Lil' Rick captured the Tune of the Crop or Road March yesterday with "I's a Bajan", while Stiffy's "Tek Off Someting" placed second, and tied for third most plays at selected judging points were Grynner's "Turn Up De Speaker", and Marzville's "Bang Bim". Lil Rick' prize was $7,500, Stiffy received $5,000 and Grynner and Marzville earned $1,000 each. Gwyneth Squires won big band of the festival with her "Spirit of our Nationhood". Unfortunately after leading her band through the National Stadium at the start of the parade outstanding bandleader Renee Ratcliffe of Jump Promotions Happy Go Lucky Band died on her way to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown. Our condolences to her family and close friends.
Those heady days in Rio are now over but we still continue to enjoy the success of the Canadian athletes who garnered twenty two medals! Penny Oleksiah became the first Canadian to win four medals, one gold, one silver and two bronze, at a summer Olympics games!Andre DeGrasse became the first Canadian to win three sprint medals, one silver and two bronze in the same Olympics and was the recipient of three of Canada's six track and field medals in Rio! She is 16 years old and he is 21. Great going for these youths in their first Olympics!Congratulations son and to all who represented Canada and the other 204 countries too!
