Grenada’s Independence

Reading Time 1 minsOur flag flew high and voices sang To greet our Independence Day. Long road from Kalinago’s Camerhogne Before the French held total sway. Today our faces beam with pride And hands held in patriotic grip The road to self-determined height Our heroes kept in their sight. A dream they had of a future bright When autonomy will mark the day And Grenadians would assume the reigns European Countries previously claimed. Seventh of February Nineteen Seventy-four A new nation then was born Documented in the history books So our children now can look. They can read about William… Read More »Grenada’s Independence

Forty-one- Press on or Perish

Reading Time 1 mins BIGDRUMNATION is back from a longish sabbatical. We have returned just in time to be a part of the various events all meant to celebrate the Birth of the Nation. The celebration of the Nation invites both joy and fear: joy for the possibilities that fly on the wings of a grand journey, and on the other hand a trembling fear of the construction of the new. But we here. We are at forty-one. And 41 must face the truth- we must press on or we perish. A Nation is a quilt of self-minded individuals. This fact… Read More »Forty-one- Press on or Perish