Machel Montano plans to dissolve his band Xtatik. The high-energy performer made the revelation during an interview on Sunday night after his performance at Island People?s all-inclusive fete, Amnesia, at Pier I, Chaguaramas.

Artistes and patrons escaped unhurt on Saturday night when a portion of the stage collapsed at the Arima Velodrome.

Former Road March queen Faye Ann Lyons seems to have taken her hit "Break Away" to heart and has bid adieu to soca band Invazion.

Invazion band leader Naya George wept on Sunday night as he interrupted a fete at Maska, La Romain, to announce the death of rising soca artiste Onika Bostic.

An over-exuberant fan joined worried relatives, friends and members of the soca fraternity outside the intensive care unit of Port-of-Spain General Hospital yesterday, awaiting an update on the prognosis of soca singer Onika Bostic.

Soca artist Onika Bostic has showed marginal improvements in her medical condition, according to her colleagues.

As soca star Onika Bostic battled for her life for another day, the man who drove the car that crashed and almost killed her spent the day praying she would recover.

Soca artiste Onika Bostic was up to last night in critical condition at the Intensive Care Unit of the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, after a horrific car accident left her with multiple fractures to her head and serious injures to her spine.

With his collaboration with Bunj Garlin "Don't Waste The Water" already burning up the air waves reigning Road March King Shurwayne Winchester seems poised to enjoy a successful 2005 Carnival Season.

For the first time in 30 years, the man who bears the dark stage name of Shadow will not contribute a single new recording to Carnival celebrations.