Aaron Duncan, a six-year-old pupil of Newtown Boys’ RC School, is the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians (TUCO) Junior Calypso Monarch for 2010.
Standing yesterday in front of a massive crowd at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, pint-sized Aaron blew away his competitors with his song ’Doh Waste It’. Second place went to Victoria Cooper, from COSTAATT, with ’Pain’. And in third place was Garve Sandy, from Tobago, with her song, ’Fool Games’.

The Venue for this year's carifete parade will be held on Saturday July 3th 2010 starting at 11am.  The parade starts at the corner of Rene Levesque and Guy Street in Downtown Montreal.  The celebrations will then travel east  on Rene Levesque to Sanguinet Street where the parade ends.

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Montreal Festivals - July

 
Canada Day Thursday July 1, 2010 – parade and events
 
Montreal International Jazz Festival June 25 to July 6, 2010
 
FIMA – Festival international Montréal en Arts July 1-11, 2010
 

Welcome To The annual Carifete parade.   The Montreal Carifete has long been a major attraction for the City of Montreal.  Every year people travel from around the world to witness  a vibrant celebration of culture  like no other - The Carifete parade.  This year is a particularly special year as we embark on 25  years of celebration.  
As one participant puts it, "The Carifete parade is clean free fun for everyone".  This year's carifete parade will be a magical experience for everyone.  This year will feature some of the most dazzling costumes to ever make it to the streets of Montreal.    

We are honored once again to be extended the privilege of hosting the 35th annual Carifete celebrations.  Being a milestone year, this year’s celebration holds  special significance for the Montreal Carnival Development Foundation, the city of Montreal, and all carnival enthusiasts.
 

Caribbean cuisine is a true melting pot of cultural influences. This food has been influenced by the culinary traditions of the various inhabitants throughout history, including the Carib and Arawak Indians, Spanish, English, African, French, Jewish, East Indian and Chinese. Caribbean cuisine has grown in popularity due to its rich and spicy flavours, and because many people of Caribbean descent have immigrated to other countries and long for their traditional food. The food can be roughly divided into two major categories – the food from English-speaking islands and that from Spanish-speaking islands – although there are similarities between the two. The cuisine on Spanish-speaking islands leans more toward Latin American fare, with salsas, tortillas and tamales. But traditional Caribbean cuisine, which has influences from English speaking countries, refers to dishes like rice and peas (rice and beans on some islands), curries, jerks, fried dumplings, pepper pot soup, seafood, salt fish, roti and plantains. Recipes may differ slightly between islands, and names for some things (such as fried dumplings, which are called bakes, Johnny cakes and festivals) vary depending on the island.