Top Jouvert band in Couva

JOUVERT CELEBRATIONS IN COUVA attracted six large bands in this year’s competition at the Couva Car Park, where hundreds of spectators gathered to witness the opening of the 2003 Carnival.

Laughter greeted the first band on stage, Imnath Seemungal’s “Manning People,” of Perseverance Village, Couva, and it was no surprise when they emerged winners of the Jouvert contest. The band poked fun at the Government, accusing National Minister’s (Howard Chin Lee) Anaconda of going dead, and purchasing a run-down Cabinet from Courts and running the country on reverse gear. Second place went to Vinod and Ralph Associates’ “Trini to the Bone,” of Dow Village, California boldly showing off the President as drinking wine to the bone for  Carnival. Third place went to Shooters’ International “Re-enactment of the Piparo Volcano, with Vidya Sookhai’s “Politics and Critics” in fourth position. John Williams and Associates’ “Street Party,” took the fifth place with Vishnu Reetoo’s “Devils in Colour” of Esperanza, placing sixth. King of Jouvert title went to Carlton Adams of Couva who portrayed a cashier  at a Super market saying “Ah Cash It.”

Full results of the King of Jouvert competition-

1. Carlton Adams (Ah Cash It)
2. Nola Pierre (From Rags to Riches)
3.Alston Samaroo (Too Much Kidnapping in the Country)
4. Elvin Williams ( I want a Catholic man)
5. Stephanie Williams (Million Dollar Belly dancer)
6. Goldwyn Lewis (Buffy and the Beast)
7. Kenneth Samuel (No Small Feat).