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At the risk of sounding repetitive and boring I will give my views on the goings on in my community once again. At the risk of being \u201ccrushed\u201d due to my perceived political aspirations I will continue to speak because I refuse to \u201cgo quietly into the night\u201d succumbing to the oppressiveness of a society in which everything revolves around politics and political parties; An atmosphere that stifles and criples the ability of our young people to express themselves without being a member of the flock. \u201cSend me\u201d<\/p>\n

I am sure our parliamentary representative and his ad hoc committee must be pleased with the patronage of the opening of carnival in Possie. It must seem a great success. It was a in fact fitting precursor to \u201cChaos\u201d as Possie Carnival 2011 has been branded by our parliamentary representative and his crew. Indeed the madness which unfolded on Sunday afternoon in Portsmouth was chaos and posed a serious threat to public safety .<\/p>\n

The total disregard for public safety, lack of planning and lack of foresight. The obvious lack of organization and coordination in the parade epitomizes the carelessness and self indulgent attitude of the organizers of the event.<\/p>\n

The disregard for the authority of the council in managing the affairs of the town and lack of consultation of the Parliamentary representative illustrates the disdain with which he treats the people of Portsmouth.<\/p>\n

The police, entrusted to protect the public good are just as culpable in their authorization of this event at the entrance to the town, on the only route to the main hospital on the island and in very close proximity to a gas station. A veritable disaster management and mitigation nightmare!<\/p>\n

Granted, I may have gotten to the parade late, at about 3:30pm, and granted that I had no part to play in the organization of the whole thing, as a member of the community I still reserve the right to comment so for those who will ask why I did not get involved in the organization of the event instead of running my mouth, just hold that thought.<\/p>\n

I understand that funds have been negotiated for, sponsorships solicited on the behalf of the people of Portsmouth through the Northern Festivals Committee and as such good account should be given of these funds.<\/p>\n

There is a misconception that good account refers only to the financial accounting of monies. Actually it goes way beyond that. In the allocation of scarce resources, enterprises who commit funds to community events seek to impact positively on the communities that they allocate these funds to, culturally , socially, environmentally and in a sustainable manner.<\/p>\n

I refuse to believe that reputable firms subscribe to the idea that street jump up is carnival or is the sum of the cultural potential of the sleeping giant that is Portsmouth. As such stewards and managers of funds allocated to the public good, should ensure that those funds redound to the benefit of the community!\u00a0 I cannot see how a street jump up does that. A street jump up is not sustainable and as such our carnival and culture is dying.<\/p>\n

I am quite disturbed that the parliamentary representative views street jump up as carnival! Portsmouth has had quality calypso and queen shows to rival that on the national stage. We have the talent, i.e. Queen Marcia Baptiste, King Derek \u201cHunter\u201d St Rose, King Superior Castle, King Mico , Irish Kid, Royette et al! We should nurture it ! We should see it as part of our tourism product. We should see it as a resource! Our carnival should entail all the pageants and traditions that obtained in the past. It should indeed be a showcase of our history and culture and our passion for it!<\/p>\n

Believe me, I am not against street jump up! I just see that there is so much more that can be done to develop carnival and culture in Portsmouth, but to listen to my Parliamentary Representative and Minister of Tourism saying on national radio that he is not interested in the hosting of shows associated with carnival within our community, fills me with shame and disgust.<\/p>\n

Hearing a thirteen year old refer to the opening of carnival in Portsmouth as disappointing was at once disturbing and encouraging. In her opinion there was a lack of pomp, splendor and pageantry. I was encouraged that at her young age she aspired for more. She yearned for something more organized more structured and having some meaning! I was disappointed because once again we had failed our people in Portsmouth.<\/p>\n

The Portsmouth Town Council has been pursuing the development of a establishment of a Portsmouth Festivals Management Committee that is accountable and guided by terms of reference geared towards the preservation of, restoration of and development of culture and social activities within our community.<\/p>\n

For this effort I have been confronted and allegations made that \u201cAshton wants to take over carnival in Portsmouth\u201d\u00a0 For this persons have sought to vilify my name and character.<\/p>\n

Questions must be asked though, \u201cWhy does the Parliamentary Representative not support or apprise himself of the initiatives of the Portsmouth Town Council when he resides in the same house as the Mayor?\u201d\u00a0 \u201cWhy does it seem that a situation which should obviously contribute to the development of the community appears to have made matters worse?\u201d<\/p>\n

I will revert to the question of leadership. Our MP should see himself as a facilitator of and a catalyst to the development of institutions in our community which would lead to sustainable development and progress. Mr. Douglas, in the absence of a properly constituted committee to plan events within our community we will continue to have events which are poorly planned and even worse executed.<\/p>\n

We will continue to have potential disasters on our hands as pertained on Sunday. Thank god that there was not a fire or need for the ambulance to transport someone to the Princess Margaret hospital on an emergency. Thank god there was no fire or accident to the south of the event!<\/p>\n

I do not expect my Parliamentary Representative to be the chief cook and bottle washer of every sewo there is in the community. I do expect him to help empower community organizations such as the council, NGO organizing committees, sporting committees etc to undertake events successfully within the community.<\/p>\n

It does not impress me that my Parliamentary Representative on a day such as the opening of carnival is the one packing the beers in the cooler for sale, but It would impress me very much if our Parliamentary representative were to impress upon our government which contributes to carnival in excess of a quarter million dollars every year, to direct at least fifty thousand of those dollars to a duly elected Festivals Management Committee in Portsmouth.<\/p>\n

That said, I must say it is incumbent on the people of Portsmouth to take ownership of our community. There is too much division within our community. There is the saying that \u201cThe only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.\u201d Let us not be the ones to perpetrate this evil upon our children.<\/p>\n

Unless we step up to the plate, own up to our responsibility as members of our community to play our part in its development, we will never move forward and the perpetual finger-pointing will continue. The greatest evil will be perpetrated against our community. Men of good heart will stand by watching the slaughter of innocents for fear of getting their hands dirty fighting the good fight! Our community will literally die before our eyes.<\/p>\n

There is too much hypocrisy.\u00a0 Merchants, enterprises who make millions of dollars throughout the year from the \u2018revelers\u2019 refuse to contribute towards carnival and other community activities under the guise of religion.<\/p>\n

To borrow from the Young Bull\u2019s rendition, \u201cbull shit!\u201d\u00a0 Protestants , catholics, \u2018heathen\u2019, all benefit from community activities. For carnival, materials are sold, popcorn , barbecue chicken , ice cream ice pops and hot dogs with mayonnaise on them. Everyone makes a profit. It is hypocritical that so called \u2018christians\u2019 who do not \u2018jump up\u2019 make money from these \u2018unholy\u2019 activities.<\/p>\n

Companies, merchants big and small must see themselves as corporate citizens and acknowledge their responsibility to contribute to events and activities that are community, regardless of whether or not they approve of the moral or religious inclinations of the \u2018community\u2019. It is the \u2018community\u2019 which supports your business!<\/p>\n

I know this argument may be received with disgust, maybe even treated as blasphemy ! But I challenge those who do not contribute to our community on those grounds to refuse the collection of payments for goods and services from the \u2018heathen\u2019, the \u2018revelers\u2019, the \u2018unrighteous\u2019 throughout the year!<\/p>\n

I will fervently argue that we possess within our community the resources to transform it from a society in regression to one which is progressive and presents hope for generations to come. I will argue too that we possess the resources and capacity to develop our culture, morals, values and economy simultaneously.<\/p>\n

It has always baffled me as to why a \u2018christian\u2019 cannot go listen and enjoy a good calypso finals show! Why not try to influence the content of calypso so that it serves to uplift our society? Is that not Christian? Why not contribute to organizations such as the Festivals Management Committee? Maybe you will influence the hosting of more wholesome activities within the community!<\/p>\n

Do your brothers and sisters that you ride the bus with suddenly become too dirty to fraternize with when watching calypso? I would wager that there is more moral weight in the majority of calypsos than some of the empty sermons I have heard delivered. \u201cgive generously, your pastor must have the biggest house , and the best car\u201d<\/p>\n

We need to transcend these religious and political barriers let\u2019s stop building walls and divisions within our community.\u00a0 These issues permeate through most of our communities we should fix them to fix our country.<\/p>\n

All for each and each for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At the risk of sounding repetitive and boring I will give my views on the goings on in my community once again. 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