• Latest
Grenada Day 2015

Grenada Day 2015

6 years ago
Karen Reid-Ballantyne appointed Solicitor General in Grenada

Karen Reid-Ballantyne appointed Solicitor General in Grenada

26 mins ago
Saint Lucia helps 136 stranded agricultural workers

Saint Lucia helps 136 stranded agricultural workers

59 mins ago
Regional Spiny Lobster Declaration in Review

Closed season: Sea egg and turtles 1 April; Lobster 1 May

1 hour ago
Claims of coronavirus at SGU designed to create fear and panic

Covid-19 update: Grenada Dashboard 11 April

18 hours ago

NAWASA statement on water quality concerns

23 hours ago
Grenada affected by volcanic ash particles and Saharan dust

Grenada affected by volcanic ash particles and Saharan dust

1 day ago
Ambassador of Grenada presents copies of letters of credence to Kazakhstan

Ambassador of Grenada presents copies of letters of credence to Kazakhstan

1 day ago
Nurse who swapped Caribbean for a Covid ward

Nurse who swapped Caribbean for a Covid ward

1 day ago
For Jewish medical students in Grenada, a new home away from home

For Jewish medical students in Grenada, a new home away from home

1 day ago
Appointment of GEF Executive Director

Appointment of GEF Executive Director

1 day ago
National Cleanup Begins Friday

Urgent call for water and other supplies for St Vincent

1 day ago
Government says “no physical altercation” between journalist and junior minister

Grenada actively engaged in preparations to receive evacuees

3 days ago
NOW Grenada

Main Header Ad 468x60

booked.net
  • Front Page
  • Categories
    • General News
      • All
      • Agriculture & Fisheries
      • Arts & Culture
      • Business
      • Education
      • Environment
      • Health
      • History
      • Lifestyle
      • Law
      • Politics
      • Technology
      • Travel & Tourism
      • Weather
      • Youth
    • Sports
      • All
      • Athletics
      • Cricket
      • Football
      • Watersports
    • Community
      • All
      • Tribute
    • Crime
    • Features
      • All
      • Today in History
    • Opinion/Commentary
    • Press Releases
      • All
      • Advertisements
      • Notices
  • Video
  • Notices & Vacancies
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Front Page
  • Categories
    • General News
      • All
      • Agriculture & Fisheries
      • Arts & Culture
      • Business
      • Education
      • Environment
      • Health
      • History
      • Lifestyle
      • Law
      • Politics
      • Technology
      • Travel & Tourism
      • Weather
      • Youth
    • Sports
      • All
      • Athletics
      • Cricket
      • Football
      • Watersports
    • Community
      • All
      • Tribute
    • Crime
    • Features
      • All
      • Today in History
    • Opinion/Commentary
    • Press Releases
      • All
      • Advertisements
      • Notices
  • Video
  • Notices & Vacancies
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
NOW Grenada
No Result
View All Result

Article Header

Grenada Day 2015

This story was posted 6 years ago
21 July 2015
in Arts/Culture/Entertainment
3 min. read
Cross section of the crowd at Grenada Day 2015
Share

By Gerry Hopkin, JD

Marking its 7th anniversary, Grenada Day 2015 at Old Boys and Girls Field on Rutland Road in Brooklyn was largely successful — well-attended, with a plethora of vendors, creators, business professionals and consultants showcasing the best of Grenadian and Caribbean cuisine, arts and crafts, designs, spices, herbal products, etcetera — except for an unplanned, unfortunate altercation at the end, which led to a slightly premature end of the event.

Cross section of the crowd at Grenada Day 2015
Cross section of the crowd at Grenada Day 2015

The thousands who chose to be positioned in the area of the stage, got to hear brief remarks by Peter David, adviser to PM Dr Keith Mitchell, as well as from Ambassador Derrick James, GRENCAP’s Interim Chairperson Raymond Layne and Interim Vice President/Special Event Committee Chair Michael Vincent, who played a key role in the planning and execution of the day’s activities. There was also a brief address by Simon Samuel, who is one of the managers of the 10-year-strong Grenada Day in Canada.

The folks who stayed home on Grenada Day, missed out on several hours of partaking of and/or in: fine Grenadian cuisine and beverages; patronizing Grenadian/Caribbean creators and vendors of spices, handicrafts, novelties and clothing items; entertainment of aspiring and accomplished Grenadian artistes; and the availability of games and activities for younger children. Additionally, attendees enjoyed having access to informational booths on healthy living, charitable organizations and banking or investing in Grenada via Grenada Co-operative Bank (the bank of the Diaspora); as well as the opportunity to view and possibly register with one of the Grenadian mas’ bands (children’s and adults’) that would be masquerading on the Parkway, come Labor Day 2015.

Grenada Day attendee, Palay Thomas, pridefully wearing Grenada's national colours in his original outfit
Grenada Day attendee, Palay Thomas, pridefully wearing Grenada’s national colours in his original outfit

“Honestly, there was something for just about everyone to do or enjoy at this Grenada Day 2015 event,” is what a first-time attendee observed.

Illustrative of this, the author of this article noted that some folks never even made it stage-side, because they simply wanted to hang out by the rhythm section, or by the La Bay Market booth, or by the National Democratic Congress party’s desk, or by Gracelyn’s food table, or by the booth of author Stephenson Worme, or by Skywalker’s Oil Down Factory joint (where the original iREP 473 designs were on display), to name a few.

At the end of the day, minus the unplanned, unfortunate fracas close to curtain time, which left one person injured and appropriately resulted in the arrests of two troublemakers by the New York City Police Department, this well-attended event was a golden opportunity to mingle with old friends and make new ones in a friendly, colorful, laid-back, “church harvest-like” setting, while experiencing a well-packaged showcase of Grenadian/Caribbean cuisine, beverages, crafts, industry, arts, fun and more.

“This event accomplished the mission of showcasing, preserving and further developing the heritage of the people of Grenada, Carriacou & Petite Martinique, all politics aside,” was the overall view of another attendee who has been living in the Diaspora for 24 years.

The willing and able masters of ceremony of the on-stage proceedings of Grenada Day 2015, were music industry professional, internet-radio personality and disc jockey Wayne “Gus” Augustine and professional vocalist, artiste and host, Paul “Hercules” Williams.

NOW Grenada is not responsible for the opinions, statements or media content presented by contributors. In case of abuse, click here to report.

Tags: brooklyndiasporagerry hopkinGrenada daygrencapnew yorkusa
Next Post
Emmanuel Stewart Captains Windward U17 Team

Emmanuel Stewart Brings U17 Title to Windwards

Comment on story Cancel reply

Please enter your valid email address.
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Home Sidebar NP 300x250

© NOW Grenada. All Rights Reserved. Published by Aqua Design Inc. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

No Result
View All Result
  • Front Page
  • Categories
    • General News
      • All
      • Agriculture & Fisheries
      • Arts & Culture
      • Business
      • Education
      • Environment
      • Health
      • History
      • Lifestyle
      • Law
      • Politics
      • Technology
      • Travel & Tourism
      • Weather
      • Youth
    • Sports
      • All
      • Athletics
      • Cricket
      • Football
      • Watersports
    • Community
      • All
      • Tribute
    • Crime
    • Features
      • All
      • Today in History
    • Opinion/Commentary
    • Press Releases
      • All
      • Advertisements
      • Notices
  • Video
  • Notices & Vacancies
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us

Copyright NOW Grenada

We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.

You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. Visit our Privacy Policy | Terms of Use.

NOW Grenada
Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Visit our Privacy Policy | Terms of Use.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.