Recognising chutney's role in Carnival on Friday night, George Singh successfully staged the 2023 Chutney Soca Monarch competition at Skinner Park in San Fernando. Daddy Chinee (Ricardo Melville) took the crown, with nine-year-old Katelin Sultan winning as queen, the youngest competitor in the competition's history. In challenging the market appeal of Machel Montano's 40 concert,