No NCF Money for Bajan Tents
The latest word to come out of National Cultural Foundation (NCF) in their “developmental” objectives is that no monetary assistance will be given to the calypso tents from next Crop Over.
However, I wish to emphatically state I do not blame NCF in this particular instance.
The blame lies wholly and solely on the shoulders of the Barbados Association of Tent Managers aka Batman.
At many Batman meetings I touted to our illustrious President St Clair Gittens, I beseeched him in the name of the lord to change the name of the organization to the Trinidad Tent Managers Association and register in neighboring T&T.
But Batman President Gittens was so hard ears then.
He thought the contribution that the calypso tents had made to building Crop Over would have made a difference to the NCF.
He thought that Tents being “stake holders” who had sat at the negotiation tables with NCF, worked on rules, selected judges and invested time and money into the festival and culture that somebody would cared for their well being.
He thought that just as how some of Corporate Barbados were willing to take money and sponsor Bajan calypso tents NCF would lead by example and look to do the same.
Well Mr. President of Batman you were wrong, NCF needs to be able to finance paying $30,000 to one Jamaican to fly down here and do 2 dub songs at we Crop Over,
Why pay Bajan Tents $100,000 when you could just spend that money on Machel show and done.
But like I said, I blame Batman; they refused to put Trinidad in their name and are now paying for it. They should now change from Barbados Association of Tents to “Barbados Asses” and done!
Speaking of Done, so am I!
If during the reading of this blog there is any thing I might have written which might have incensed or offended you, GET OVER IT! There are many things I read and hear in the media on a daily basis that I don't like either. SO DEAL WITH IT! You are welcome to leave your comments though. Make sure and come back yuh hear !!!...
August 12th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
LOL, i always love to hear what you have to say about issues going on in our nation. and you are always so candid! keep it up,
August 14th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
It is sad the state of affairs in relation to Crop Over. Soon it will no longer be a bajan festval but a Trini and World music festival. We have enough quality entertainment in Bim that we don’t need to import costly foreign talent at exhorbitant prices.
What would Crop Over be without the calypso tents? The NCF is a total waste of time.
August 18th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
This country needs some serious attention. There are somethings that cannot be right. People are not treating other people with respect. The calypso tents have done a tremendous job in building up crop over in this country and should be compensated accordingly.