Online festival Barbados Today14/05/20200638 views There is growing optimism among local promoters and entertainers about the possibility of producing some aspects of the Crop Over festival online including a Soca Monarch Competition or similar event… Read more
No NIFCA or Crop Over Festival for 2020 Barbados Today19/04/20200380 views The Crop Over Festival and the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) are the latest casualties of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, which is affecting more than 200 countries and… Read more
NCF awards Crop Over top performers Barbados Today08/09/20190417 views Competitors in the various competitions during the recently-concluded Crop Over festival were recognised for their hard work and dedication last night. Just over 100 prizes were given out by the… Read more
Colourful bands on the road Barbados Today05/08/20190348 views by Kareem Smith The move by National Cultural Foundation (NCF) officials to abandon the National Stadium as the place for judging the dozens of bands on the road for this… Read more
Scorching heat at Station Hill Barbados Today05/08/20190338 views Randy Bennett As hundreds of Barbadians and tourists alike lined the roads of Station Hill, St Michael to take in the sights of Grand Kadooment today, the blistering heat took… Read more
Designer Kevin Small wins big at Grand Kadooment 2019 Sandy Deane05/08/201914517 views Designer Kevin Small has done it yet again. He has captured that Robert Weekes Award for Best Festival Designer in the Republic Bank Grand Kadooment. The bandleader for Fifth Element… Read more
Rain did not stop the jam at Eagle Hall Fernella Wedderburn05/08/20190353 views It was an explosion of colour as the bands participating in this year’s Grand Kadooment came down the Eagle Hall route with thousands of revellers, some jumping, some chipping, others… Read more
Thumbs up for Grand Kadooment Barbados Today05/08/20190458 views Seven of the 23 bands opted to make their way to the Mighty Grynner Highway, from one of the new starting points – Warrens, St Michael this morning. The bands,… Read more
Fifth Element Mas pay tribute to The Mighty Grynner Barbados Today05/08/20190410 views Fifth Element Mas led by 2018 Festival Designer of Year Kevin Small is paying special tribute to The Mighty Grynner who is playing mas with the band. Small is using… Read more
Thousands on the road for Grand Kadooment Marlon Madden05/08/20190392 views Amid the sweltering heat, residents and visitors have made their way to the Mighty Grynner Highway as the 2019 Crop Over season entered its final stage today. The highly anticipated… Read more