The International Chutney Soca Monarch takes on an exciting new format this year, with a delayed-live broadcast across several platforms and media stations and a dramatic increase in foreign participation too. The decision to continue the competition was made very early on to support the culture and the artistes in a year that has impacted both significantly.
RAMPS Logistics and bmobile combined resources and collaborated to provide Smart Devices equipped with WIFI to Ezekiel Home for Abandoned Children, Chickland Children’s Home and Ryu Dan Dojo Youth Empowerment Centre. The three beneficiaries were identified by RAMPS Logistics as part of their ‘Cross Border Device Drive’; an initiative launched by the company to provide 1000 devices to students in need across the regional territories in which the organisation operates.
The 2021 bmobile & TUCO Online Road March will allow artistes to register up to two songs for entry which will then be voted on via unique text codes through bmobile’s text messaging platform. This new take on the decades-old competition will provide an alternative platform for showcasing the work of musicians and also offer up a Grand Prize of $100,000 to the song and artiste with the most votes.
TSTT’s Manager of Support Services, Patricia Edwards-Charles, who along with other staff, executed the initiative which was conceptualized by the Senior Manager Tobago Operations, Frances Simmons, to bring a smile to the faces of those in need.