The Media Workers Association announces the staging of the first ever Grenada Breweries sponsored Extempore Calypso Competition. The event is part of the series of activities to celebrate Media Week which begins with a church service in St. John's on Sunday June 20th. The Grenada Breweries Media Extempore Calypso Competition will be held at the Fantazia night club on Saturday June 26th starting at 10 pm. The event, which is a fun competition, is open to all media practitioners throughout Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique. MWAG President Rawle Titus says media practitioners will pre-write the lyrics of their calypsos before the competition since two genres are being combined in an innovative event. "It is not a calypso competition. It is not an extempore competition. It is an extempore-calypso competition; in that we are merging to genres", said Titus who has also signaled his intention to battle his colleagues for the coveted trophy. "Two topics will be released to participants this week allowing them enough time to write four verses to the extempore melody". MWAG is calling on Media practitioners who are also calypsonians to participate in the event. Over the years, a number of media practitioners have performed or recorded calypsos. They include reigning media calypso monarch Janice Augustine, popular morning show host Anthony 'Jericho' Greenidge, journalist Kareen Morain, Programme Manager Sherma Wells, freelance media professional Jason Skeete, freelance Journalist Rawle Titus and radio and television presenter 'Fatman'. George. Media practitioners interested in participating are asked to register their interest with any executive member of MWAG. More details of the competition as well as prizes from the Grenada Breweries will be released this week. The Grenada Breweries Media Extempore Calypso Competition begins ten o clock Saturday night June 26th at Fantazia night club. Other Media Week activities include a picnic bus tour around the island Saturday June 26th sponsored by the Grenada Board of Tourism, the traditional Karaoke and Fantazia Friday night lime as well as educational visits to schools and radio and television interview programmes. This week's observance is being held under the theme 'Saluting Freedom of Expression through Responsible Journalism'.