Friday 26th June, 2015, ST. GEORGE'S: Artistes from all across Grenada, Carriacou & Petite Martinique registered this week for the National Soca and Groovy monarch competitions.

Officials from Spicemas have stated that this year has seen the largest turn out for the registration process. The final day of registration saw scores of artistes rushing to make the 5 pm deadline on Friday. Approximately one hundred and sixty artistes registered for the Soca Monarch competition and some fifty five artistes for the Groovy.

The registration consisted of several veterans and a host of young artistes entering the arena for the first time. The youngest artiste entering the competition is eleven years, with the oldest being over the age of sixty.

Spicemas Corporation is preparing to host the preliminary rounds of the Soca Monarch competition during the coming week starting off with Gouyave on Thursday night, followed by Victoria on Friday, Sauteurs on Saturday and ending in St. David on Sunday. The preliminary of the Groovy Monarch Competition will be hosted during the following week on the 9, 10, 11 July in Club Spectrum in Victoria.

The Spicemas Corporation extends best wishes to all artistes who have registered for the Soca and Groovy Competitions.

Spicemas Corporation, National Stadium, VIP Suite 132, 440-0621 www.spicemasgrenada.com