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Crop Over Stalwarts to be Honoured at Ceremonial Delivery of the Last Canes
When the Ceremonial Delivery of the Last Canes takes place in Queen’s Park on Saturday, July 4, 2026, from 2 p.m., the National Cultural Foundation will honour a remarkable group of individuals and organisations whose work has helped shape, sustain and elevate the Crop Over Festival. The 2026 Crop Over ...
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NCF Partners With Shakirah Bourne To Bring Bajan Anansi Tales To Schools
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has partnered with acclaimed Barbadian author Shakirah Bourne to publish Bajan Anansi, the first-ever collection of Barbadian Anansi tales, bringing a key element of the island’s oral heritage to a new generation of readers. Extensive research informed the project, with Bourne exploring Anansi’s origins in ...
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Last Canes Gala to Bring Crop Over Heritage Alive in Queen’s Park
The rich heritage, rhythm and colour of Barbados’ cultural traditions will take centre stage when the National Cultural Foundation hosts the Ceremonial Delivery of the Last Canes Gala in Queen’s Park on Saturday, July 4, from 2 p.m. The event, one of the signature heritage moments of the Crop Over ...
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NCF Announces Early Conclusion of Crop Over Sweet Lime at Oistins Bay Garden
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) advises that tonight’s Crop Over Sweet Lime event at Oistins Bay Garden was concluded earlier than scheduled due to inclement weather. The decision was made in the interest of the safety and well-being of patrons, performers, vendors, staff and all stakeholders involved in the event. ...
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Scotiabank Junior Monarch Tent #2 Cancelled Due To Inclement Weather
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) wishes to advise the public that Scotiabank Junior Monarch Tent #2, scheduled to take place at the Queen’s Park Steel Shed, has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The safety and comfort of patrons, participants, performers, staff and all event partners remain a priority for ...
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NCF Mourns the Passing of Music Icon Sir Emile Straker
With heavy hearts, the National Cultural Foundation joins Barbadians, at home and in the diaspora, and the cultural and creative communities in mourning the loss of a true national cultural treasure, Sir Charles Emile Straker. For more than six decades, Sir Emile’s voice and vision carried the sound of Barbados ...
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NCF Revives Return of Large Mas’ to Crop Over
The National Cultural Foundation is moving to restimulate the tradition of Large Masquerade costumes within the Crop Over Festival, with six new large costumes selected for production across key thematic areas. The initiative forms part of the NCF’s ongoing efforts to preserve, celebrate and re-energise traditional elements of the Festival, ...
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Scotiabank Junior Monarch Draw Positions
The draw positions for the Scotiabank Junior Monarch Semifinals were held today at the Scotiabank branch in Warrens, and the draw positions are as follows. Category: Calypso Draw Position Given Name Sobriquet Song 1 Sabiah Gaskin Sabiah Guide We 2 Eden Murrell Potent Train Dem 3 Kenaz Walker Bit Bit ...
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