The Flavorite Supreme Ice Cream National Schools Soca Monarch competition will be more interactive this year and provide more exposure and professional development for this country's young talent.According to Caribbean Prestige Foundation for the Performing Arts (CPF) representative Harande Elie, this year's competition would provide more material to encourage growth among the competitors.Elie was speaking at the launch of the competition on Thursday afternoon at Synergy TV studios on Ariapita Avenue, Woodbrook.
Among the enhancements mentioned for this year's competition were professional studio production for songs and transport arrangements for schools.It was also announced that CPF would be partnering with Synergy TV to document the process in the form of a type of reality show to get more people involved and excited about the competition.Managing director of Synergy TV O'Brien Hayes said the goal of this year's competition was to prepare the young competitors for the world of professional development.
Preliminaries for the competition will begin on January 18 at the National Academy for Performing Arts (Napa), Port-of-Spain.The prize structure for the competition remains the same as last year, with the winners receiving $20,000 to be shared with their schools.