Chairman of the Grand Bay Village Council, Edward Registe, has said that this year, Grand Bay is by no means being left out of the carnival celebrations and announced that their grand opening will be taking place this Saturday.
Registe spoke at the weekly DFC press conference at the Prevo’s cinemall on Wednesday.
He said the opening parade will begin at 2 pm and will feature special performances by various groups and Triple Kay Band.
“We will begin at 2 o’clock on Saturday from the Grand Bay Community Centre with traditional mass mainly, and you know that Grand Bay is very strong on this. So, the Sakis Lapo Kabwit Band, Montine Lapo Kabwit Band, Sugar Fire from Marigot and a few others will be joining us for that,” he stated.
Registe added, “When we get to the top of the community where we call Tete Lalay, we will be bringing up the rear of the parade with the Triple Kay band live going down through the community. The parade then ends on the Pierre Charles Boulevard so that we can have a few speeches from various officials and contestants.”
He said after the opening, there will be an after party at Backstreet Lime with live music by Triple Kay.
Meantime, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Dominica Calypso Association, Derrick ‘Hunter’ St. Rose spoke about the calypso semi-finals which will be held this Saturday at the Windsor Park forecourt.
He mentioned the 20 calypsonians who will be performing in the competition.
“We have Dice, Sye, Checko, Observer, Intruder, Tasha p, Checker, Karessah, Irish kid, Shadow Flow, Web, Tronada, De Healer, Scrunter, Black Diamond, Jaydee, Danyan, Jamma B, Lugarz and Hunter,” St.Rose said
He added, “We start at 8:30 pm at the Windsor Park forecourt, only $35 to get you in. We have a 200 [person] seating accommodation for those of you who want to sit and were going to have servers.”
He applauded the calypsonians, writers and band for their hard work and urged them to continue in that same spirit.
One thing Grandbay people know despite hardships, Ed has saved the village council a lot of money that should legitimately go to the group that puts on carnival in Grandbay single handed without help or financing from village council, the SAKIS Lapo Kabwit. No big deal you say? Try doing this on a shoe string budget or no budget at all, while the PM thinks SAKIS gets paid from the money allotted to the council for putting on carnival in Grandbay year in year out, every year, no PM it don’t reach Sakis for that massive effort, couple years back they got $300. What a shame. If not SAKIS the streets would be littered with chaos, yet they do it selflessly.
In Granbay was The best unorganized opening Dominica has seen. Vehicles parked BOTH sides of street. When bands got to Pierro Blvd, pure chaos – ppl just standing around, no one there to guide groups, no water no refreshments no organizers no stage, no gas for generator. and just as Sakis was about to lead everyone out of the Blvd Back to Lalay, gwas-a Pacquette who put some semblance of civility when he got a working mike folks were told Trp-k had a problem making it down so let’s all Lapo Kabwit form one and head back up – done,,, just to find out gross lack of communication as Trp-k was just around the corner with a massive crowd coming. Well…doe tell me, can’t believe I’m saying this….6 or half-dozen Justina better cancel her departure and stay
02/15/2019
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Everybody enjoy yourself and be safe. DA is a beautiful place. I went there for Creole Fes last year (2018), and I was impressed with the support from the public. And the people were friendly and very helpful. I hope to visit again, but this time for Carnival. God Bless DA.
Eh eh where is the Parl rep. Something wrong , all other villages you seeing and hearing the parl, can’t understand that. Justina way you, ou ca sayway.
If Ed should Rep DLP in Grandbay, he should work with a wardrobe team tho..this is not a hit..just saying..He could be a cool guy otherwise idk..