Who says you can’t work in your third trimester of pregnancy? Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez defied all odds when she claimed the Groovy Monarch Title with her song “Heavy T Bumper”, Power Monarch Title with her song “Meet Super Blue” as well as road march title with “Meet Super Blue” which played on the road 410 times. Fay-Ann showed the world this year who really is the boss by working hard taking on criticism while delivering stellar performances.

On the road she did not perform but that didn’t stop many revelers from showing their support each and every time her song came on. Rags, flags, hands, beers, powder you name it something was in the air every time the intro started “Hands up…Hands up…Hands up” Fay-Ann truly won the road and took Trinidad by storm. She leaves this Carnival season by being the first female artist to win Power Soca Monarch. In all the glee Destra Garcia came in second with her song “Bacchanal” which played 76 times on the road.

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And now we get down to what many of you have been waiting for 2009 mas results. For The children’s Mas we have four categories Mini band, Small band, Medium band and large band. For 2009 The Mini Jr. Band of the year title goes to Rosemary Perkins with their portrayal of “Sunny”. Small Jr. Band of the year title goes to Spence Productions with their portrayal of “Rainbow Cycle”. Medium Jr Band of the year title goes to Classic Productions with their portrayal of Heighten. The winner of the Large Jr. band of the year title goes to Rosalind Gabriel and Associates with their portrayal of “National Pride”.
Surprisingly for the adult Band of the year winners were names of bands most people new to Trinidad Mas are not familiar with. There was no Tribe, Island People in the top 4 slots. The winners for the 2009 band of the year title went to; Mini band of the year went to Henry Ramdin and Associates with their portrayal of “Red Indian Days”. Small Band of the year title went to D’Midas with “Empires of the Sun”. Medium band of the year title went to Ronnie and Caro mas band with their portrayal of “Bacchanal”. And the Large band of the year George Bailey Award went to Brian Mac Farlene and Associates with their presentation of “Africa, her people, her glory, her tears”. This band won with 1378 points.

With the world wide economic crisis people still flocked to Trinidad and Tobago mother of Carnival. While lent is in full swing some are repenting for the mischief they committed this past carnival season. While others think of what mischief they could commit for the Carnivals to come. Carnival season now start and I hope all of you are geared up for Jamaica, Vincy Mas, Crop Over, Antigua Mas, Grenada Mas, St. Lucia mas right back up to the states. Traveling to the Caribbean is becoming easier everyday. See you there.

More News and updates coming up soon. Results from Trinidad carnival road march are expected on Wednesday.

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OLE MAS FEMALE CHARACTER
1st Place
Joan Moore
Portrayal: “Dame Lorraine”
From the Band: St. Matthews Cultural Dance Ensemble

2nd Place
Claudia Woodroffe
Portrayal: “Rag Woman”
From the Band: St. Matthews Cultural Dance Ensemble

3rd Place
Debbie Howell
Portrayal: “Tourist Annie”
From the Band: St. Matthews Cultural Dance Ensemble

OLE MAS MALE CHARACTER
1st Place
Euston James
Portrayal: “Papa Bois”
From the Band: St. Matthews Cultural Dance Ensemble

2nd Place
Brian Hartman
Portrayal: “Witch Doctor”
From the Band: BG Production

3rd Place
Ricardo Lorick
Portrayal: “Josephine Baker”
From the Band: The French Cabaret

OLE MAS BANDS
1st Place
BG Productions
Portrayal: “Rich U All Cons For Riches”

2nd Place
New Horizon
Portrayal: “Road To The Whitehouse”

3rd Place
Antoine International
Portrayal: “Foreign English”

ADULT FEMALE CHARACTER
1st Place
Janelle Cumberbatch
Portrayal: The Sioux Uprising”
From the Band: Pieces of A Dream

2nd Place
Sharon Jobe
Portrayal: “Ah Love Meh Colours”
From the Band: South Central Boyz

3rd Place
Shaunder Maynard
Portrayal: “Goddess Of The Sky”
From the Band: Hawks International

ADULT MALE CHARACTER
1st Place
Jackie Cumberbatch
Portrayal: “Tribute to Neville Aming”
From the Band: Pieces of A Dream

2nd Place
Andy Lewis
Portrayal: “The Lovable Artiste”
From the Band: South Central Boyz

3rd Place
Curtis Dyer
Portrayal: “Fisherman God”
From the Band: 1199 Social Cultural Committee

JUNIOR FEMALE CHARACTER
1st Place
Tsahi Corbie
Portrayal: “Freedom:
From the Band: New Generation

2nd Place
LeeAnn Nelson
Portrayal: “Caribbean Woman”
From the Band: Sesame Flyers

3rd Place
Angelica Quow
Portrayal: “Royalty”
From the Band: New Generation

JUNIOR MALE CHARACTER
1st Place
Glen Junior Foreman
Portrayal: “Claudius Maximus”
From the Band: D’Midas International

2nd Place
Aasif Gomez
Portrayal: “Magic of Triniamerican”
From the Band: Funtastic II

3rd Place
Jahmil Courtney
Portrayal: “Zulu Ceremonial Witch Doctor”
From the Band: Kaios International

JUNIOR QUEENS
1st Place
Diane Joseph
Portrayal: “Hiawatha’s Dream”
From the Band: D’Midas International

2nd Place
Mauricia Henry
Portrayal: “Jewels of the Jungle”
From the Band: New Generation

3rd Place
Raven Ottley
Portrayal: “Fly, Fly, Pretty Butterfly”
From the Band: Borokeete International

JUNIOR KINGS
1st Place
Jeridine Caterson
Portrayal: “Amazulu Warrior”
From the Band: Pieces of A Dream

2nd Place
Joel Niles
Portrayal: “Dream of Wantanka”
From the Band: D’Midas International

3rd Place
Joshua Atherly
Portrayal: “King Shaka”
From the Band: DA Mas Production

JUNIOR BAND OF THE YEAR (SMALL)
1st Place
Carican Costumes
Portrayal: “In The Universe”

2nd Place
The Promise
Portrayal: “Tropical Sensations”

3rd Place
Pirates Ashore
Portrayal: “Pirates”

JUNIOR BAND OF THE YEAR (MEDIUM)
1st Place
New Generation
Portrayal: “Jungle”

2nd Place
D’Midas International
Portrayal: “Mama Dis Is Mas”

3rd Place
Funtastic II
Portrayal: “Myths And Magic”

JUNIOR BAND OF THE YEAR (LARGE)
1st Place
Sesame Flyers
Portrayal: “Caribbean Heritage”

2nd Place
Hawks International
Portrayal: “Ole Time Something Come Back Again”

3rd Place
Borokeete International
Portrayal: “Beauty Of The Dark Continent”

ADULT QUEEN
1st Place
Kay Mason
Portrayal: “Bird of a Feather”
From the Band: Borokeete International

2nd Place
Dorothy Blake
Portrayal: “Faces of Africa”
From the Band: “Genesis International USA

3rd Place
Lenore Caterson
Portrayal: “Peesunt, The Daughter of Kitwana”
From the Band: Pieces of A Dream

ADULT KING
1st Place
Keith Tinto
Portrayal: “An African Jewel”
From the Band: Genesis International USA

2nd Place
Errol Das
Portrayal: “Savage Warrior”
From the Band: Pieces of A Dream

3rd Place
Jamel Hospedales
Portrayal: “Exotic Beast”
From the Band: The PromiseADULT BANDS (SMALL)

1st Place
Pieces Of A Dream International Incorporated
Portrayal: “From Broadway To Hollywood”

2nd Place
The Promise XTC & EP Associates
Portrayal: “Tropical Sensation”3rd Place
South Central Boyz
Portrayal: “Ah Love Meh Colours”

ADULT BANDS (MEDIUM)
1st Place
1199 SEIU Social Cultural Committee
Portrayal: “A Taste Of The South Pacific”

2nd Place
T&T Boys
Portrayal: “Gems and Jewels Of The Universe”

ADULT BANDS (LARGE)
1st Place
Sesame Flyers
Portrayal: “Caribbean Heritage”

2nd Place
Borokeete International
Portrayal: “Beauty Of The Dark Continent”

3rd Place
Hawks International
Portrayal: “Legends of Carnival”