NNSC Caribbean

## Voting

### Format

National juries award points to their favourite songs from across the Caribbean.

### Winner

 Dominica
 "2AM"

**NNSC Caribbean** is the second spin-off of the NoNonsense Song Contest. It took place in Kingston, Jamaica, after the country won the internal hosting contest. Organised by Television Jamaica and Caribbean members of the NoNonsense Broadcasting Union, the contest was hosted at Independence Park. The live show was hosted by Jamaican actress and television personality Dahlia Harris, with fan favourite NNSC heads of delegation Passe Partout and DentalFlan taking the role of green room hosts once again.

28 countries and territories across the Caribbean participated in the contest, which is the largest amount to ever compete in one spin-off. All countries internally selected an entry which was sent to the reference group for approval. The national juries of each country casted their votes, along with a Rest of the World jury. The Dutch territories of Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius all participated as Caribbean Netherlands, with the Bonaire flag representing the islands.

The winner was Dominica with the song "2AM" performed by NK and Carla Monroe. Dominica became the first country in the Americas to ever win a NNSC event, as well as the first country in the Caribbean to win. The podium was completed by Saint Martin, and Puerto Rico. Curaçao, Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago rounded up the top 6. The host nation Jamaica finished in 13th place.

## Location

*Further information on the host country: Jamaica*

### Host City

**Kingston** is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. In the Americas, Kingston is the largest predominantly English-speaking city south of the United States.

The local government bodies of the parishes of Kingston and Saint Andrew were amalgamated by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation Act of 1923, to form the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). Greater Kingston, or the "Corporate Area" refers to those areas under the KSAC; however, it does not solely refer to Kingston Parish, which only consists of the old downtown and Port Royal. Kingston Parish had a population of 89,057, and St. Andrew Parish had a population of 573,369 in 2011 Kingston is only bordered by Saint Andrew to the east, west and north. The geographical border for the parish of Kingston encompasses the following communities: Tivoli Gardens, Denham Town, Rae Town, Kingston Gardens, National Heroes Park, Bournemouth Gardens, Norman Gardens, Rennock Lodge, Springfield and Port Royal, along with portions of Rollington Town, Franklyn Town, and Allman Town

### Venue

**Independence Park** is a sports and cultural complex in Kingston, Jamaica built for the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. It houses a variety of sports facilities. A statue of Bob Marley marks the entrance to the site. The main sports venue at the complex is the National Stadium.

The National Stadium is primarily used for football (being the home field of the Jamaica Football Federation) but is also considered the apex of Athletic competition in the West Indies being home to Jamaica's national athletic team for the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games.

It was built for the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games, for which it was the main stadium hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, track and field and cycling events. It was also home to the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. It holds 35,000 people.

### Format

The draw to determine the running order of the final took place on 9 August 2022.

The draw determined in which slot each of the 28 acts would perform. The draw was done completely randomly in order to increase excitement throughout the show and share the different styles of music being showcased by each country.

Searches across each country were used to find worthy candidates of being part of each country's national jury. They were all required to vote during the final. A Rest of the World jury also voted made up of jurors who either were not interested in being part of a jury, or missed the deadline for confirming.

## Participating Countries

Twenty-eight countries participated in the final, and casted their votes.

## Other Countries

Eligibility for potential participation in NNSC Caribbean requires a national broadcaster with active NNBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest and territory in the Caribbean Sea. Invitations to 28 countries and territories were sent, all of which were accepted. One request was submitted to participate,but was denied.

### Active Members

* **Venezuela:** Venezuela submitted a request to participate in the contest, requesting to participate, claiming they share cultural ties with some of the other participating countries and are local enough to qualify. The NNBU denied this, stating that Venezuela does not have any territory in the Caribbean, but are welcome to participate in a possible South American spinoff or the main contest someday.