POSTPONED: St Lucia carnival put on hold amid COVID-19 concerns

The government of St. Lucia on Friday announced that Carnival 2020 has been postponed in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. In a r...

Bacchanal Bounces Back! All carnival costumes for 2020 sold out

Bacchanal Jamaica, the longest servicing carnival band in Jamaica has sold out all its costumes for Carnival 2020, which indicates...

Kinetic Mas is Overall Band of the year

Famed masman Peter Minshall’s band Kinetic Mas has won Overall Band of the Year. Trinidad’s National Carnival Commission (...

Bolt goes Mortal Kombat for carnival experience

Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt is in Trinidad for Carnival and it seems the high-energy public figure is making the most of ...

‘Crème de la Crème’ designs at UWI carnival band launch

Dress code? Bodysuits and short-shorts! Music? Soca and calypso with a tups of dancehall! Vibe? ‘Soca ’til I die’...

Grenada reverses ‘no thong’ carnival policy

Following outcry about the ban on thongs ahead of August’s Spicemas in Grenada, the decision has been reversed. This comes a...

Xaymaca hits the right spot with its beach fete

After revealing several sizzling costumes on Friday, Xaymaca International continued to excite patrons a couple days later at its ...

Xaymaca catching heat for ‘outrageous’ costume prices

Carnival band Xaymaca has been getting mixed reactions to its costumes after the prices went public online. Unforgettable night at...