WINNING THE 2008 Cable & Wireless First Caribbean Pic-O-De Crop Finals on Friday, August 01 is still a dream for Adrian Clarke, such a good dream that he overslept and nearly missed a breakfast meeting with local, regional and international journalists at the Hilton Hotel the next morning.

THE DRAW FOR the Cable & Wireless/ First Caribbean International Bank Semi-Finals was held Saturday morning, July 19 at the National Cultural Foundation. The eighteen were announced in the wee hours of Saturday morning after the final tent, the Celebrity Tent, was judged on Friday, July 18. There was a tie at position 18, both are included in the semi-finals competition. There is no reserve. The Cable & Wireless/First Caribbean International Bank Semi-Finals is scheduled for Friday, July 25 at the Garfield Sobers Gym at 7:00 pm.

TICKETS FOR SELECT CROP OVER events are now on sale and at specific locations. The NCF announced today that tickets for the Scotiabank Junior Monarch Finals in association with A & B Music Supplies and IGM Stage Lighting, the Crop Over Folk Concert and the Cable & Wireless/First Caribbean International Bank Pic-O-De-Crop Semi-Finals are now on sale at the NCF Headquarters in West Terrace and CS Pharmacy Bridgetown.

THERE ARE OVER Twenty candidates for this year’s Scotiabank Junior Monarch Competition in the 8-12 and 13-18 category.  They made their first appearance for the season at the Scotiabank Junior Monarch Tent in association with A & B Music Supplies. The Lester Vaughan School had standing room only, packed with parents, teachers, supporters and sponsors.

I AM READY! That’s the warning reigning calypso monarch Red Plastic Bag threw out  at the penultimate Banks/Cable & Wireless Cavalcades at the James Bryant Complex in Market Hill, St. George. The eight time calypso king said he was looking forward to keen competition on Friday, August 01.