Kurt Rules Calypso
KURT Allen convincingly won the 2010 Calypso Monarch competition on Sunday night with a lively song, “Too Bright” that hit profligate politicians.

King Kurt …too bright for Chalkie
Calypsonian/soca artiste, Kurt Allen, dethroned defending monarch Chalkdust on Sunday to become the 2010 National Calypso Monarch.

…Allen too bright for rivals

…Sweet victory for new Monarch
Daughter Choc’late: I know he is a passionate person. My dad loves music and there is nothing more that he likes than to go on stage and to sing and perform.

Chalkie congratulates Allen
Dr Hollis Liverpool, also known as Chalkdust, who placed sixth, said “Kurt Allen is a good boy and he had a good song.” “Calypso is an art to be judged. I always accept the judges’ decision. I did not get to see the performance, though.”

De Fosto: It was awesome
Calypsonian Winston Scarborough, fondly known as the Original De Fosto Himself, says reigning monarch Kurt Allen’s song Too Bright was “awesome.” But he was concerned whether second place contestant Brian London broke the rules by having fellow kaisonian Brother Valentino sing an entire verse and chorus before he came on stage.

Curtis wins ninth crown
CURTIS EUSTACE on Dimanche Gras night won a ninth King of Carnival title, breaking legendary mas man Peter Samuel’s twenty-one-year-old record for most wins in the competition.

King Curtis chalks up a record
Curtis Eustace is the new King of Carnival.

Queen Rose
FOR THE first time this decade, the Queen of Carnival title has been captured by the South Queen of Carnival, Rosemarie Kuru-Jagessar, after a final which saw competitors plagued with mishaps.

Victory after 28 years
Sando contender wins Queen of the Bands

…Queen: I think I am dreaming

Winds blow down two costumes

The Dragon can’t dance
A slew of technical difficulties tripped up Brian MacFarlane’s King at Sunday’s Dimanche Gras finals.

Political picong in J’ouvert
Political picong on the recent rumblings in the UNC took centre stage as one of the most popular topics in the downtown J’ouvert competition at South Quay yesterday.

Bas, Kamla star

Kamla-Jack take Downtown J’Ouvert title
The combination of Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Jack Warner walked away with the Downtown King of J’Ouvert title at South Quay, Port-of-Spain, yesterday.

UNC leaders popular in Couva Jouvert
The most popular characters portrayed at this year’s Jouvert celebrations in Couva yesterday were current and former UNC political leaders Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Basdeo Panday along with Chaguanas MP Jack Warner and Sport Minister Gary Hunt.

‘Licks’ for Panday in Jouvert celebrations

Plenty support for Kamla in South Jouvert

Palance in a frenzy downtown

Monday blues
Carnival Monday at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, was even more lacklustre than last year’s, which was a drab affair.

Masqueraders go for glory today

More police than mas

67 arrested in PoS Jouvert

Cops seize knives before J’Ouvert
Detectives of Port-of-Spain CID seized a large quantity of knives and arrested several suspects as they entered the city, before the start of J’Ouvert celebrations, during the early hours of yesterday morning.

Police wounded in St James attack
Carnival celebrations were marred by violence, as several people—including police—were robbed, shot and stabbed during separate incidents across northern Trinidad.

Wheelchair teen gunned down
A Carenage man who had been partially crippled by a bullet two years ago was killed on Sunday night as he sat liming with friends at his Seaview Road, Carenage home.

Man stabbed to death in Jouvert fight

Murder mars Tobago Carnival