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Grenadian saxophonist Bryan Hurst playing Bob Marley’s “One Love” at Mechanics’ Gala Luncheon. Photo
by Nelson A. King
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By Nelson A. King
Patrons were, clearly, very electrified
by the performance of former
Grenada Police Band Superintendent
and Band Director, Bryan
Hurst, as he serenaded them, on
saxophone, recently at the first gala
ceremony, since the onset of the
COVID-19 pandemic, by the Brooklyn
headquartered Grand Council
of the Independent United Order of
Mechanics (IUOM).
While guests dined on sumptuous
Caribbean and American cuisine, at
IUOM’s 12th Annual Luncheon, at
Paradise Caterers Catering Hall on
Avenue U in Brooklyn, Hurst thrilled
them with his wide selections.
Among them were: “Save the
Last Dance for me” (The Drifters);
“Feel Like Making Love” (Roberta
Flack); “So Amazing” (Luther Vandross);
“Sway” (Dean Martin); “Vivir
mi Vida” (Marc Anthony); “Trouble
By” (Ray Lamontagne); “The Girl
is Mine” (Michael Jackson); “Smile
Jamaica” “(Cronixx); “One Love”,
“No woman No Cry” and “Is This
Love (Bob Marley); and “Havana”
(Camile Carbello).
“My impression of the luncheon
last Sunday was phenomenal,”
Hurst, a third-generation musician
in his family, who also plays the
clarinet, told Caribbean Life.
“I thought I delivered an excellent
performance at the function,
and it was lovely to see people coming
out to support a worthy cause
and to socialize with their friends
and family, considering the present
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Guyanese-born fashion afi cionado,
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was inspired by the fashionable outfits
and accessories, worn by her now
deceased mother, and a desire to retail
outfits akin to today’s chic styles in her
online store, while using her platform
to help at-risk youth.
Taylor, a Guyanese-born fashion aficionado,
told Caribbean Life, that Van-
Tay is a store that offers women apparel
and home décor. The clothing appeals
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By Nelson A. King
Like white rum and molasses, St.
Lucian poets Lisa Dublin, John Robert
Lee and Vladimir Lucien performed on
two giant screens to an in-person audience
of SUNY Oneonta students and faculty
on Tuesday, Oct. 26.
According to Dr. Robert Bensen —
lecturer in English, SUNY-Oneonta and
Professor Emeritus in English and Director
of Writing (1978-2017), Hartwick College,
Oneonta — Dublin, Lee and Lucien
were joined online by audience from
the Caribbean and the local community
via the social media platform Microsoft
TEAMS.
“The poets brought to this Upstate
New York college their poetry in Caribbean
English, the language that McDonald
Dixon said was ‘thick to the ear
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