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Antigua and Barbuda celebrate 39 years of independence

Today, Sunday 1 November marks 39 years since Antigua and Barbuda gained independence. On this day in 1981 – now the National Day of...

Joseph Charles - Sun 01 Nov 2020

News

Antigua to host first virtual Calypso Monarch competition

Antigua’s first ever virtual Calypso Monarch competition will be held this coming Saturday 31 October. 10 Calypsonians have been chosen to take part in...

Soca News Staff - Thu 29 Oct 2020

Film & Television News

Steve McQueen’s Mangrove opened the BFI London Film Festival

Steve McQueen’s Mangrove had its European premiere on Wednesday 7 October, when it opened the BFI London Film Festival. Co-written by Steve McQueen and...

Dunstan Creavalle - Wed 28 Oct 2020

Carnival Feature News

Carnival Fever is real

I do not need to live on campus, my character does not need building, it is definitely already formed thank you, I said to...

Arlene Ross - Sun 25 Oct 2020

News

Kerwin Du Bois nurtures new talent

Multi-talented artist, producer and International Groovy Soca Monarch, Kerwin Du Bois has found plenty to keep him busy during the lockdown. With the market...

Joseph Charles - Sun 25 Oct 2020

Culture Feature Poetry

Roger Robinson

In January of this year, Roger Robinson was announced as the 2019 winner of the prestigious T.S. Eliot prize for Poetry with his first...

Dunstan Creavalle - Tue 20 Oct 2020

News

Five things to know when choosing a men’s T-shirt

At first thought, a T-shirt seems to be the least complicated piece of clothing to buy. But things are rarely quite what they seem;...

Milda Urbonaite - Tue 20 Oct 2020

News Soca People

Kes The Band, make yuh put up yuh hand

After months of teasing, Kes the Band’s latest album, We Home, is finally here. The band, which consists of Kees, his brothers Hans and...

Robert Deschamps - Mon 19 Oct 2020

News

Windrush Caribbean Film Festival

The UK’s first Windrush Caribbean Film Festival (WCFF) will run from 17 October to 8 November, 2020. The six-day digital festival of screenings, discussions...

Joseph Charles - Sat 17 Oct 2020

News Soca People

Soca Divettes

The Soca Divettes – otherwise simply The Divettes are a London-based trio of singers: Michelle Cross-Glasgow, Geraldine Reid and Carlene McLean. They have provided...

Stephen Spark - Thu 15 Oct 2020

Food & Drink News

A legacy in chocolate

Despite his humble beginnings, Duane Dove, founder and owner of Tobago Cocoa Estate, has created a tremendous foundation for a legacy in cocoa and...

Mia Cadette - Mon 12 Oct 2020

News

Jamaica National Bank UK Launch

The launch of Jamaica National Bank (JN Bank), on Thursday 8 October made history as it was the first Caribbean bank to be awarded...

Dunstan Creavalle - Sun 11 Oct 2020

Food & Drink News

New Gin from Grenada

Blue Light Distillery launched its Blue Light Caribbean Gin on 1 June, to celebrate World Oceans Day. The event was streamed live across social...

Dunstan Creavalle - Sun 11 Oct 2020

News

Martin’s Thirty Year affair

At 8pm on Sunday 30 September, 1990, a 19-year-old Martin Jay broadcast his first Caribbean Affair. The show continued until 2013 when Choice FM,...

Dunstan Creavalle - Sun 11 Oct 2020

Carnival Film & Television News

Seeking the true meaning of Carnival

This year saw Notting Hill Carnival take to the internet with the project Access All Areas. It offered a new type of audio-visual experience...

Anthony Oldham - Sat 10 Oct 2020

Art News

Père et Fils; featuring Boscoe Holder

Campbells of London is currently hosting an exhibition entitled ‘Père et Fils’, created to showcase some of Boscoe Holder’s final unseen pieces, and Christian...

Joseph Charles - Wed 07 Oct 2020

News

S J Global Investments Launches Apprentice Scheme worth £50,000

A new apprenticeship scheme has been launched by S J Global Investments, a company specialising in commodity trading, private finance, business and project financing....

Dunstan Creavalle - Wed 07 Oct 2020

News Travel

Virgin Atlantic Restarts Flights to Caribbean

Virgin Atlantic is restarting flights to the Caribbean later this month. The airline will operate two flights a week from London Heathrow to both...

Joseph Charles - Mon 05 Oct 2020

Feature News

Modern day Christopher Columbus?

Josh Butler skyrocketed to popularity when videos of his dancing were shared across multiple Caribbean social media accounts. But recently, those same accounts have...

Stephanie Hinds - Mon 05 Oct 2020

Carnival News

Global Carnivalz sets up Carnival Guild

Global Carnivalz, founded by carnival veteran and Hackney Carnival organiser Pax Nindi, is inviting carnival organisers to become members of the National Carnival Organisers’...

Joseph Charles - Thu 01 Oct 2020

Carnival News

Trinidad Carnival 2021 off says Prime Minister Rowley

Trinidad Carnival was spared at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, but it doesn’t look it will escape the shutdown next year. Speaking at the...

Joseph Charles - Mon 28 Sep 2020

Carnival News

The Lone Masquerader

This year’s Notting Hill Carnival was cancelled for the first time in its 54 year history, due to COVID-19 health concerns. Despite this, one...

Mia Cadette - Thu 24 Sep 2020

News

Meet the Winner of the Miss Guyana UK Contest 2020

Despite the pandemic causing disruption all across the world, the organisers of the Miss Guyana Online UK Contest 2020 managed to host the contest...

Soca News Staff - Thu 24 Sep 2020

Carnival News

Jamaica Carnival, Cancelled

Jamaican Tourism Minister, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced that Jamaica Carnival 2020 will be cancelled. The festival, which had been moved from its...

Joseph Charles - Tue 22 Sep 2020

News

St. Kitts & Nevis celebrate 37 Years of Independence

St. Kitts and Nevis today Saturday 19 September, celebrates 37 years of independence from the United Kingdom. The country, as the Federation of St Christopher and...

Soca News Staff - Sat 19 Sep 2020

News

Barbados to become a Republic

The government in Barbados has announced its plan for the country to become a republic before reaching its 55th year of independence, in November...

Mia Cadette - Fri 18 Sep 2020

Carnival News

Future Mas launches for Notting Hill Carnival 2021

Saturday 5 September saw the launch of a new children’s mas band, Future Mas, a collaboration between UCOM and Caribbean Sessions. For the launch...

Joseph Charles - Sun 13 Sep 2020

News

Antiguan Calypsonian King Swallow passes away at the age of 78

One of Antigua and Barbuda’s best-known calypsonians King Swallow (Sir Rupert Philo) has died at the age of 78. He had been ill for...

Joseph Charles - Sat 12 Sep 2020

News

Kes The Band goes live tonight with We Home

Kes the Band’s album We Home was launched on Friday, 28 August, and tonight - Monday 31 August - the band will host a...

Joseph Charles - Mon 31 Aug 2020

News

Trinidad & Tobago celebrates 58 years of Independence

Christopher Columbus landed on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago in 1498, and made them both Spanish colonies until 18 February, 1797, when the...

Soca News Staff - Mon 31 Aug 2020

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Tian Winter dominates Inet Party Monarch with a double win

Antigua and Barbuda celebrate 39 years of independence

Antigua to host first virtual Calypso Monarch competition

Steve McQueen’s Mangrove opened the BFI London Film Festival

Carnival Fever is real

Kerwin Du Bois nurtures new talent

Roger Robinson

Five things to know when choosing a men’s T-shirt

Kes The Band, make yuh put up yuh hand

Windrush Caribbean Film Festival

Soca Divettes

A legacy in chocolate

Jamaica National Bank UK Launch

New Gin from Grenada

Martin’s Thirty Year affair

Seeking the true meaning of Carnival

Père et Fils; featuring Boscoe Holder

S J Global Investments Launches Apprentice Scheme worth £50,000

Virgin Atlantic Restarts Flights to Caribbean

Modern day Christopher Columbus?

Global Carnivalz sets up Carnival Guild

Trinidad Carnival 2021 off says Prime Minister Rowley

The Lone Masquerader

Meet the Winner of the Miss Guyana UK Contest 2020

Jamaica Carnival, Cancelled

St. Kitts & Nevis celebrate 37 Years of Independence

Barbados to become a Republic

Future Mas launches for Notting Hill Carnival 2021

Antiguan Calypsonian King Swallow passes away at the age of 78

Kes The Band goes live tonight with We Home

Trinidad & Tobago celebrates 58 years of Independence

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