“Be aware of your sur­round­ings. Don’t overindulge in al­co­hol. Don’t leave your drinks un­at­tend­ed.”

Tonight is Di­manche Gras, the pre­cur­sor to the cul­mi­na­tion of the Car­ni­val sea­son with Pa­rade of the Bands.

KINGSTON, Ja­maica – Cap­tain of Ja­maica’s Un­der-17 men’s team, Jah­marie Nolan, has been named the Best Play­er of the re­cent­ly con­clud­ed CON­CA­CAF Men’s U-17 World Cup Qual­i­fiers.

Fresh off a sea­son of in­ter­na­tion­al ac­claim and cul­tur­al tri­umph, Trinidad and To­ba­go’s own Kes The Band is prepar­ing to car­ry the sound of the Caribbean across Eu­rope with the launch of their Roots, Rock, So­ca Tour, be­gin­ning April 30.

Trin­bag­o­ni­ans, whether we care to ad­mit it or not, are an emo­tion­al peo­ple. There are cer­tain things that can rile us up in a split sec­ond, but in the same tim­ing, there is some­thing that can ap­pease and soothe.