14 C
London
Saturday, October 11, 2025

Atlanta welcomes 38th Annual Caribbean Carnival with focus on Trinidad and Tobago

Atlanta embraces the spirit of the Caribbean as the 38th Annual Atlanta Caribbean Carnival unfolds in a spectacular display of music, masquerade, and multicultural unity. …
- ADVERTISEMENT -

Voice set his sights on Calypso Monarch crown

Voice (Aaron St. Louis) sets his sights on the Calypso Monarch crown, having now won the International Soca Monarch title twice. He registered with...

Cyril Khamai – golden moments from the star in silver

yril Khamai? What a sellout! And of course we mean that in the best possible way.

ROC brainstorms Notting Hill Carnival’s future

What do you get when you put 40 or so carnivalists in a room and tell them to solve Notting Hill Carnival’s problems? Surprisingly (some may think) not a cacophony of passion and prejudice, but a wealth of good ideas.

Still time to catch Cyril’s life in steel

Stars of steelpan and calypso will be celebrating the life and smiles of Cyril ‘Scratcherman’ Khamai on Saturday 13 January at the Tabernacle

Notting Hill Carnival think-tank to meet on Sunday

Notting Hill campaign group Reclaim Our Carnival (ROC) will be holding an afternoon of discussions about the event’s future on Sunday 14 January
- ADVERTISEMENT -

Celebrate with scratcherman Cyril Khamai in January

Known as “the gentle man with a big smile”, Cyril Khamai has been a quiet but ubiquitous presence at Notting Hill Carnival

The Spirit of Christmas

Christmas, as we know, celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, on whom Christianity in its myriad forms was founded

British Association of Steelbands Awards 2017

I always enjoy the British Association of Steelbands (BAS) Awards. I’ve been attending annually since I was a teenager

Trinidad Carnival 2K18… the drama continues

With Trinidad Carnival 2018 soon upon us preparations continue apace alongside the expected debates and disagreements

Review – Bayonets, Mangoes and Beads, by Nairobi Thompson

At June’s official unveiling in Brixton of Britain’s first permanent memorial to the contribution made by servicemen and women from Africa and the Caribbean

A New Miss Wob Dwiyet Ti Matador & La Dame...

The Waitukubuli Culture and Tourism Initiative (WCTI) held its fourth annual Ti Matador & Miss Wob Dwiyet show on Saturday 2 December

From Harvard to Rihanna Drive

She is often in the news for her sexy music videos or unique fashion flair but early this year -and again in recent weeks

Sugar Mas 46 Soca Monarch finalist announced

The semi-finals of the Sugar Mas 46 Soca Monarch competition took place last night

Virgin Atlantic launches direct flights to Barbados from Heathrow

Starting this week, Virgin Atlantic will fly direct from Heathrow to Barbados
- ADVERTISEMENT -

St Kitts soca monarch semi-finalist

The semi-finals of the St Kitts soca monarch competition will take place today Friday 15 December

Steel Pan Fusion

Steel Pan Fusion, organised by Wade Austin, spent the summer touring the UK introducing pan music to new audiences

Trinidadian Chocolate a sweet success story

London’s prestigious department store, Harrods, has started selling some very special chocolate from Trinidad

Celebrating 10 years of Pan Clash 2007-2017

The Tabernacle in west London was the venue for celebrating 10 years of Pan Clash on Sunday 22 October

Panomundo Part 2: Pan Worldwide premieres in Trinidad

Friday 24 November saw the world premiere of Panomundo Part 2

Online Caribbean Tales for film fans

Caribbean Tales offers fans of Caribbean film online access to the best movies from the region

Jus Now signs to Warner Music

Trinidadian Keshav Singh is one half of the production team Jus Now

Building back a better climate-resilient Caribbean

The aftermath of the two devastating hurricanes unleashed in the Caribbean during August and September

Shakespeare’s Caribbean Dream

Shakespeare’s magical fairy tale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- ADVERTISEMENT -

Notting Hill Carnival – the debate continues on Monday

Notting Hill Carnival pressure group Reclaim Our Carnival (ROC) has called a public meeting for Monday 20 November

Saville Row offers FAME to the Caribbean

Savile Row’s most decorated tailor, Andrew Ramroop, launched in July his initiative intended to further propel the Caribbean fashion industry

Walk and wine* through Notting Hill Carnival

If you mentioned ‘Notting Hill’ 20 years ago it was Hugh Grant’s blue door that came to most people’s minds

Police and councils come under fire at Notting Hill Carnival meeting

Police, councils and Notting Hill Carnival organisers were slammed at a packed and passionate meeting at the Tabernacle on 30 October

Antigua & Barbuda reaches 36

The twin island state of Antigua and Barbuda will celebrate its 36th year of independence on Wednesday 1 November

Classorama the school steelpan competition goes from strength to strength

Classorama is an annual school steelband competition, now in its fourth year
- ADVERTISEMENT -