Dominica Festivals Committee (DFC) has announced the winners for the Carnival road parade for Mas Domnik 2017.
DFC Consultant, Val Cuffy and DFC Chairman Gerard Cools-Lartigue made the announcement at a ceremony held at the DFC office on Wednesday.
The winners are as follows:
OPENING PARADE
Best Float
1st – Dominica Air and Seaport Authority (DASPA)
2nd – National Youth Council
3 rd – Springfield Trading
Flag Wavers/ Cheerleader
1st: National Bank of Dominica Flag Wavers (NBD)
2nd: One love Cheerleaders
3rd: Exclusive Dancers
CARNIVAL MONDAY
J’ouvert
- Lapo Kabwit with the largest following at 4:00am– Delices Lapo Kabwit
- Best Individual Male : Ian Michael Anthony
There was no best female individual award
- Best J’ouvert Band- Friendship Crew
- Longest Lapo Kabbwit: Delices Lapo Kabwit
- Largest old Mas Group: Friendship Crew
- Best J’ouvert costumed group: Lick it Right
- Lapo with the most Lavway- Newtown Lapo Kabwit
- Special prize costumed gang- Bollywood Bachanal
- Best Theatrical Group- (Massacre Crew)
- Best Creative Individual- (Andy Carter)
- Best Sensay- Alyssa and Kayla Letang
- Special Award- Foam Invasion- Jean Bwa
Old Mas Parade
Best Old Mas Parade: Castle Bruce Neg Mawon
2nd place: Good Hope Black Devils
3rd Place: Kalinago
Best Primary School- Costume Band
Band of the Year: Primary Schools: San Sauveur Primary
2nd Place: Pioneer Preparatory
3rd Place: Roosevelt Douglas Primary
Children’s King of the Band: San Sauveur Primary School
Children’s Queen of the Band: Pioneer Preparatory School
Best Primary School- T’shirt
1st Place: St Martin Primary School
2nd Place: St Luke’s Primary School
3rd Place: Massacre Primary School
Best Primary School Float of the Year
Float of the Year- San Sauveur Primary School
2nd Place: St Mary’s Primary School
3rd Place: Roosevelt Douglas Primary School
Best Secondary School Float of the Year:
Float of the Year: Castle Bruce Secondary School
2nd Place: Goodwill Secondary School
CARNIVAL TUESDAY PARADE
Adult Carnival Band Tuesday Parade
Adult Band of the Year: Afrikulture Stilt Walkers- ‘Dance A Heart Beat’
2nd Place: Oldtime Sake
3rd Place: There was no winner announced. Mr. Cools- Lartigue gave explanations for this situation. According to him, “One of the criteria for judging was that we had a dip for all the bands and everybody had to assemble here for 10:00 in the morning…they had to make two rounds within the stipulated time which was from 10am to 2pm, although the judges went to 2:30pm, only two of the bands actually made two rounds within the stipulated time, so the three costumes bands some came in at 12:00, one even came in at 1:20pm. They did not have time to make the two rounds therefore they were disqualified.”
Adult King of the Band- Afrikulture Stilt Walkers
Adult Queen of the Band- Afrikulture Stilt Walkers
Special prize for the largest costume band: Hysteria
Special prize for the most colourful band- Mercury
The prize giving ceremony is expected to take place at the Fort Young Hotel on March 21st, 2017.
The DFC, the Carnival Development Committee and the Road Parade Committee thanked all the judges and all who participated in the various street parades and costume parades thus making Carnival 2017 one of the most spectacular and colourful in recent times.
These were not costumes. It would be better if these women had jump naked. What utter shame and disgrace for over weight individuals to wear skimpy bathing suits with their rear in the sir and want to be given a prize. Women please conduct you all selves during carnival. and these peices of trash u all calling costumes forget it. Costumes can be classy without riding up God knows where….
I agree prettiest band award to mercuy…….i missed looking at that band last year…for creativity they always got it…remember the blue kinda painted costume……I was taken aback….this year the orange one which opened…….next year I waiting to see
Did the person from Barbados perform for amnesia? Just asking…..
sorry i have amnesia i cannot remember
Wish it had the pics to go along with them..congrats to all!
Chou Poul was the only traditional Jouvert Band on the road (Papishow) and did not even get a special prize. Shame.
Well look it what happened to Mrs Skerrit band whossssssssssssss
Yes, you mean the band with costumes sketches that was designed by an individual in the US and a certain person took the designs and ran to Mrs Skerrit for sponsorship? Wooosh , God don’t like Ugly snakes.
So who showed her the designs?
papabat
ALL 3 pretty mas bands disqualified from consideration? Isn’t that something?
I was thinking the very same……..this is so so very ridiculous I am stunned. In other countries you don’t even have to make a round, just head for the stage………..I reads like a joke…….Mercury and Hysteria should boycott next year…….cause what an insult to their hard work, effort and contribution to Carnival.
In the biggest Caribbean Carnival, bands begin crossing stage at 7am, its not about rounds, its about the band, its creativity, its color, its impact……….GEEEZE if this is how it goes, you guys need to forget judging altogether and just let people play mas……cause the judging leaves bad feeling. AND WAIT A MINUTE!!!! there is court case re Stiltwalkers issues of last year and they still win again, when they should be in separate special category as so many people agree. Bon J I give up!!!!!
Yes, Because they follow the rules and what is stipulated in the criteria. It’s not about how it’s done in another Caribbean country it’s about how it’s done here and unless that changes one should adhere to the rules. If they said be on the road for a specific time (which the bands did decide upon to having) why is there an issue towards it when they did not adhere to the same rule they agreed upon. Even having numbers for the order in which they are to appear and not even on time to go into it?
They are a band, they are registered, they have adults, they are creative and innovative AND carry on tradition … just because they didn’t come outside and show all their “gros bowdah” they are not suppose to be part of the judging? Or are you saying that they did not do hard work, put in the effort and contributed to carnival?
Continue playing mas Afrikulture and keep the tradition going, i applaud your effort
AFRIKULTURE is by far the most impressive and different costume band on the road. The ‘Real Mas’ is turning into a Trini/Brazil atmosphere. Mercury, Hysteria and Amnesia can all boycott like Thunderbirds and Carnival Corner or may I suggest they join the “WINNING TEAM”.
#teambwabwa prepares every year to win not to fail so details are not ignored. This year I hope the judges’ decision is final and they receive what is due because I saw creativity, color, impact, originality, order, patterns, carnival spirit and 50 adults in that band. And for the record the court case is between Thunderbirds/Carnival Corner and DDA, not the stilt walkers.
You doing as if the band leaders were not aware of the rules.
For your information….in Trinidad there are different categories on the road ….downtown … Uptown …etc….plus there are rules for crossing the stage….and big bands have been disqualified before . You think Trinidad people will stand by a band that coming out that late…lol.
Rules are rules. A meeting was held with the bands to discuss just that.
Anywya….With regards to the time, it will encourage bands to come on the road early. More time to lime….more time for tourists to see the parade or even try to take part by chipping. Better overall experience.
But suppose we took out afrikulture stilt walkers from that from a moment, that still won’t qualify mercury, hysteria or amnesia would it? I would see all 3 prizes being awarded to ‘ for old time sake’ and the 3 feather bands still disqualified. So even without afrikulture how they winning if they disqualified. That making sense???