In a display of community unity, MP Edmund Hinkson and Senator Chad Blackman joined forces to host a family fun day that brought the St James North constituency together.
The event, held at Sion Hill playing field on Sunday, showcased the area’s rich sporting heritage and cultural diversity, embodying the theme All of We is One and catered to the entire family, with children eagerly having their faces painted before running off to enjoy the jumping tent or adjoining play park.
DJ music by Jerry Dan, Daddy Biggz, and Jude the Dude kept the atmosphere festive. Later in the evening, a T10 cricket match between Newbury and The Whim featured some familiar faces, including seasoned cricketer Jamar Griffith, who captained one of the teams. The guest of honour was former West Indies cricketer Gordon Greenidge, who grew up in the nearby community.
Hinkson told Barbados TODAY: “We decided that we would do this event around this time, obviously a joint project, for the benefit of the people of St James North. A family fun day to bring people from various communities in St James together.”
He added: “As I said last month, Chad has been working with me in terms of projects and preparing himself to be the candidate in the next elections, whenever they are called.”
Hinkson emphasised the importance of familiarising oneself with the issues of the constituency and getting to know the people.
“This is what this event is about, bringing the communities together, giving us the opportunity to mix with the people at this level and the families for the first time for the year,” he said.
He added: “I am happy to have Chad here working with me, for the betterment not only of St James North but of Barbados on the whole.”
Senator Blackman also commented: “This is really for the community of St James North has a rich history of cricket, sports, and family. The north of Barbados has a special relationship with family and community and today is really a reflection of trying to bring out families just to get them here, but to see how we can marry sports with culture, with music, with business”.
He noted, “It is also an opportunity for them to earn as part of the local economy going on.
“You are going to be seeing a lot more initiatives like this in sports and in business development. St James North has the beauty of being both urban and rural, coastal as well as being agricultural, so a lot of initiatives in terms of agricultural development you are going to see here.”
He said: “My view is that St James North has to be a model of what Barbados can look like, given all those areas that we are talking about.
“Here this evening is really about bringing together families, tradition, and sporting excellence in the north of Barbados, and long may it continue.”
(STT)
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