Proposal to move Emancipation Festival Parade to Saturday- Dirk L. Walters
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This was disclosed by the Events Manager of the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB), Mr Dirk L. Walters, while a guest on Talking Points on ZBVI 780 Am on Monday, September 23, 2024.
According to co-host Violet Thomas-Gaul, "it was mentioned" that the Rise and Shine has a bearing on the August Monday Parade, including its starting late.
“The debate is this…some persons were proposing to move Rise and Shine, some persons were proposing to move the Parade, and the thing is traditionally, culturally, going way back it started with Rise and Shine, so they don’t necessarily want to move the Rise and Shine,” Mr Walters responded.
August Saturday Parade?
He said; however, the talk is now about moving the parade.
“So now the mentally is considering moving the Parade. What day do you move the Parade to now? So now there is a proposal to move the Parade to the Saturday.”
Mr Walters added that among the arguments is there would be a larger influx of people to the territory for the Saturday Parade because while August Monday is a holiday for the VI it is not in some other countries and territories.
Mr Walters said he understands both sides of the argument and that any changes would not be up to him. He also said going against tradition can be an issue for some people as he recalled there was much uproar when the Miss BVI Pageant was moved up to an earlier date.
According to the BVITB Events Manager, there should be a public discourse about any proposed changes.
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54 Responses to “Proposal to move Emancipation Festival Parade to Saturday- Dirk L. Walters”
which on Sunday you have so many different church in town that will be open at that time.
don't get me wrong I have nothing against Saturday worship but lets be real...
with a man who is not your husband
so study that you all think only the Sabbath can save you all come on
The real issue is with the participants. If they do not show up for the starting time, then the parade will not start on time. Most troupe especially the large one that usually bring up the rear of the parade participants are rarely on time. This is visible even when the parade has started to see some members heading, to the starting area. When asked why so late, they reply, "we're resting from liming all weekend". Sometimes it not the rise and shine but they out all weekend starting from Friday and need time to rest for their parade performance.
Just cancel every %$£"! thing because BVI people are sick and miserable, everything is a problem.
Parade can start at 1 or 2 O'clock. It's just a handful of troops. Get it organized
Let him go change it and see the backlash he is going to receive. He is not going to &^%$ up the emancipation for any rise and shine for some damn porn show. As it is, they already put the local artist on the back burner for outside artists during carnival time with the gangster BS.
make a rule that once a troupe is late they will not come up the road and who ever is they the show must go on.
make a fine for the troupe member $250.00 if you make your troupe get kick out stand on business and they wouldn't be late.