March 2011

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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Carriacou Shakespeare Mas

Shakespearians by Rawle Paterson

The rich display of Carriacou’s most unique artform, the Shakespeare Mas, was again on display, during the annual prelentant carnival festival. It brings much joy, education and colorful display. The Shakespeare Mas was beaming in all its glory in the communities of: Top-Hill Mt Royal Brunswick Six-Roads Belmont all culminating in truly spectacular fashion in [...]

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Carriacou Carnival Pageant

by Rawle Paterson
Firebird

In a true ambiance of mas and masquerading, the band ‘Spirit of Carnival’ has won this years Senior Band of the year title, which was welcomed by all. Windward’s performance of ‘In the Garden’ won the Junior category. ‘Spirit of Carnival’, led by Shannel Edmund with support from Bobby Stiell of Summer Crew in Grenada, [...]

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