If there’s one event you can’t miss for Spicemas, it’s Grenada’s J’ouvert on Carnival Monday morning along the St. George’s route.
Tens of thousands come out to celebrate freedom similar to the way it was done decades ago by our ancestors.
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V’ghn’s Trouble in the Morning named Tune of the Decade
by Chrislyn Lashington
V’ghn’s Trouble in the Morning has been declared Pan Tune of the Decade by When Steel Talks. The melodic tune has been played in panorama competitions in Grenada, the United Kingdom, New York and so far at least 11 steel orchestras have chosen it as their tune for the 2020 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama.
When Steel Talks mentioned that Trouble in the Morning has struck a musical chord within the steel band movement and has contributed to the shift of using popular songs within Panorama.
Band from Space by Amrit Samaroo and Edwin Crazy Ayoung was the best pan tune of the previous decade ending 2009.
V’ghn’s Trouble in the Morning landed him third place at the 2019 International Soca Monarch competition in Trinidad and he is the reigning Groovy Soca Monarch of Grenada, after tying with 4-time winner Dash.
World Javelin Champion Anderson Peters Grenada homecoming
by Chrislyn Lashington
Anderson Peters was welcomed home in style on Sunday after becoming Grenada’s first athlete to be crowned World Champion in a field event. He won the Gold medal in the Men’s Javelin after throwing 86.89 meters at the Doha 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in October. Peters also holds the following 2019 titles: two-time SEC Champion, two-time NCAA Champion, NACAC Under-23 Champion, and Pan-American Champion.
A short ceremony was held at the Maurice Bishop International Airport, followed by a motorcade throughout the Eastern Main road onto La Sagesse Playing Field. Hundreds came out to celebrate in their Anderson Peters branded T-shirts and Grenadian Flags to hear speeches and enjoy cultural entertainment.
Minister Oliver Joseph announced that Anderson Peters and his coach will receive a parcel of land and the athlete will also receive a sum of money for his accomplishments.
The homecoming celebration was organised by the Ministry of Youth Development, Sports, Culture, and the Arts, in collaboration with the Grenada Olympic Committee, Grenada Athletics Association and the St. David’s Track Blazers.