Berbicians got their share of the Mashramani celebrations yesterday with band and revellers displaying floats and costumes along Main Street, New Amsterdam and ending at the Esplanade Park.
The biggest attraction at the event were the floats from the Beeraahaar Sweet Combination Soca Mass & Cultural Group (BSC) of Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice.
The two cellular rivals, Digicel and Cellink Plus pulled huge crowds behind their bands.
Persons flocked the Digicel band and were literally trampling on each other to grab the Digicel t-shirts being thrown out by as soca singer Adrian Dutchin.
DJ Kerwin Bollers also did an excellent job for the Cellink Plus band. Bollers ordered the truck to stop at intervals as he entertained patrons and attracted them to join their band. “We don’t have enough costumes for everyone but we have space for everyone,” he shouted.
Other floats included the Region Six piece and others from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport and Ansa Mc Al.
Meanwhile designer for the BSC floats and founder of the cultural group, Rudolph David Grant said he has a first place in Georgetown at last week’s event for his designs, two second places and one third and a fourth place.
The former resident of Sisters Village, who now resides at Stanford Hill, London started the group in 1993. He said he returns yearly for the Mash celebration. He said he also participates in the Nottingham Carnival in London and has won many competitions.
He told this newspaper that designing is his hobby and he uses his “imagination to put my inspiration higher.” He is willing to share his designing skills with the schools and encourages everyone to come out and celebrate Mash together every year.
He promises to return next year with bigger floats.
