NEWS
TRINIDAD SOCA LEGEND BARON IS HONOURED WITH A STREET NAME
S
oca legend Baron, aka Timothy Watkins, has received recognition for promoting the culture with his music. The Penal / Debe Regional Corporation has renamed Bay Road in Bamboo Village, La Romaine, Trinidad to Timothy Watkins Street. This recognition was accompanied by a citation from Palmiste / Hermitage Councillor Roland Hall and councillor for La Fortune, Sheldon Lal. Commenting on the initiative, Hall said, "Someone in the area stated that as a country we keep naming things after noteworthy citizens after they have passed on. Thus, the individual recommended that we should name a street after Baron, who was born in La Romaine and grew up in Bamboo Village." Baron, the 2016 recipient of the national award the Hummingbird Medal Gold, will be celebrating his 74th birthday on 26 March 2022 and marks 51 years in the entertainment industry. The ‘Sweet Soca Man’ has a back catalogue of songs including Sweet Soca Man (1999), Don't Go (2009), Pom Pom Shorts (2013) and Sweet Man (2018).
GRENADA'S SPICEMAS MAKES A COMEBACK
T
he Hon Yolande Bain-Horsford, Grenada’s Minister of Culture, made the welcome announcement on 22 February that Carnival will take place this year. Bain-Horsford declared that the return of Spicemas will mark the preservation of Grenadian culture whilst also mitigating the risk of spreading the Covid-19 virus. Revellers are expected to be vaccinated well before they attend Spicemas 2022. It will take the form of a blended carnival, with in-house and virtual audiences, and will be held from Monday 8 to Tuesday 9 August. For more updates and information visit www.spicemasgrenada.com.
FOR MORE VISIT SOCANEWS.COM/NEWS SN MAR 2022 9
