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'Is not all about the bacchanal' – Perline R. Scatliffe-Leonard
The parade did some off on August 7, 2019 but not to the scale and grandeur as the organising committee had envisaged.
However, according to Perline R. Scatliffe-Leonard, East End Festival Committee's Sub Chairperson, the valiant efforts and hard work to make the parade happen were worth it. “Just about three weeks ago we got together and tried to bring together as many troupes as we could, we did have a few troupes enlisted but things didn’t work out as planned.”
Scatliffe-Leonard said the committe was expecting the usual support of troupes from the US Virgin Islands, “But the [inclement] weather turned them off so then we cancelled out on that. But nontheless we came because we know this is our culture, this is our heritage, this is something whether or not there is visiting support, whether or not we have three or four troupes coming down the road. We just need to recognise our culture.”
For the committee, the culture of the East End Community, especially when it comes to emancipation, needs to be instilled in the youth of the communities, insisted Scatliffe-Leonard.
“We cannot let this fall on the wayside, we have to do what we have to do to make sure they are keeping up. That’s my motivation, that they know why we celebrate, it’s not all about the bacchanal,” she added.
Scatliffe-Leonard and her committee were applauded by Leader of the Opposition, Honourable Marlon A. Penn, who is also the Representative of the Eighth District.
East End is made up of two districts, the other is District Seven whose representative is the Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr The Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley aka 'Sowande Uhuru'.
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