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Many of you may be asking, what specifically did The Mighty Sparrow do for Grenadian calypsonians? To find the answer to that question, I suggest speaking with Grenadian artists such as Kingman Ajamu, Inspector and Val Adams, about…

Neither Trinidad and Tobago nor neighbouring Grenada has had an official, government-sanctioned carnival in two years. However, carnival organizers in Grenada are seeking government approval for hosting a festival – formally known as…

St. George’s, Grenada – Friday 7th January, 2022. The newly constituted Board of the Spicemas Corporation (SMC) led by former Culture Minister Arley Gill will on Saturday 8th January 2022 host its first major…

On August 26th, 2021, the Board of Spicemas Corporation (SMC) was dissolved to give way to a new Board effective October 1st, 2021, headed by Caricom Ambassador, Cultural Expert, Attorney at Law, and former Culture Minister Mr. Arley Gill.…

St George’s, November 24, 2021: Attorney at law and cultural expert, Arley Gill, who was instrumental in the establishment of the Spicemas Corporation (SMC), is back serving the organization. He has accepted an invitation to become the new…

The Plain Times Editorial - April 27, 2019   Tis the season! We’re talking about Easter – the religious holiday – and Spicemas, the annual carnival celebration in Grenada. Our concern with Easter is not just about reports of…

For the Love of Carnival & Culture by Arley Gill It is fast coming to the end of what I refer to as the “off-season’’. In other words, carnival “soon come’’. I suspect that Spicemas Corporation’s plans for Grenada’s carnival are…

Well done, soca men! by Arley Gill It has happened before! The first was a boy from the same parish, who was given the name Slinger Francisco by his parents, but known to the world as the “Mighty Sparrow’’. He was born in the small…