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 I was begining to look out for CARNIVAL 50, even though it was not going to be anything like what we have grown accustomed to over the years, but it would be something rather than nothing, but now the people in charge are putting certain "things" on pause because another "strain" is supposedly on the loose. I do not have any problem with cancelling anything, and changing plans and programs in the public interest, because we should expect this action from people who are trying their very best to err on the side of caution, and to keep our nation safe. However, nothing has been said yet about the possible effects of the "strain"on our CARNIVAL 50 which is running in de bubble. It is very strange that this or similar action did not apply to the International Cricket hosted in SKB just  months ago, where our safety was tried, tested and proven with a real community spread in the thousands, during the tournament period, but evasive action is already put in pla...

This seems to be the action word for 2016. Everyone seem to feel that all aspect of life and living are picking up speed, or maybe more correctly, have picked up speed. Time just goes by so quickly, before you turn around, it is gone. I am no expert on time, but I do not believe that some things, like time can change on us just like that. 60 seconds will always be one minute, and 60 minutes will always be one hour. So how is it that you cannot now complete the same task in the same time as before? According to my scientist cousin Tony, is it that we are slowing down? What other answer is there? It sounds logical, that we get slower as we get older. That is why Bolt will not be forever the fastest man in the world. But that is an extreme case, and maybe a bad example. In a different area, this slowing down is upsetting, and causes stress, and breeds violence. Young people are not willing to tolerate the natural process of the slowing down of older people in service delivery. The...

Day 5, and what are we looking forward to? Some of us are still locked into party mode, It is a Caribbean thing, and no we are not giving up on it easy. But whatever the mode, we have developed the ability to work just as hard the day after as though nothing happened.  It is just the flexibility of our people. Work hard. Party harder. From the hits and likes on Facebook pictures we can detect some future trends, not that anything is under threat, but some changes, or maybe more like additions, could be in our future activities. Variety. Not that it matters, because when we are having a good time, it can only get better. The food vendor this year did not skimp on anything. Everything you could ever want was provided. Our oriental visitors still have to drink what we drink and eat what we eat, unless they brought their our private stash of delicacies and concoctions. So now the merriment is on pause for the next few weeks as we recuperate from Carni...

Ready or not 14 is going out and 15 is coming in. Like how day follows night, naturally. For some of us the roll over may come as a surprise, when we awake to recognise that there are new parameters that affect life and living in our skn. Many of us are not paying attention to the right things, and some of us are following our friends in their own particular direction. It is incumbent upon us to think for ourselves, let no one translate and interpret for us, let your own spirit be your guide, it has never led anyone down the wrong path yet. Christmas is gone, 2014 is gone in a few hours time, and carnival will follow in a couple days. But the excitement in SKN may be just beginning for some folks, as people take each other to the courts to question issues, matters and things, as far reaching as our Federation's constitution. These court events of themselves do not produce any exciting imagery, but the fallout, results and responses sometimes do. In any event a general elect...

I was out very late last evening, till about nine. It was the official opening of Sugar Mas 43 National Carnival at Shoreline, on the Bay Road, West of the old Treasury Building now home to the National Trust and Museum. It does not matter how much rain had come, that show was not going to get no bus [burst]. As long as there is music, there is show. No if, no but, no nothing. This might be a rainy season, so band man take warning, rain or no rain just be there, and on time to. I was there early because I wanted to see who was going in for NATIONAL QUEEN. Not that I would know anyone in this young generation of queens, but I just might find someone to support. After their 5 minute promenade on the stage, I am now backing Ms NEVIS for Sugar Mas 43 National Carnival Queen. Usually I support the contestant sponsored by LIME, it is just something I did from the days of being a Lime employee. This year I am backing Ms Nevis, irrespective of sponsor, and we will see what is going to hap...