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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Party Monarch 2026 Registrants – Power Soca
The road to Party Monarch 2026 has begun as artistes register to compete in the Power Soca category. View the full list of contestants below and see who will be [...]
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Party Monarch 2026 Registrants – Sweet Soca
The road to Party Monarch 2026 has begun as artistes register to compete in the Sweet Soca category. View the full list of contestants below and see who will be [...]
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NCF Pays Tribute to the Late Sinclair Gittens
The National Cultural Foundation joins the calypso fraternity, the wider cultural community, and countless friends and supporters of the Crop Over Festival in mourning the passing of Sinclair Gittens — [...]
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Crop Over Visual Arts Exhibition opens Today
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) officially kicks off Crop Over 2026 today with the opening of the Central Bank of Barbados Crop Over Visual Arts Exhibition at the Queen’s Park [...]
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Scotiabank Junior Monarch Semi Finalist
Following are the semifinalists in this year’s Junior Monarch competition. The results were tabulated by our auditors Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Category: Calypso Given Name Sobriquet Song Alyssa Cumberbatch Queen A Sing [...]
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DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF LARGE MASQUERADE COSTUMES – CROP OVER 2026
CALL FOR DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF LARGE MASQUERADE COSTUMES TERMS OF REFERENCE – In an effort to facilitate the return of large costumes to the Crop Over Festival, the National [...]
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OPEN CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI) – FUSIONS
PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FUSIONS – CROP OVER 2026 1. PURPOSE, CONTEXT AND STRATEGIC POSITIONING The National Cultural Foundation (“NCF”) invites Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified Promoters [...]
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