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ANTIGUA CARNIVAL 2022 OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED
The Ministry of Creative Industries and Innovation launched Antigua Carnival 2022, themed ‘Experience Greatness – Again!’ on Thursday 26 May at Dow's Hill Interpretation Centre.
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This year will see some different events for Antigua Carnival, both before and during the main festival days. There will be a celebration honouring Sir McLean ‘King Short Shirt’ Emanuel on 2 July; a ‘Band Meet Band’ showdown on 22 July; T-shirt mas on 23 July; Drue’s Day on 26 July; a series of other activities to culminate in Las Lap on Tuesday 2 August.
Despite the usual anticipatory excitement for Carnival, one of the more notable bands, Myst, has pulled out of Monday and Tuesday mas for this year and, due to financial and time constraints, will only be participating in T-Shirt mas. Other bands, including Insane Troupe and Dumz Tree, will be in attendance on all the parading days.
Antigua Carnival is scheduled to take place from Wednesday 27 July to Tuesday 2 August 2022.
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MONTSERRAT CARNIVAL GETS SET TO TURN 60 IN STYLE
Montserrat Carnival is getting ready to mark a ‘significant birthday’. The event began in 1962 as a celebration of Caribbean heritage and creativity, featuring pageants, music shows, folklore dancing, private fetes and parades.
The organisers of Montserrat Carnival 2022 are marking this huge milestone with a month-long round of festivities. The 60th-anniversary schedule starts with Calypso Eliminations and of course culminates in a Street Parade which will bring the carnival to a close.
Montserrat Carnival will run from Saturday 3 December 2022 to Sunday 1 January 2023.
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THE RETURN OF CARNIVAL IN THE CAYMANS
CayMas Carnival is back on for 2022, and revellers will get to tick another rich Caribbean experience off their bucket list as they explore a variety of adventures, activities and indulge in delicacies in Grand Cayman.
Some of the events outlined for this year include Soca on the Beach, Blossom Fete, CayMas Road March, Soca Monarch and Paintopia J’Ouvert.
Visitors can book direct flights from Miami International Airport to Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman to participate in the carnival, which is scheduled for 29 June to 4 July.
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APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR NEVIS CULTURAMA 48
The countdown to the 48th edition of Nevis’ Culturama Festival (‘Culturama 48’) has already begun; the opening on 21 February also marked the opening of registration to partake in the following competitions: • Senior Pageants – Ms. Culture Queen, Ms.
Culture Swimwear and Mr. Kool • Mr. and Ms. Talented Youth Pageant • Junior and Senior Kaiso Contests • Soca Monarch Contest • Junior and Senior Cultural Street Parades • Emancipation J'Ouvert Troupe
Registration is currently still open for Mr. and Ms. Talented Youth Pageant, Junior and Senior Cultural Street Parades and Emancipation J'ouvert Troupe at the Culturama Secretariat located in the Cotton Ginnery Mall, Charlestown or online at www.culturamanevis.com.
Culturama 48 will be celebrated from 21 July to 2 August 2022. For registration deadlines and further information, visit www.culturamanevis.com
‘MEET THE BUYER’ BOOSTS JAMAICAN PRODUCTS IN BRITAIN
On Thursday 7 April, the Jamaican High Commission and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) hosted a new initiative in London called Meet the Buyer. The aim is to connect Jamaican businesses with UK retailers and the media.
The event brought together some outstanding entrepreneurs and Michelin-trained Chef Aleandro, founder of Food Fusion. He served the guests an array of delicious canapés prepared from products owned by the vendors in the room.
The organisers hope that Meet the Buyer will help Jamaican brands penetrate the UK market more effectively by allowing Jamaican business owners to network with their UK counterparts and retailers.
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SIGN UP FOR KINETIKA BLOCO’S SUMMER SCHOOLS
If you watched the Platinum Jubilee Pageant you’ll have seen Kinetika Bloco dancing and drumming their way down the Mall towards the Royal Box outside Buckingham Palace, see page 12.
If you thought that looked amazing, why not join them? There are still some spaces left at the Bloco’s Summer Schools at the Southbank Centre, Waterloo, London SE1: • Junior Summer School for 8-13 years old, 25-29 July – drums, brass, steel pans • Senior Summer School for 14-25 years old, 10.30am-5.30pm 1-12 August – drums, brass, steel pans and dance. The theme for this year is Through the Fire. The past two years have brought restriction, constraint, loss and pain. Now life restarts, there’s new hope in the air and, as the band says, “we rise, on the edge of new beginnings: hopeful, stronger and full of wonder”.
To find out more, contact Tamzyn French, tamzyn@kinetikabloco.co.uk; tel: 07795 142535.
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CALYPSO ROSE HAS NEW MUSIC
Veteran Trinidadian Calypsonian, Calypso Rose has released new music. The song, Watina which features Carlos Santana and The Garifuna Collective depicts a story that resonates deeply with the natives of Trinidad.
It was released on Thursday 19 May and the video is available on Youtube. Watina can be downloaded via all the major streaming platforms.
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