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Sixteen calypsonians will battle in the semi-final round of the Sweet Soca competition on Friday, July 5 at the Party Stand at 10:00 p.m. for a chance to perform on the coveted Soca Royale stage.  They are: NAME OF ARTIST NAME OF SONG Biggie Irie Need Ah Riddim Blood Ah ...

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This year’s Republic Bank (Barbados) Limited Crop Over Opening Gala and Ceremonial Delivery of the Last Canes is among the FREE events on the National Cultural Foundation’s (NCF) official Crop Over calendar for 2013, so says its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Cranston Browne at the launch of the event held ...

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The sweet sounds of pan will play on, thanks to an injection of funds towards the purchase of new instruments from Barbados Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd., a member of the Neal & Massy Group. In discussing their recent support for the programme, Neal & Massy (Barbados) Country Manager, Frere ...

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“Practice makes permanent,” that is the advice from Aisha Mandisa Butcher, the 2012 Scotiabank Junior Calypso Monarch. The young calypsonian uttered these words last Friday when she met with the Scotiabank team for a small homecoming in her honour at the office of the company’s Managing Director Caribbean East in ...

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Aisha “Mandisa” Butcher, the 2012 Junior Calypso Monarch in the 13 to 18 category will make a guest appearance on stage in the Finals of the Trinidad Junior Monarch competition on Monday, February 4, 2013 at 10 a.m. The competition which comes off at the Queen’s Park Savannah in the ...

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Chrystal Cummins-Beckles walked away with the top prize of EC$ 8000 in cash, a trophy and a round trip to London, after winning the 2nd Euphony Vibes Regional Female Calypso in Montserrat. The competition which took place on Friday, December 21, 2012 saw Cummins-Beckles competing against calypsonians from Montserrat, Anguilla, ...

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The 2012 quadruple crown monarch, Michael ‘Mikey’ Mercer will be flying the Bajan flag high this weekend when he competes in the International Power Soca Monarch Competition Semi-Finals. Featuring some of the biggest soca artistes from around the region, the Semi-Finals is scheduled for this Sunday, January 20, 2013 at ...

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Crop Over 2012 pumped approximately $80 million into Barbados’ economy in the summer months based on visitor arrivals and revenue generation. Prime Minister, the Hon. Freundel Stuart in his address at the Crop Over Breakfast Show on Monday, November 26, 2012 at the Hilton Barbados made this disclosure to stakeholders ...

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The objective of the contingent’s seven day visit to Trinidad was to sensitise thousands of Caribbean people flocking to Trinidad about the Barbados festival, travel arrangements and accommodation possibilities for the event. The Crop Over Festival had a presence at major fetes in Port of Spain, including UWI Splash, Soca ...

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