black Cake

Black Cake is one thing you are sure to find in most Caribbean homes during the Christmas season. Here is a tried and tested...

Antiguan in space

A Caribbean entrepreneur and mother is on her way to space, after winning tickets in a Virgin Galactic raffle. The raffle was organised on...

Throwing a Sustainable Wedding to Remember in the Caribbean

Across the globe, one of the biggest trends to make a comeback since 2020 is destination weddings. Nowhere on earth sets a better scene for a...

Island Sea Fest postpones Trinidad Carnival 2023 cruise

Island Sea Fest has decided to postpone its cruise to Trinidad Carnival, originally scheduled for February 2023. Island Sea Fest’s founder, Roger MacGregor, said that...
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Tourism Trinidad post is ‘dream job’ for Kurtis Rudd

Kurtis Rudd has been settling into his new role as chief executive officer of Tourism Trinidad Limited. He started work on 20 September 2021,...

Applications are open for The Great British Bake Off

Applications are now open for the thirteenth series of The Great British Bake Off, which is accessible to anyone who has a passion for...

Condé Nast readers rate Dominica’s Secret Bay among Top 40 Caribbean...

Dominica’s Secret Bay is among the Top 40 Caribbean Resorts nominated in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards as one of the leading...

Project Chocolat: a new chocolate experience in Saint Lucia

Set on Saint Lucia’s oldest working cacao farm, Rabot Estate, the six-acre Project Chocolat connects cacao-growing with chocolate-lovers in a uniquely immersive experience where...

New BA and Virgin Atlantic flights for Saint Lucia

British Airways will return to daily flights to Saint Lucia from 16th November with four flights from Gatwick and three flights from Heathrow. Currently,...

Become a roti making master

Loved by many, but not well-crafted by all, roti is a very popular dish in the Caribbean, especially in the twin island Republic of...

Kano launches Duppy White 100% Jamaican Rum

British rapper, songwriter, producer and actor from East Ham in London, Kano, has launched a new rum. Created and founded in partnership with Duppy Share...

Rhythm Kitchen is a traveller’s choice

The Walthamstow branch of Rhythm Kitchen is celebrating its status as a 2021 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice. Travellers’ Choice was established in 2002 and is the...

Brian Danclair takes Brixton dining upmarket

Fish, Wings and Tings has been firmly established on the Brixton landscape for nine years now. Owner Brian Danclair spoke to Soca News about...
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The Spice Isle is the World’s First ‘Culinary Capital’

The World Food Travel Association (WFTA) has chosen Grenada to be the world's first ‘Culinary Capital’, along with its sister islands Carriacou and Petite...

T&T borders are reopening on 17 July

After closing its borders on 22 March 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Trinidad and Tobago is cautiously reopening its gates from 17...

Looking after your mental health in lockdown

During the Covid-19 pandemic we have found ourselves turning into paranoid hygiene warriors, isolated from our tribes and reliant on social media to keep...

Soca Stars In Fashion: Inspired by Alison Hinds

Alison Hinds, the soca queen, is many things: a recording artist, activist, motivational speaker, actor, mother, and wife. This Caribbean Queen has been releasing...

Island Food With Saint Lucian Vibes

A glance at the Instagram page of @islandfoodwithvibes will reveal a mouth-watering variety of Caribbean dishes to cater for any palate, it seemed appropriate...

Ravi B wants you to stay safe

Chutney soca singer Ravi B (Ravi Bissambhar) has asked fellow Trinidadians to observe all Covid-19 protocols to stay safe. This advice came after the...

New CEO for Grenada Tourism Authority

After a long-standing career in tourism, Petra Roach, a known veteran in the Tourism industry, has become the new CEO of the Grenada Tourism...

Check out Nailah Blackman’s five stunning poses for the gram

Nicknamed Watermelon Gyal, Nailah Blackman is a Trinidadian soca artist and the 2018 Best New International Act Nominee. Nailah has entertained us with songs...

The Great House Antigua: fairytales can come true!

Just occasionally you find somewhere that’s almost too good to be true. Some 20 minutes from V C Bird International Airport is such a...
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The Soca News guide to Caribbean travel

If you’re pining for that Caribbean getaway or a chance to catch up with friends and family in the islands you may need to...

Grenada to lift UK travel ban and reopen tourism sector

Grenada has unveiled plans to reopen its tourism sector in the coming months. The decision follows months of air traffic restrictions. Prime Minister of Grenada...

The British Library wants you to share your Caribbean food stories

The British Library has a plate with your name on it and is looking for individuals to relive their stories and memories of Caribbean...

Barbados Tourism appoints Roseanne Myers as chair

Roseanne Myers has been appointed chairman of the Board of Directors of Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc (BTMI) and of the Barbados Tourism Product Authority...

Rare Guyanese coffee now available to buy online

Rum and its gold are two things we associate with Guyana – but coffee? Guyanese coffee is so rare that few people even know...

IslandSlice Rum, born in Saint Lucia distilled in Scotland

You can take a man out of the Caribbean, but you can’t take the Caribbean out of that man. And so, when Sylvester Herman...
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