TC won Sweet Soca and Party Monarch Competitions at Farley Hill!
TC Wins first The 98.1 The One/Banks Beer Sweet Soca Competition.

Nine time Monarch!
Red Plastic Bag is the 2009 Banks LIME Pic-O-De-Crop Calypso Monarch. From a field of 10 calypsonians RPB displayed his lyrical mastery and out-performed the other nine competitors to win a fully loaded 2009 Toyota Corolla and $10,500 in cash. First runner up went to John King winning $15,750.00, while second runner-up went to Blood, who won $11,025.00.


Minister of Culture Mr. Steve Blackett
presenting trophy to Red Plastic Bag.

Following are the results of the 2009 Banks LIME Pic-O-De-Crop competition:

Monarch: Red Plastic Bag

2nd John King

3rd Blood

4th Sir Ruel

5th Sheldon Hope

6th Adrian Clarke

7th Bumba

8th Hee Haw

9th TC

10th Colin Spencer

14th Win for Gwyneth! Hidden Beauty from the Gwyneth Squires band Hidden Treasures takes the Queen of the Band title for the first time in four years.
The costume Hidden Beauty worn by Lynn Callendar took the title, making it the 14th time for BAND LEADER. Second place went to De Village Belle from the Ooutraje band The Beginning, worn by Sophia Chase, while third place was taken by Regatta from the Betty West band Barbados Back Then worn by Betty West
NCF Chairman Ken Knight crowning Lynn Callendar.

Edwin takes 5th Tune of the Crop title!
Edwin Yearwood

Edwin Yearwood, lead vocalist with the band krosfya,h took his fifth Tune of the Crop title with 'In De Middle of the Road' during the Grand Kadooment parade on Monday August 3rd, 2009. He amassed 14 points to win the first prize of $7,500.00.
Second place went to Mikey for his song 'I in dat', his seven points winning him $5000.00, while Red Plastic Bag with six points placed third for Something's Happening.

Party Monarch Kings, Tune of the Crop Kings, runners up and new comers all make up the contestants in what is set to be a historic Party Monarch and inaugural SweetSoca Monarch contests.

The history begins with the contests’ staging at the picturesque Farley Hill, St. Peter on July 26, 2009. It continues as the contest will be staged on a Day of National Significance, which will be commemorated with a special multimedia performance.

Tickets for the Banks LIME Pic-O-De Crop Semi-finas are available from CS Pharmacy, Broad Street, Bridgetown; Digicentre, Sheraton Centre, Sargeant’s Village Christ Church; Warrens, Ticket Centre, Super Centre, Warrens, St. Michael; and NCF Headquarters, West Terrace, St. James.