Congratulations to ‘Sir’ Stanley Star-Key

De Love Vine wishes our new Governor General Stanley “Star-Key” John K.C. and his dear wife Maureen. God’s blessings and Good Health on dis one-dah-full life dream. Lie-Za overheard an ole Carib lady outside de Anglican Church Hall; she was over-joyed, expressing her feelings, actually talking to herself but loud foh any one near her to hear.

She was saying: “ God does not sleep!” Somebody badly wanted to be de first ever to be Leader of de Awe-position, Prime Minister; den Governor General, and he was sure he was going to live and become President of de Republic of SVG. Crave all Lose all!

De ole lady continued: “Mr Star-Key did not get Prime Minister, dey rob him! But humbleness got wings and does fly and soar like eagles!”

She remembers Star-Key, now de Governor General, when he was ‘ah lickle (Black) Boy” wid his other school friends dem, down by de playing field, running up and down, playing bat’n’ball, and football. She remembers his friends dem provoking him, how he all time, dey wid ah Dick-shun-harry in he pocket, and using ah set ah big words pon dem. De lickle boy even uses to imitate or emulating (way ever de word be), Mr. Cato, spouting dick-shun like he barn ah England.

Den she missed him around 1976. Was not until he came back she realised he went away to England, to study to become ah Lawyer. And immediately pon his return, he went and join de same Mr. Cato Party. When dey party won dey made him Senator in 1984, and den later he run foh Pollitics, tek over Mr. Cato seat in Par-liar-mint in 1998-2001. Well everybody say Mr Starky will be de next leader of de party and de nex Prime Minister. Things was looking good, but he was too hurry, and yuh know hurry bird doh build good nest. Dey join-up wid de 5 Star General Commoness Party. But de other side had plans to mash up Labour, and to mek certain Mr Star-Key never ever get Prime Minister. Dey kick him out de Pull-it-tek-all party and send him back to his Queen Elizabeth Law Chambers.

De ole girl kept talking to she-self. How every body know what goes around does come right back to meet yuh. She had virtually given up on politics, until she heard dat de NDP declared war, defeated de 5-Star General Commoness Party and dey meking her Mr. Star Key Governor General.

So Choose-day she told her grand-children to leave de TV pon de stay-shun dat bringing over de crowning of Mr. Star-key. The former G.G Dame Suzan Dougan, God Bless he soul, she served our country well. She made ah very interesting disclosure that her successor Sir Star-Key will be the third consecutive Governor General who is ah resident of Calliaqua; Dame Susan being de first ever female Vincy, succeeded Sir Fred Ballantyne. Interestingly dey three GG’s live within ah triangle ah 100 yards of each other at Villa Hill overlooking Young Island.

She couldn’t wait foh dem children come home to Googlow Calliaqua let read hear more bout her city. And Googlow say Calliaqua means “beautiful valley” in the Garifuna language, derived from the Garifuna words “kali” (beautiful) and “akwa” (valley), and it refers to the largest city in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. De Administrator once resided in Kali-Akwa.

Ah must add-myth dat ah went Grammar School in de 1950’s and always sensed dey was something unique about dem students from Kali-Akwa. Dey were brilliant in academics and sports. Note ah separated de boys from de ladies. De ladies were not only more brilliant but more beautiful. Let Fr Ulric Jones, my senior school mate from Kali-Akwa eat he heart out.

Again ley me say congratulation to ‘Sir’ Star-Key and ‘Lady’ Maureen.

And wid dat is gone ah gone again.

One Love Bassy,

Bassy Alexander is a land surveyor, folklorist and social commentator.