Maroon Heritage Village

by Rawle Paterson
Maroon Village

The Maroon Heritage Village is a truly unspoilt and majestic venue, with enchanting features and a natural royal ambiance, and is known as the ‘cradle of culture’, on the beautiful 13 square mile isle of Carriacou. Sitting at some 800 feet above sea level, this neatly tucked away facility is captivating beyond your wildest dreams: [...]

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Carriacou Maroon and String Band Music Festival

by Rawle Paterson
Maroon Festival 2010

The sweet aroma of the traditional Carriacou smoked food can already be scented; the sound of the rich traditional diverse music can be heard, from local and regional groups, and the amphitheatre and magnificent Heritage village at Belair is again ready to host the main aspect of the annual Carriacou Maroon and String Band Music [...]

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Carriacou Kite Flying – A Rich Tradition Full Of Color, Sound and Fun

Kite by Rawle Paterson

Like stars that light the beautiful skies at night, kites create a spectacular atmosphere at this time of the year on Carriacou. Easter is a richly celebrated time in Carriacou and Petite Martinique, particularly with the reverence for the season of Lent leading up to the observance of Good Friday and the Easter weekend, thus [...]

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Hotel Laurena Conference Facility

by Rawle Paterson
Conference Catering

Hotel Laurena continues to be the hotly sought after venue for all major activities on the small, but immensely beautiful, Island of Carriacou. Over the last couple of months, the demand for the venue has been intensifying, as more and more people from the Tri-Island state, utilise the facility, which is of an excellent international [...]

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Carriacou Junior Shakespeare Mas

by Rawle Paterson
In Hillsborough ready for battle

Mt Pleasant Government school rewrote the Shakespeare Mas history books, when they became the first ever institution to put youngsters on display, in this unique practice of our cultural repertoire. The display by Abbia Andrew, Wintress Shade, Aaron John and Trevon Noel, gained the envious attention of all, as the four enormously brave youths went [...]

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Carriacou Carnival Queen Show

by Rawle Paterson
Carnival Queen Show

A night gracefully coined as ‘Majestic Saturday’, where decorated elegance, charm, grace and intelligence reigned supreme, saw Andyah Wilson crowned as the Carnival Queen, in the Digicel Beauty Pageant show on Saturday March 5th. Ms Wilson delighted the crowd with her costume and warm personality The 20 year old secured the crown from a field [...]

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Carriacou Carnival Calypso Competition

by Rawle Paterson
Superstar Calypso Monarch

Class is class, and form is only temporary. It is the former that truly describes multi talented artist, Superstar (Germaine Simon) as she performed majestically, to retain the Digicel Calypso Monarch crown at the Mini Stadium on the Night of Friday March 4th. Superstar had the audience enraptured the moment her performance began Performing her [...]

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Carriacou Jouvert

by Rawle Paterson
jouvert

Jouvert is a Carnival time street party, that begins well before sunrise and continues on for many hours through the morning. The name Jouvert comes from the French ‘jour ouvert’, meaning day break. Calypso and soca bands parade through the streets with their followers, often in costume, dancing along. Jouvert is celebrated in many parts [...]

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Carriacou Carnival Road March

Paw-Paw Road March King by Rawle Paterson

There was heavy and repeating demand for the hit song “Wake Up’, which was the most popular title at this year’s road march. Prince Cummings, who goes by the stage name ‘Pow-Pow”, delivered a truly monster hit for the season, and was easily the run away winner. Masqueraders on the streets of Hillsborough, over the [...]

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Germaine Simon – Carriacou Soca Monarch

by Rawle Paterson
Superstar - Soca Monarch winner

Before the dust of joy and jubilation could have settled from her Friday Night’s Calypso Monarch title; just 48 hours later, Superstar (Germaine Simon) was celebrating yet another triumph. This time it was at the Digicel Power Soca Monarch competition. With her amazing energy, she was able to defeat 15 other soca BadJohns, including the [...]

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