News

Nine move forward to the St Lucia 2019 Calypso monarch competition

Nine contestants will do battle against reigning monarch TC Brown for the chance to be crowned St Lucia Calypso Monarch 2019. The finals of...

Joseph Charles - Sat 06 Jul 2019

News Results

Vincy Mas 2019 Panorama results

Seven bands competed in the finals of the 2019 Vincy Mas Panorama competition, which was held on Thursday 4 July in Saint Vincent. Only one...

Joseph Charles - Sat 06 Jul 2019

Carnival News

A new showcase for Carnival in London

Trinidadian activist and journalist Claudia Jones shot like a comet through London’s grey skies. Her all-too-brief life blazed a trail that others have followed...

Stephen Spark - Wed 03 Jul 2019

News

Waiting for a wall of wonders on Portobello Road

Walls are having a moment. President Trump believes they’ll make his country great again; computer-users put their trust in electronic firewalls; populist politicians build...

Stephen Spark - Mon 01 Jul 2019

News Travel

CAL celebrates Caribbean Identity at Crop Over

Machel Montano put a Fast Wine into the launch in Barbados of a special Crop Over edition of the Caribbean Identity campaign spearheaded by...

Stephen Spark - Sun 30 Jun 2019

News

Barbados introduces a most excellent honour

Barbadian prime minister Mia Mottley has announced that recipients of the country’s highest award can now be titled ‘The Most Excellent’ as an alternative...

Stephen Spark - Sun 30 Jun 2019

News

Barbados boosts the business of entertainment

As part of Barbados’ National Event Strategy (NES), entertainment licensing rules will be simplified in the run-up to Crop Over, Prime Minister Mia Mottley...

Stephen Spark - Sun 30 Jun 2019

Carnival News

Police reassure Crop Over revellers

Gangsters won’t be allowed to disrupt Crop Over, a Barbados Police chief has pledged. Quoted by Barbados Today, Assistant Commissioner Sylvester Louis said that the...

Stephen Spark - Sat 29 Jun 2019

News Results

Crop Over – bashment soca finalists announced

This year’s 19 semi-finalists in the Yello International Bashment Soca competition have been whittled down to a dozen who will take the battle to...

Joseph Charles - Wed 26 Jun 2019

News Results

St Lucia 2019 Calypso Monarch semi-finalists

The semi-final round of the 2019 St Lucia Calypso Monarch competition will be held this coming Sunday 30 June at the National Cultural Centre,...

Joseph Charles - Wed 26 Jun 2019

News

Mighty Grynner rules the highway

Seven-time Road March winner Mighty Grynner (MacDonald Blenman) is to be given a memorable honour in Barbados when Spring Garden Highway becomes the Mighty...

Stephen Spark - Wed 26 Jun 2019

News Results

St Lucia Groovy & Power Soca Monarch finalists

With Saint Lucia Carnival just weeks away one of the major events held during the season is the Groovy & Power Soca Monarch competition. This...

Joseph Charles - Tue 25 Jun 2019

Carnival News

Design a T-shirt for Notting Hill Carnival

What does Notting Hill Carnival mean to you? How does it make you feel? Organiser NHCL wants you to ask yourself those questions – and...

Joseph Charles - Mon 24 Jun 2019

News Results

Vincy Soca Monarch and Ragga Soca Monarch finalists

The semi-finals of the Vincy Soca Monarch and Ragga Soca Monarch competition were held last Saturday 22 June 2019 at the Solidarity Carpark in...

Joseph Charles - Mon 24 Jun 2019

News Review

Hero – the extraordinary life and times of Ulric Cross

Hero has landed. Frances-Anne Solomon’s film about the life of Ulric Cross – eight years in the making ‑ has finally reached London, though...

Stephen Spark - Sun 23 Jun 2019

Feature News

Grenfell Tower – two years after the fire

Bells tolled, prayers were intoned and buildings (including the Houses of Parliament) were lit up in ‘Grenfell green’, but two years after Britain’s worst...

Stephen Spark - Sun 23 Jun 2019

News

Somerset House celebrates Black creativity

Somerset House, next to London’s Waterloo Bridge, used to be home to Admiralty clerks and tax collectors, but these days it is a huge...

Stephen Spark - Fri 21 Jun 2019

News

Windrush summer events in Brixton

Windrush Day – Saturday 22 June – starts off a summer of events at the Black Cultural Archives (BCA) in Brixton. When the converted troopship...

Stephen Spark - Thu 20 Jun 2019

News

Culture Fest: a family-friendly indoor festival

Indo-Caribbean London will host its first ever event, Culture Fest, on Saturday 29 June. The indoor festival will feature dancers, musicians, and other artists...

Joseph Charles - Wed 19 Jun 2019

News Results

Saint Lucia Carnival Groovy & Power Soca Monarch preliminary qualifiers

The preliminary round of the Saint Lucia Carnival Groovy & Power Soca Monarch competition, will be held this coming Sunday 23 June at National Cultural...

Joseph Charles - Mon 17 Jun 2019

Carnival Film & Television News Review

J’Ouvert – channelling the spirit of Carnival

“Trini Hill” murmured my neighbour as soon as the two old men set up their folding chairs and started bickering over the pricing strategy...

Stephen Spark - Fri 07 Jun 2019

Carnival News Review

CAMF Band Launch and Showcase

The Carnival Arts and Masquerade Foundation (CAMF) held its second annual band launch at Second Home, London Fields, Hackney, on Sunday 12 May. Entitled...

DRM Jones - Thu 06 Jun 2019

Community

Caribbean Yacht Week promises the ultimate island experience

Washington DC Metro area (Sonique Solutions) – A new, premium Caribbean destination event is on the horizon and is gearing up to captivate eagle-eyed...

Community Member - Mon 03 Jun 2019

Community

Gregory Pollonais makes Comicpalooza debut with ‘An Appointment with Janey’

POS, Trinidad (Sonique Solutions) – Gregory Pollonais’ star continues to rise as his work continues to receive international exposure. The talent of the Trinidad-based...

Community Member - Mon 03 Jun 2019

News

Machel Montano takes to the stage at Shine

Soca King Machel Montano took to the stage on Memorial Day in Brooklyn for the 15th Anniversary of #Shine. The event by Back to...

Joseph Charles - Thu 30 May 2019

News

St Lucian Association of London (1963), new beginnings

The newly elected Executive of the St. Lucian Association of London (1963) would like to send greetings to their fellow Saint Lucian brothers and...

Joseph Charles - Tue 28 May 2019

Feature News

Ulric Cross, Hero

Until now, Ulric Cross has been an unfamiliar name to most - but this is a man whose life story already sounds like a...

Katie Segal - Tue 28 May 2019

News

J’Ouvert at Theatre503

BadBreed and Theatre503 present ‘J’Ouvert’, a celebration of carnival, friendship and Black womanhood. Playing from 29 May - 22 June, J’Ouvert is the debut play from...

Soca News Staff - Mon 27 May 2019

News

Miss World Guyana needs you

Are you a woman of Guyanese heritage, between the ages of 16 to 26, and residing in the United Kingdom or Europe? Are you...

Joseph Charles - Tue 21 May 2019

News

Another food festival to get your teeth into

Festivals are becoming like trains; as one passes, another comes along. On the Bank Holiday Weekend of 25, 26 and 27 May, patrons will...

Joseph Charles - Mon 20 May 2019

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Crop Over: A Festival with Deep Roots

Nine move forward to the St Lucia 2019 Calypso monarch competition

Vincy Mas 2019 Panorama results

A new showcase for Carnival in London

Waiting for a wall of wonders on Portobello Road

CAL celebrates Caribbean Identity at Crop Over

Barbados introduces a most excellent honour

Barbados boosts the business of entertainment

Police reassure Crop Over revellers

Crop Over – bashment soca finalists announced

St Lucia 2019 Calypso Monarch semi-finalists

Mighty Grynner rules the highway

St Lucia Groovy & Power Soca Monarch finalists

Design a T-shirt for Notting Hill Carnival

Vincy Soca Monarch and Ragga Soca Monarch finalists

Hero – the extraordinary life and times of Ulric Cross

Grenfell Tower – two years after the fire

Somerset House celebrates Black creativity

Windrush summer events in Brixton

Culture Fest: a family-friendly indoor festival

Saint Lucia Carnival Groovy & Power Soca Monarch preliminary qualifiers

J’Ouvert – channelling the spirit of Carnival

CAMF Band Launch and Showcase

Caribbean Yacht Week promises the ultimate island experience

Gregory Pollonais makes Comicpalooza debut with ‘An Appointment with Janey’

Machel Montano takes to the stage at Shine

St Lucian Association of London (1963), new beginnings

Ulric Cross, Hero

J’Ouvert at Theatre503

Miss World Guyana needs you

Another food festival to get your teeth into

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