Manoel ‘King Perai’Ferreira, who was crowned the 2015 adult Calypso Monarch, with his song “King Perai,” received $100,000 from the Ministry of Amerindians Affairs, for being the first Amerindian to win the title since 2002.
GINA said that during a simple handing over ceremony at the Ministry’s Quamina and Thomas Streets’ Office on Friday, Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, congratulated Ferreira for his outstanding performance during the calypso competition last month as part of the Mashramani celebrations.
