Saint Lucia Carnival 2023 climaxed with the national parade of the bands on Monday, July 16, and Tuesday, July 18.
A total of 10 bands participated in this year’s national Parade of the Bands and 12 in the J’Ouvert Parade.
The results from J’Ouvert and the national Parade of the Bands for Saint Lucia Carnival 2023 are as follows:
J’Ouvert
| J’Ouvert Band of the Year | |||
| Position | Band | Portrayal | Points |
| 1 | Back In Time | Celebrating Mother Africa | 420 |
| 2 | J’Ouvert Jammers | Back Out Dirty Horns For Soo | 351 |
| 3 | Mudsters | Labou Love | 317 |
| 4 | Come To Me Tyre Shop | We Jumping Not Shooting | 300 |
Road March
| Road March | |||
| Position | Artist | Song | Points |
| 1 | Imran Nerdy | Clock Out | 36 |
| 2 | Ezra Da FunMachine | Hello Carnival | 35 |
| 3 | Shemmy J | Miss Grippy | 27 |
| 4 | Ricky T | Kay Ou | 10 |
| 4 | Mighty | Kedek Kedek | 10 |
Parade of the Bands
| Individual of the Year | ||||
| Position | Name | Band | Portrayal | Score |
| 1 | Jordan Augier | Tribe of Twel | For God So Loved The World | 447 |
| 2 | Kim Desir | Tribe of Twel | Anba Go | 440 |
| 3 | Sharon Tanner | Tribe of Twel | Palm Sunday Redemption | 433 |
| 4 | Craig Hyacinth | Tribe of Twel | Papa Djab Seducing the Nation | 430 |
| Best Designed Band | |||
| Position | Band | Portrayal | Points |
| 1 | Tribe of Twel | For God So Loved The World | 132 |
| 2 | Just 4 Fun | Into The Beyond | 121 |
| 3 | Xuvo Carnival | Down The Rabbit Hole | 115 |
| 4 | Fuzion Mas | Fuzion FM | 107 |
| Mas on the Move | |||
| Position | Band | Portrayal | Points |
| 1 | Tribe of Twel | For God So Loved The World | 89 |
| 2 | Xuvo | Down The Rabbit Hole | 81 |
| 3 | Just 4 Fun | Into The Beyond | 72 |
| 4 | Island Tribe | Sin City | 68 |
| Spirit of Carnival | |||
| Position | Band | Portrayal | Points |
| 1 | Xuvo Carnival | Down The Rabbit Hole | 436 |
| 2 | Fuzion Mas | Fuzion FM | 388 |
| 3 | Tribe of Twel | For God So Loved The World | 386 |
| 4 | Just 4 Fun | Into The Beyond | 376 |
| Parade Band of the Year | |||
| Position | Band | Portrayal | Points |
| 1 | Tribe of Twel | For God So Loved The World | 433 |
| 2 | Just 4 Fun | Into The Beyond | 397 |
| 3 | Xuvo Carnival | Down The Rabbit Hole | 387 |
| 4 | Fuzion Mas | Fuzion FM | 362 |
SOURCE: Carnival Planning and Management Committee. Headline photo Tribe of Twel courtesy CPMC
Well, just when I began wondering whether or not covering private parts still exists in carnival … thank God, there is hope 🙏
Agree with @Maranne. Good to see some CLOTHED winners (and relevant heritage side) at Carnival this year. In recent times it has descended into a flesh fest with no relationship to what it was meant to be.
@Maranne well you can still consider it nonexistent because the majority of women were half naked with all their behinds outside displaying their degrading behavior. It was like a bumbum and meow meow festival. then these are the same women when you see them later in their jobs you would swear they are a different person and these type of women will want to be the same ones to call out “sexual harassment” in the work place like in the alleged case in the RSLPF, they are the same ones that will say men are dogs and dont have respect for women and say all sorts of unsavory things about men.
At the end of the day its your body and if you feel like going to carnival naked with just spray paint on then be my guest but just keep in mind of the consequences later, also none of this gives the green light to treat women with utter disrespect but if you dont respect yourself how do you expect people to treat you? Yes you might be a respectful person but you are the one creating the scenario down the line at some point in receiving the disrespect.
@g.w you are so right, and something I have said many times before on this forum about self-respect. However it was good to see that at least one of the winning groups were fully clothed and mostly older women.