A Reunited: Cape Town Carnival 2022

After being forced by the novel Covid-19 virus to close its doors to the world for two consecutive years, Cape Town’s carnival is back with …
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Destra is ready to be Unchained

After two restricted years, 2022 has seen the soca industry rejuvenated and artists reconnect with live audiences. Trinidadian soca star Destra Garcia has seized the...

Stadic takes Power while Mr Bagnall is the Groovy Soca Monarch

The 2022 Sugar Mas 51 Groovy and Power Soca Monarch Finals were held on, Wednesday 21 December 2022 at Carnival Village, Basseterre, St. Kitts.  There...

St. Kitts & Nevis Soca Monarch competition, meet the finalists

As St. Kitts and Nevis carnival is drawing near, soca monarch finalists are firing up to give their best performances in the hope of...

Guadeloupe’s fourth miss is a hit in France

Indira Ampiot, hailing from Guadeloupe, has been crowned Miss France 2023. The 18-year-old communications student from Basse Terre was chosen partly by a seven-strong jury...

Free lunch for those in need this Christmas

Christmas is synonymous with giving, and the spreading of love to those around us. It's not only a time to reflect on the year,...

Singing Francine has passed away

Singing Francine (Francine Edwards), the veteran of calypso and parang, has passed away at the age of 79. Francine was born on February 13,...
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Adam O to host first full-length concert on St Croix, USVI

Soca singer, songwriter and serial creative Adam O (Adam O'Neal) will be hosting his first full-length concert on his home island of St Croix,...

Caribbean cooking opportunity for young adults

The mission of Caribbean New Frontier Foundation (CNFF), a registered charity, is to assist young adults of African and Caribbean descent in finding and...

Shante Hendrickson, is the new Junior Calypso Monarch of St. Kitts...

Six finalists competed on Friday 9 December 2022 for the FLOW Junior Calypso Monarch title, held as part of St. Kitts and Nevis National...

Tobago Gold, inspired by Cocoa, infused with rum covered in cream

Entrepreneur and certified chocolate-maker Lars Söderström started to experiment in his kitchen in Arnos Vale, Tobago to create a liqueur fully inspired by cocoa...

Where to fete for under £10 this Christmas

With Christmas fast approaching and our pockets getting ever lighter we have listed a few of the soca fetes where you can enjoy yourself...

Kes to celebrate Trinidad Carnival’s return with IzWe

Kes the Band will be celebrating Trinidad Carnival’s comeback with the inaugural live edition of the band’s IzWe festival in February 2023. IzWe started last...

Machel Montano ‘Roast’-ed

Machel Montano has been synonymous with celebration since his career began, four decades ago. The singer has had back-to-back highs in 2022, and treated...

David Rudder – High Mas at the Opera

Opera Holland Park’s big tent was crackling with the static electricity of anticipation. Saturday 20 August 2022 was a day many of us had...

Mr Killa grabs the award for Best Reggae & Dancehall Artist...

Grenadian soca superstar Mr Killa (Hollice Mapp) has been adjudged the winner of the Best Reggae and Dancehall category at the African Muzik Magazine...
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Venture Deeper into St. Kitts – History, Culture and Romance

Rachel Ritfeld sits with St. Kitts Tourism Authority’s CEO, Ellison ‘Tommy’ Thompson and Melnecia Marshall, deputy CEO, for an inside perspective on the new...

St Kitts & Nevis gets ready for Sugar Mas 51

The end of the year is fast approaching, which means that Sugar Mas – carnival in the twin-island nation of St Kitts & Nevis...

‘Hero’ Ulric Cross honoured with RAF memorial

Squadron Leader, Justice, His Excellency the High Commissioner – DSO, DFC, OM, OTT. The range of titles and honours bestowed on Ulric Cross in...

Top Ten Casinos In The Caribbean

The Caribbean may be best known for its beautiful weather and pristine beaches. But, while you’re in the Caribbean, finding things to do is...

Caribbean veterans honoured for war service

At a special ceremony at RAF Marham in Norfolk, on 19 October, Jamaican veterans Ralph Ottey, 98, and Alford Gardner, 96, were presented with...

Nailah Blackman drops debut album Teknique

Award-winning Trinidadian soca songstress Nailah Blackman has released her debut album, Teknique. Nailah is known for cooking up a storm with every song, and the...

TB Joocie, The Man , The Artist

Rodell ‘Triniboi Joocie’ Sorzano is a UK-based, Trinidadian born and bred musician, pannist - and ambassador for Notting Hill Carnival. In 2008, Triniboi was awarded...

Black History Walks book launch events

There was a full house upstairs at the Prince of Peckham (a Black-owned pub) for the first of a series of launch events for...

Culture B crowned Tobago’s star of Soca

Culture B (Roston Simon), a veteran Tobagonian soca musician, was crowned winner of the inaugural edition of the Stars of Soca competition, which was...
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Are you a star baker in the making?

The Great British Bake Off is seeking home bakers to enter the iconic white tent and pit their baking skills against 11 other passionate...

Lawyers slam ‘grossly negligent’ firms involved in Grenfell Tower fire

Arconic, Celotex, Exova, Harley Facades, Kingspan, Rydon, Studio E. The names may not mean much to most of us but, according to lawyers summing...

Shantaye’s World set to screen in London

Shantaye’s World, a film by Iyanola Pictures, a small Saint Lucian film company will premiere at an invitation-only viewing this Saturday 12 November, with...

Samara Telesford is crowned Miss Caribbean UK 2022

The curtains closed on the Miss Caribbean UK beauty pageant on Saturday 29 October at the Shaw Theatre, London. Out of the eight finalists who...

St. Kitts Music Festival a look back at 2022

The St Kitts Music Festival returned in June after two years of coronavirus-mandated absence. From the first note, it was as though the festival...

Happy 44th Independence Dominica

The nature island of Dominica’s Independence theme for 2022 is One Dominica, One People, One Vision as it celebrates 44 years of independence today. On...
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