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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...

Radeya Osman - Wed 08 Dec 2021

News Travel

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...

ggoodis - Sat 04 Dec 2021

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Rihanna’s new title

Bajan beauty entrepreneur and music icon Rihanna (Robyn Fenty) has now officially been named a national treasure in her home country of Barbados. On...

Radeya Osman - Fri 03 Dec 2021

Carnival News Travel

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...

Joseph Charles - Tue 30 Nov 2021

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Vishnu Dhanpaul is the new T&T High Commissioner in London

His Excellency Vishnu Dhanpaul has started his official duties as High Commissioner for Trinidad and Tobago in the United Kingdom. He took up the...

Radeya Osman - Fri 26 Nov 2021

News Theatre

Royal Shakespeare Theatre appoints Melissa Simon Hartman as costume designer

Melissa Simon Hartman has been appointed official costume designer for the Royal Shakespeare Theatre’s production of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. The romantic...

Radeya Osman - Thu 18 Nov 2021

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Ainsley King takes over at TUCO

Tobagonian Ainsley King has been appointed as president of Trinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation (TUCO) following the death in July of former president Brother Resistance...

Radeya Osman - Wed 17 Nov 2021

Feature News

Carnival arts demand to be taken seriously

Respect for the Carnival arts was at the heart of a stimulating two-day conference at The Tabernacle over the weekend of 2 and 3...

Stephen Spark - Sun 14 Nov 2021

News Videos

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Soca News Music - Fri 12 Nov 2021

News Travel

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,...

Radeya Osman - Thu 11 Nov 2021

Food & Drink News

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...

Joseph Charles - Wed 10 Nov 2021

News

Stacey Sobers hosts Crackers and Cheese @ Home

For her second concert for the year, Calypso Queen Stacey Sobers hosted Crackers and Cheese @ Home in celebration of Calypso History Month. The...

Joseph Charles - Wed 10 Nov 2021

News

Kees delights Trinidadian scientist with performance at World Food Awards

Soca crooner Kees Dieffenthaller was on hand to serenade nutritionist Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted when she received the prestigious World Food Prize on 21...

Radeya Osman - Wed 10 Nov 2021

Film & Television News

Maya Cozier’s She Paradise is back

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired the North American rights to Maya Cozier’s directorial debut film She Paradise. The film follows the life of 17-year-old Sparkle,...

Radeya Osman - Tue 09 Nov 2021

News Travel

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...

Radeya Osman - Mon 08 Nov 2021

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Dominica marks 43 years of Independence

United in Purpose: Our Health, Our Heritage, Our Future is the theme for this year’s Dominica independence celebrations. The first European contact with this Caribbean...

Soca News Staff - Wed 03 Nov 2021

News

Happy 40th Independence to Antigua and Barbuda

Today, Monday 1 November marks another year of independence for the twin-island state of Antigua and Barbuda. It's even more special as they mark...

Soca News Staff - Mon 01 Nov 2021

News Videos

Take A Shot

Soca News Music - Fri 29 Oct 2021

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JTS Entertainment wins the inaugural St Kitts Carnival Song Competition

JTS Entertainment has won the inaugural St Kitts Carnival Song Competition with their single Want Back Di Sugar. There was strong competition among the six...

Radeya Osman - Wed 27 Oct 2021

News

Saint Vincent & The Grenadines celebrates 42 years of Independence

Today, Wednesday 27 October marks 42 years of independence for the nation of St Vincent and the Grenadines, a former British colony, which became...

Soca News Staff - Wed 27 Oct 2021

News

Sabrina Francis to go on Million Moments Tour 2021

To celebrate the amazing year she has enjoyed with her fans, Grenadian singer and songwriter, Sabrina Francis is set to take the world by...

Radeya Osman - Sun 24 Oct 2021

Carnival News

Oxford the next stop for carnival arts conference

Plans are in hand to hold the next International Conference in Carnival Arts in Oxford next year. Until now, these conferences have been held...

Stephen Spark - Fri 22 Oct 2021

News Travel

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...

Soca News Staff - Tue 19 Oct 2021

News

Funding dispute threatens UK Calypso Monarch contest

Calypso fans in London will be disappointed to learn that the promised two days of calypso this month will not take place. This is...

Stephen Spark - Mon 18 Oct 2021

News

Watson’s suitcases chosen for Windrush Monument

Users of London’s Waterloo station are used to waiting - for friends, lovers and delayed trains. But for Jamaican sculptor Basil Watson the wait...

Stephen Spark - Sun 17 Oct 2021

News Review

Ebony and Mangrove make steelpan history in Holland Park

Carnival Culture in the Park, Day Two: Steelpan After Thursday’s calypso show on the Opera Holland Park stage, hopes were high that steelpan would have...

Stephen Spark - Sun 17 Oct 2021

News Travel

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,...

Soca News Staff - Sat 16 Oct 2021

News

Carnival book relaunched with a mural

Ishmahil Blagrove’s definitive book on Notting Hill’s festivities, Carnival: a photographic and testimonial history of the Notting Hill Carnival, has been relaunched in style....

Stephen Spark - Sat 16 Oct 2021

Food & Drink News Recipes

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...

Soca News Staff - Sat 02 Oct 2021

News Theatre

A Time to Breathe celebrates life with poetry, dance and music

Fighting for breath, half-suffocated by lockdowns, struggling to make voices heard against the howling of fake news and the gabbling of corporate media –...

Stephen Spark - Sat 02 Oct 2021

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Oxford the next stop for carnival arts conference

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Funding dispute threatens UK Calypso Monarch contest

Watson’s suitcases chosen for Windrush Monument

Ebony and Mangrove make steelpan history in Holland Park

New BA and Virgin Atlantic flights for Saint Lucia

Carnival book relaunched with a mural

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