The Dominica Calypso Association announces an increase in the prize money for the 2026 calypso  monarch

President of the Dominica Calypso Association Gregory Karessa Riviere has announced that the new prize money for the 2026 Monarch is $25,000.

The figure represents an increase of $ 5,000.

President of the Dominica Calypso Association, Gregory Karessa Riviere.

Mr. Riviere says the executive is upbeat about the calypso season, which opens with the eliminations on December 13.

President of the Dominica Calypso Association Gregory Riviere

He says the response from the business community has been encouraging so far