HAPPY 39TH INDEPENDENCE TO SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

WRITTEN BY CLAIRON HAYNES (OWNER OF THIS BLOG!
October 27th 2018 marks the 39th anniversary since the southern Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines waved goodbye to mother country Britain from colonial rule. 
For Vincentians everywhere we look forward to this special historic day. The national colours BLUE, GOLD, AND GREEN give a colourful spectacle at the annual parade at Victoria Park in celebration of our national pride as an independent nation.

OUR NATIONAL FLAG
Green, Gold, and Blue combine with 3 diamonds to give us our flag.

WHAT DO THESE SYMBOLS REPRESENT?
The flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was adopted on October 21, 1985. It is composed of 3 vertical bands of BLUE. YELLOW, and GREEN with 3 DIAMONDS centered in the yellow band and arranged in a V which stands for Saint Vincent. The diamonds recall Saint Vincent as the "GEM OF THE ANTILLES". Blue represents THE TROPICAL SKY AND CRYSTAL WATERS, green stands for THE ISLANDS' LUSH VEGETATION, and the yellow stands for THE ALMOST CONSTANT SUNSHINE & GOLDEN GRENADINE SANDS. 
OUR NATIONAL DISH
The national dish of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines constitutes 2 items. BREADFRUIT and JACK FISH.
BREADFRUIT

Breadfruit is a staple food grown in in many tropical parts of the world including Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is very rich in starch which transforms into sugar when ripe. The fruit is being roasted, baked, fried, or boil before it is eaten. It can be described as potato-like. or similar to freshly baked bread.

JACK FISH
Jack Fish is a specie of fish that belongs to the CARANGIDAE family. They can found in temperate and tropical portions of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans and occasionally in fresh or brackish water. It is characterised by laterally compressed bodies, or a row of enlarged scales along the sides near the tailfin, small scales resulting in a smooth appearance, and deeply forked tail. Many have a bluish green, silvery, or yellow sheen on the body. Jack fish seems to be a special fish to the policy makers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  for it to etch its name in our history books.

NATIONAL BIRD
The National Bird of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the St. Vincent parrot (AMAZONA GUILDINGI).  It is the only type of parrot on the island and is a large beautiful coloured bird about 16-18 inches in length. The head is white, yellow, and violet.





A  POEM PUBLISH IN MY 1ST BOOK "It Strikes My Mind!" which chronicles my island. Take a listen
"MY PARADISE" by Clairon Haynes (copyrighted 2008)

Wearing the national colours with pride!

THE ROLE OF MUSIC IN THE CELEBRATION OF OUR HISTORIC MOMENT
1. Musician KENNETH "Vibrating Scakes" ALLEYNE wrote the perfect song "OUR NATION IS BORN" which became an instant national hit in 1979. Please take a listen!

"The song is synonymous with Vincentian independence." "Scates"competed in the first Independence Calypso competition and was crowned Independence Calypso King on October 27, 1979. Special thanks to JAMALI JACK for providing the video and background information about this iconic song.

2. ALSTON "Becket CYRUS" continued the trend that "Scates" sat with his PATRIOTIC SONG "I Love You Saint Vincent" which he released in 1977. The song is a DISCO SOCA arranged by Vincentian musical stalwart Frankie McIntosh.

3. GAMAL "Skiny Fabulous" DOYLE took over the baton and gave us "This Island Is Mine" in 2015. The song was produced by Alex Barnwell of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

4. HAYDEN BILLINGY serenades us into 2017 with his REGGAE patriotic song "Good Life"

In celebration of my 4 years PROVIDING BLOG STORIES TO THE ONLINE POPULATION OF SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES I take this opportunity to showcase a little of my island to my readers. I  wish the government and my fellow citizens a HAPPY 38TH INDEPENDENCE. You are forever in my prayers and thoughts. I miss my island very much but I carry you in my heart forever. 

I LOVE YOU SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Clairon Haynes
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