By:
Patricia Thangaraj
Whether Barbadians plan to spend a quiet evening at home or go out, one thing is clear and that is however and wherever they choose to spend it, it would be done in the presence of their loved ones.
Speaking to The Barbados Advocate yesterday, Shaquon McClean said that she may head down to New Dimensions for the midnight service, which starts around 10 p.m. on Old Year’s night and then go home and rest.
Later on around lunchtime, she would have some family coming over to the house – which she shares with her aunts Rizanne Cummins and Krystal Goddard – where they would be doing their family cook-off.
She said that her family usually has a big cook-off on New Year’s Day with everyone bringing a dish. They try to make it a little different, in that instead of cooking the usual Bajan fare such as macaroni pie, they do other stuff such as lasagne and shepherd’s pie. McClean said that her contribution to the cook-off would be lasagne.
She said that if there is one message that she would like to send to Barbadians for 2017, it would be to stay safe.
Ryan Weekes also plans to attend the midnight service with his family at their church, St. Bartholomew’s and then they would go home and rest. They do not plan to cook a big meal for New Year’s Day and more than likely they would spend a quiet day at home.
The one message he would like to send to fellow Barbadians for 2017, is to love more because life is short.
Gabrielle Hinds said that she came to Cave Shepherd to buy an outfit for her Old Year’s night and New Year’s morning celebrations, which she plans on spending at the Hilton Hotel.
She said that she has been there before and keeps going back because she loves the buffets, the fireworks and the overall ambience. Her message to Barbadians for 2017 is to live life to the fullest.
Jabarry Garnes would also be spending Old Year’s night and New Year’s morning at the Hilton Hotel at its ‘Light It Up’ event. Like Hinds, he keeps going back because he loves it and this would be his third time back.
Some of his favourite things are the food, especially the Sushi Bar, the fireworks and the entertainment.
Rose-Ann Foster-Vaughan said that she would just spend a quiet evening at home with her husband, Roger Vaughan because from where they live, they can see the fireworks display anyway.
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