The Queens of Reggae Island Honorary Ceremonies (QORIHC) is marking a major milestone this year as it prepares to stage its 10th annual awards ceremony, a decade-long celebration of women whose work has often gone unrecognised in the entertainment industry. The initiative will honour 35 women across multiple categories spanning the entertainment landscape, shining a light on contributors from music, film, television, comedy, dancehall, theatre, media and beyond.

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Franchise holder of the Miss Global International Competition, Lachu Ramchandani, says the pageant is returning to Jamaica after a three-year hiatus. Formerly known as the Miss Commonwealth pageant, the competition will once again be staged locally, with a focus on efforts to revive tourism activity in western Jamaica.

A staple of Caribbean carnival energy, Iwer George is one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most prolific soca artistes, with a career spanning back to 1987 and a catalogue of enduring hits. From Come to Meh to Take Ah Bathe, his music remains a fixture on the soca circuit. A multiple Soca Monarch winner, he also won the Road March title in 2020 with Kes the Band on Stage Gone Bad, a track many will recognise from the line: " We come to mash it up, shell it down and turn it over!” He also shared the Road March title with calypsonian and soca artiste Superblue in 2000.