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IN PICTURES: 2018 Calypso Finals

The finals of the 2018 calypso competition was an eventful one. After 17 years Bobb, who had come close to winning on a couple of occasions, finally took the calypso monarch title and the audience was left to wonder just how 2017…

IN PICTURES: Tewey Vaval symbolically ends Carnival

The 2018 Carnival Season ended symbolically with Tewey Vaval on Wednesday evening. The event was held at Bataca in the Kalinago Territory. It began with a parade of a fake coffin containing “Vaval” to the beating of drums.

Building standards at forefront of UNDP Carnival Band

Roseau, Dominica, 15 February, 2018— In keeping with its mandate to support the government’s effort to build back better, following the devastating effects of category 5 Hurricane Maria, the UNDP Dominica Project office capitalised on the large audience at the…

IN PICTURES: Carnival Tuesday costume bandd parade

See photos below of the parade of costumed bands. Credit: Discover Dominica Authority  

I take full and total responsibility – Karessa

2017 calypso monarch, Karessah, has apologized for aborting his performance during the first round of the 2018 calypso competition on Saturday. At the beginning of the 3rd verse of his song “De Encounter”, Karessa suddenly stopped singing, uttered the words…

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