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Another Hard-hitting year for Tobago Gold Chocolate Rum Cream

2023 has been another watershed year for Lars Söderström, creator of Tobago Gold Chocolate Rum Cream. His company has been on a steady rise...

Thu 28 Dec 2023

News

Carib Senior Calypso Monarch 2023 Finals

Following the Carib Senior Calypso Monarch Competition held on Thursday 14 December at No Rush Bar, Basseterre, 7 of the 16 Calypsonians have progressed...

Radeya Osman - Wed 27 Dec 2023

News

UK government hands carnival creatives an intangible Christmas present

It’s taken 20 years, but the UK is belatedly about to join the 182 civilised nations of the world that care enough about their...

Stephen Spark - Mon 25 Dec 2023

News

Terri Lyons to defend her Queen of Queens title

The 2023 edition of Montserrat’s Queen of Queens, aka Regional Female Calypso Competition, has nine ladies battling for the crown. The reigning champion artist...

Radeya Osman - Fri 22 Dec 2023

News Results

Ras Kelly is the new Power Soca Monarch of St. Kitts...

The SKELEC Power Soca Monarch competition finals were held last night at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium in St.Kitts. Twelve contestants were competing for...

Soca News Staff - Fri 22 Dec 2023

News

Uptown Cuisine to spread Christmas cheer

Christmas is the gift that keeps giving, and UpTown Cuisine is back again this year with a double dose of cheer. The restaurant will...

Radeya Osman - Thu 21 Dec 2023

News Results

Keithroy Morson to defend Calypso Monarch title

On Sunday, 17 December, 16 calypsonians competed against each other in Carnival City to proceed to the next level of the 2023 Montserrat Carnival...

Radeya Osman - Thu 21 Dec 2023

News

Cummin Up to give away free meals this Christmas

If there's one thing Christmas resonates with, it is the spirit of giving and spreading love not only to our family and loved ones...

Radeya Osman - Wed 20 Dec 2023

News

Jadel and Charly Black are Addictive

Trinidad and Tobago’s homegrown artist, Jadel, and Jamaican dancehall star Charly Black have unleashed a fiery new song titled Addictive. The racy track is a...

Radeya Osman - Tue 19 Dec 2023

News

Ashley Green clinches Miss Caribbean and Commonwealth 2023 Title

On 9 December, Ashley Green charmed and glammed her way to becoming the winner of the 26th edition of the Miss Caribbean and Commonwealth...

Mon 18 Dec 2023

News

Destra Garcia nominated for a MOBO Award

Soca songstress Destra Garcia has been nominated for Best Caribbean Music Act in the upcoming 2024 MOBO Awards. She will compete with five other...

Fri 15 Dec 2023

News

Tourism Trinidad aims to have half a million visitors by 2026

Trinidad is a multicultural island with a colourful history and is rich in biodiversity. Tourism Trinidad Limited (TTL), the agency responsible for the marketing, promotion...

Radeya Osman - Thu 14 Dec 2023

News

Machel Montano to sit out Trinidad Carnival 2024

Machel Montano, the king of soca and multi-award-winning artist, has decided not to participate in the next instalment of Trinidad Carnival as he will...

Radeya Osman - Thu 14 Dec 2023

News

Soca artist Ricardo Drue dies

The Soca fraternity was again plunged in mourning as word spread of the passing of Soca Artist Ricardo Drue. According to Antigua/Barbuda’s national broadcaster,...

Janelle Forrester - Tue 12 Dec 2023

News

Patrice Roberts shares her struggles with Anxiety her new single

One of the major female voices in soca, Patrice Roberts, has recently released an upbeat single that reveals her ongoing battle with anxiety and...

Tue 12 Dec 2023

News

Nailah and Marge Blackman pay tribute with Endless Vibration

Marge and Nailah Blackman have collaborated to make musical history with their newest single, Endless Vibration. The duo – daughter and grand-daughter respectively of soca...

Radeya Osman - Sun 10 Dec 2023

News

Barbados PM Mia Mottley delivers Not Until Then Lecture at London...

London School of Economics (LSE) alumna Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, delivered the "Not Until Then" lecture on Wednesday 6 December, to...

Tyrone Roach - Thu 07 Dec 2023

News Results

12 prepare for a showdown in the Skelec Power Soca Monarch...

The finals of the Skelec Power Soca Monarch competition will be held on 21 December, featuring performances from 12 contestants. The venue for the...

Tue 05 Dec 2023

News Travel

Visit Tobago Experience Instantly Sold at Travel Geeks Event

Soca News was present as National Geographic Traveller (UK) hosted the Travel Geeks event: ‘Festivals, Forests & Flavours of Tobago’, on Thursday November 9th...

Dunstan Creavalle - Mon 04 Dec 2023

Music News News

US-based songstress to make her Soca debut in her home country

Trinidadian-born singer Cherreece Bernard, better known by her stage name Rreecey, will make her soca debut in her home country during the 2024 carnival...

Mon 04 Dec 2023

Music News News

Shurwayne Winchester’s musical inspiration is Entertaining the ladies

Shurwayne Winchester has been lighting up stages worldwide with his electric performances and hit songs for years. A multiple award-winning artist, Shurwayne explains that...

Mon 04 Dec 2023

Food & Drink News

London welcomes Rhum Barbancourt from Haiti

Haitian rum brand Rhum Barbancourt had its London outing on Thursday 12 October at Laki Kane in north London as it launched into the...

Joseph Charles - Mon 04 Dec 2023

News Soca People

Kapa Shanti

Kapa Shanti (Jomo Proctor) hails from Guyana and has been on the journey of shaping his musical career for almost a decade. Starting as a...

Radeya Osman - Thu 30 Nov 2023

News

A Movement to preserve the Original Values of Carnival takes root...

The long history of carnival in Trinidad and Tobago spans over two centuries and survives to express, and carry on the values, dreams, and...

Thu 30 Nov 2023

News

Barbados’s 57th Independence and Second Anniversary as a Republic

Today, Barbados celebrates 57 years of independence and its second anniversary as a republic after electing its first president, Dame Sandra Prunella Mason, GCMG,...

Radeya Osman - Thu 30 Nov 2023

News Travel

Dominica makes National Geographic Traveller’s 2024 Cool List

When we think of the Caribbean, we believe of magnificent sunsets, endless white sand beaches, bottomless cocktails and dreamy scenes reminiscent of summer. Dominica,...

Radeya Osman - Wed 29 Nov 2023

News

Mystic Marley collaborates with Nailah Blackman on Jump

Mystic Marley releases new single Jump, featuring award-winning Trinidadian soca songstress Nailah Blackman and DJ Walshy Fire of Major Lazer fame. Mystic, the granddaughter of...

Radeya Osman - Wed 29 Nov 2023

Food & Drink News Review

Unveiling the Spirits: The Experience of UK Rumfest 2023

Soca News was at UK RumFest on Sunday 15 October, at the ILEC Conference Centre, Earls Court, London. For the uninitiated, the world’s premier...

Dunstan Creavalle - Tue 28 Nov 2023

News Review

A look back at St. Kitts Music Festival 2023

A THREE-DAY FESTIVAL WITH A TRUE REPRESENTATION OF ITS TRADITIONAL ECLECTIC NATURE. After much consternation due to the predicted path of Tropical Storm Bret, organisers...

Latoya Jones - Sun 26 Nov 2023

News Soca People

Adanna Asson

Hailing from Trinidad and Tobago, Adanna Afiya Asson has consistently provided behind-the-scenes support in the entertainment industry. Known for constructing the public image of...

Joseph Charles - Sun 26 Nov 2023

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Another Hard-hitting year for Tobago Gold Chocolate Rum Cream

Carib Senior Calypso Monarch 2023 Finals

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Terri Lyons to defend her Queen of Queens title

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Uptown Cuisine to spread Christmas cheer

Keithroy Morson to defend Calypso Monarch title

Cummin Up to give away free meals this Christmas

Jadel and Charly Black are Addictive

Ashley Green clinches Miss Caribbean and Commonwealth 2023 Title

Destra Garcia nominated for a MOBO Award

Tourism Trinidad aims to have half a million visitors by 2026

Machel Montano to sit out Trinidad Carnival 2024

Soca artist Ricardo Drue dies

Patrice Roberts shares her struggles with Anxiety her new single

Nailah and Marge Blackman pay tribute with Endless Vibration

Barbados PM Mia Mottley delivers Not Until Then Lecture at London...

12 prepare for a showdown in the Skelec Power Soca Monarch...

Visit Tobago Experience Instantly Sold at Travel Geeks Event

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London welcomes Rhum Barbancourt from Haiti

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