GARIFUNA Foh VINCY MAS

Ah have not seen Lie-Za since her party’s November 27th Elect-shun (1-14) “one-foot-in” victory. She reminds me she is ready to rumble because nex’ week Sunday will be de NDP’s ‘First 100 Day’s milestone since taking office. We have had ULP foh 25-years in office approximately 9,125 days. Too early to celebrate or come-plain. Those of us who go to church

next weekend, request a prayer of Thanksgiving and Blessings all de way!

But as usual Lie-za looks foh needles and pins to chook her opponents. She overheard de former Pry-minister dictating dat Prime Minister Fry-dey and not Deputy Prime Minister

Leacock, should ah gone to Tie-One. She say dat’s how he uses to do his thing, 9 out-ah 10 times, was always he and his immediate family. Marmy, Grarny and Narny would ah jump on de plane to Tie-another-one sorry, Tie-One. However she hopes dat Leacock interrupt his busy schedule and try and locate ah Tie-One-Knees Fishing- Tackle Supply Store to provide SVG wid ah tool he could get to remove de Fish-hook dat Ralph say stuck in de Gill of de people of SVG.

Before ah move off de victims-I-say-shun, we want Piece or Peace alongside we Jus-taste or

Justice. Whatever happen to de Court Case wid former Senator/Senior Public Servant, An-easier-case Baptiste who was served 16 charges?. Murdah Wuk! And secondly, please remind me again, what is de sit-yu-hear-shun wid de alleged crimes (separate) dat Loose-it King and

Joanna King allegedly committed. Dis is too long overdue. Ah recall when two officers of de Court had to clear dey names concerning de shooting of Mr John in his foot. Dem cases come an

gone. De job is foh NDP to clean up de mess dat ULP did fetil-lies. Doh stress out de brave and courageous ladies foh demonstrating dey God Given Rights unnecessarily.

Descendants of Our Ancestors

Our Garifuna families were here foh Nah-shun-all Heroes Day Celebrations. From all indications it was good except of course de Journey/Pilgrimage over to Balliceaux by boat was met wid ruff waters. In all ah dis Garifuna Brethren and Sistren MT Speeches, what is amazing

is de vision of Armin Use-stash, is like cheese to chalk. Arm-in indicated he would be willing to give our Garifuna Brothers and Sisters Citizenship. De great 6-star minus one General, aspiring one day to become Nah-shun-all Hero debunk and rebuke all ah Arm-in’s gesture. And now who is de nominated head of de Rape-ah-raise-shun Commission. Was de same Arm-in dat said “Nobody touch dat NIS Fund’. Yes pen-shuners still wondering why NIS penshuners have not

received an increase foh over ten years now.

As ah was looking at de Garifuna visitors dancing de Garifuna Punta and Chumba to de drums, ah think of Carnival even though ah no longer involved. But next year we will celebrate “Gold” 50 years of Mas in de Vincy Sun. Back in 1977 Molly Arthur was chairman of de CDC. De late

John Horne and I were on de CDC, oh we did ah lot ah work on de Traditional and Indigenous aspect of Vincent-shun Culture: Quadrille, Maypole, Bum Drum, String Band, Bois Bois,

Monkey and Donkey Band. It was unique den, and would still be if de new Minister of Culture would insist dat dey have ah revival. It would also be ah good I-dare to invite de Garifunas from all over to bring dey Groups and Troups, Drums and so on and be ah part of our Jubilee. Let me

warn those in charge, plan early, ah repeat Plan Early! And wid dat is gone ah gone again.

One Love Bassy.