Trinidadian Carnival enthusiast, Shivani Ramjit received the marriage proposal of a lifetime from her fiance Paris Vazquez while on stage and with the assistance of Luna Lite Limited drones at Miami Carnival 2023. (Photo courtesy @digitalziggy)
Abraham Diaz
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The Krewe of Orpheus rolls through New Orleans the night before Mardi Gras, known as Lundi Gras, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Dorthy Ray)
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Moruga residents and their children get ready for the Parade of Bands on Tuesday at Gran Chemin Grounds in Moruga. [Photos courtesy by Eric Lewis]
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No Monday night mas in Fyzabad. [Photo courtesy Banton OG via Facebook]
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Bunji Garlin performing his song "Hard Fete" at the final night of Eyeslam Concert series on Ariapita Avenue in Port-of-Spain.
WENDELL BESS
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Masqueraders from Massy Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra's "Fleets in Adrenaline City" as they cross the South Quay stage during the Parade of Bands yesterday.
SHIRLEY BAHADUR
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Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher on a walkabout along the streets with police officers on Carnival Monday.
COURTESY TTPS
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Revellers having a good time in the band Poudre during J'Ouvert celebrations in San Fernando yesterday.
RISHI RAGOONATH
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Masqueraders from the Chaguanas J’Ouvert band of the year We Dutty Hush Naughty and Nice.
SHASTRI BOODAN
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Revellers enjoying themselves during J'Ouvert celebrations in Sangre Grande.
RALPH BANWARIE
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Margaret Montano's presentation “Erla Takes Charge” captures Queen of J’Ouvert 2023.
ANISTO ALVES
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A handful of spectators look on as mas players from A Gomez & Associates presentation of "Out of A Muddy 10,000 Flowers Bloom" cross the stage during the Downtown Carnival Committee J’Ouvert celebrations, South Quay, Port-of-Spain, yesterday.
ANISTO ALVES
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Natanya Phillip portrays La Rein Rive from Jacqui Koon How’s Dat is Trini.
SHASTRI BOODAN
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Trinidadian Carnival enthusiast, Shivani Ramjit received the marriage proposal of a lifetime from her fiance Paris Vazquez while on stage and with the assistance of Luna Lite Limited drones at Miami Carnival 2023. (Photo courtesy @digitalziggy)
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A screenshot from the official music video of Bunji Garlin's "Hard Fete", the winner of the 2023 Road March. [Image courtesy BadBeagle Tube via YouTube]
Bunji Garlin's "Hard Fete"—officially credited to Bunji Garlin and Fay-Ann Lyons—was played 135 times at judging points.
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Road March contender, Nailah Blackman, performing her hit "Come Home", with the Lost Tribe band, on Carnival Tuesday, February 21. [Image by Shirley Bahadur]
The Visit Trinidad Road March competition is on with contenders such as Bunji Garlin, Nailah Blackman and Skinny Fabulous, Machel Montano and Olantunji, the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organization (TUCO) has confirmed.
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The Krewe of Orpheus rolls through New Orleans the night before Mardi Gras, known as Lundi Gras, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Dorthy Ray)
New Orleans’ annual Carnival season entered its ebullient crescendo Tuesday with thousands of revellers gathering in the French Quarter and lining miles of parade routes in a citywide Mardi Gras celebration underpinned this year by violent crime concerns and political turmoil.
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Moruga residents and their children get ready for the Parade of Bands on Tuesday at Gran Chemin Grounds in Moruga. [Photos courtesy by Eric Lewis]
Even though they had little corporate support and limited funds from the National Carnival Commission, Moruga residents came together to host one of the "biggest, brightest" Carnival celebrations the community has ever seen.
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No Monday night mas in Fyzabad. [Photo courtesy Banton OG via Facebook]
For the first time in history, Fyzabad—the bustling oil town which birthed the labour riots—went dead on Carnival Monday and Tuesday.
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Bunji Garlin performing his song "Hard Fete" at the final night of Eyeslam Concert series on Ariapita Avenue in Port-of-Spain.
WENDELL BESS
Ian "Bunji Garlin" Alvarez's "Hard Fete" was out front yesterday as the leading song for this year's Road March, but faced stiff competition from Nailah Blackman and Gamal "Skinny Fabulous" Doyle's "Come Home" at judging points in Port-of-Spain.
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Masqueraders from Massy Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra's "Fleets in Adrenaline City" as they cross the South Quay stage during the Parade of Bands yesterday.
SHIRLEY BAHADUR
Several of the big bands stayed away from the Queen's Park Savannah on Carnival Monday, but those who crossed the stage expressed exuberance over the return of Carnival after the two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher on a walkabout along the streets with police officers on Carnival Monday.
COURTESY TTPS
The safety and security operations put in place for the Mother of all Carnivals have been successful in preserving law and order during yesterday’s J’Ouvert celebrations which marked the official start of the Carnival 2023 street parade.
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Revellers having a good time in the band Poudre during J'Ouvert celebrations in San Fernando yesterday.
RISHI RAGOONATH
Powder, water, paint, mud, foam, music, and J'Ouvert-hungry revellers. All these ingredients came together to produce what was described as a bumper J'Ouvert in San Fernando yesterday.
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Masqueraders from the Chaguanas J’Ouvert band of the year We Dutty Hush Naughty and Nice.
SHASTRI BOODAN
We Dutty Hush Naughty and Nice, a presentation of Embling O’Garro is the 2023 Chaguanas J’Ouvert band of the Year. The band also won the Large Band of the Year title. Placing second in the Large Band category was Colours Erupt, a presentation of La Penca Entertainment and I Candy’s Jam 2023 placed third. The Small Band category was won by The Escape Deladed a presentation of Red Army J’Ouvert. In second place was Wet is Wet, a presentation of DJ Voom Voom and third, It Calling Me, a presentation of Rehab J’Ouvert.
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Revellers enjoying themselves during J'Ouvert celebrations in Sangre Grande.
RALPH BANWARIE
Revellers and spectators turned out in large numbers flooding the main street in Sangre Grande for J’Ouvert. But before they were allowed to enter the main area to enjoy the revelry, they had to pass through security checks set up by officers of the T&T Police Service who were out in full force.
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Margaret Montano's presentation “Erla Takes Charge” captures Queen of J’Ouvert 2023.
ANISTO ALVES
The low spectator turnout to see J'Ouvert celebrations in Port-of-Spain was seemingly mirrored by a similar decline in the number of competitors in this year’s Old Mas Competition.
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