As a Jamaican you will get Easter Friday and Monday off and therefore only need vacation for Tuesday to carnival Friday.

As a foreigner you need to arrive Easter Friday and leave The Monday after carnival.

As the renaissance starts to take shape for Jamaica carnival 2015 I want to make a suggestion.

Take 4 days vacation…

Watch TnT SOCA MONARCH 2015 LIVE

As expected Machel Montano  has won his seventh Road March title.

The reigning Power Soca Monarch dominated the judging point with his song “Like ah Boss” which was played 390 times.

He also copped second place with “Erupt” with 37 points.…

Roland St. George in his winning costume Ahtwajé

First place in the National Carnival Bands’ Association Senior Kings finals went to Roland St. George with his presentation of Ahtwajé, while the Queen title went to Stephanie Kanhai portraying The Sweet Waters Of Africa. 

The Senior Kings results are as…

Massy All Stars gave an unquestionable performance last night to walk away with the title of the 2015 Panorama winners in the Large Conventional Bands category. Playing “Unquestionable” the band beat last year’s winner Phase II into second position. Loopttgot the enthusiastic response from the band’s members.…

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A carnival parade in the northern German town of Braunschweig was cancelled at short notice Sunday due to a "concrete threat" of an Islamist attack, police said.

"Reliable state security sources have made it known that a concrete threat of attack with an Islamist background exists," authorities in Braunschweig said in a statement.

Police called on all visitors to…

GREGORY “KARESSAH” RIVIERE

Gregory “Karessah” Riviere took time off from his studies in Australia to win the Calypso Monarch competition here over the weekend, ending the reign of seven time calypso monarch Dennison ‘King Dice’ Joseph as Carnival celebrations continue here on Monday.

Riviere, who did not participate in last year’s competition due to his studies, won from a field…

• Witnesses say someone tried to move the power line with a stick or pole
• It fell across the float electrocuting victims instantly in a flash of sparks
• At least 18 victims died according to a doctor at the General Hospital
• As many as 60 people were injured after panic erupted in the…