WHEN I READ last?Monday’s DAILY?NATION Front Page story Tyre Blow I could only ask myself, what is happening to my beloved country?
The article stated: “The tyres of more than 40 vehicles in several districts in The City were punctured and flattened late Saturday night and early yesterday morning by what residents suspect to be a group of thugs.”
With such a situation, there are a number of questions that must be asked by everybody. First of all, why was something like that done? What was the motive behind it??Was it done out of spite and hatred?
Is it what my grandmother would say, that “the devil finds work for idle hands”?
We cannot overlook what would have happened if the ownersof those vehicles had caught the culprits red-handed. I am sure that it would not have been a pleasant situation.
I do believe that it was done out of lawlessness. I don’t see how 40 people in any one district could be disliked or hated so much or could have done anything to warrant that type of action.
Whatever the reason, it is a very serious situation that we are facing. With so many vehicle owners with outside garages, that kind of vandalism is very frightening and must be nipped in the bud.
I wonder if those responsible for what took place realise how much pain they caused the car owners?
The pain, I am sure, is not only financial, but emotional as well. I’m sure it also caused great anxiety among residents.
I hope that when the culprits are caught that they will feel the full weight of the law.
People must learn to respect and protect the property of others for we must also be our brother’s and sister’s keeper.
We must stop this vandalism now and leave Barbados better than we found it.
Boot sale
St Cyprian’s?Church will hold a car boot sale tomorrow on the church ground from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds will go towards the organ fund. All are invited.
Cookout
St Silas’ Church will hold a post-Valentine cookout tomorrow on the church grounds from 7 p.m. The public is invited.
Harvest
Whitepark Wesleyan Holiness?Church will hold its annual harvest on Sunday at 9 a.m. The guest preacher will be the Rev. Anderson Toppin of Calvary Baptist, Mile-And-A-Quarter, St Peter. There will be renditions by the church choir and the Sunday School choir. The public is invited.
Cruise
As part of the 175th anniversary of St John’s Parish Church, the church will hold an anniversary cruise on the MV Harbour Master on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Boarding time is 11:30 a.m. Tickets are on sale and there will be a number of door prizes. The public is invited.
Harvest
St Augustine’s Church will hold its harvest on Sunday, March 6. The harvest programme takes place at 4 p.m. All are invited.
Harvest fair
St Philip The Less Anglican Church will hold its harvest fair next Saturday at Edna?Nicholls Centre, Boscobelle, St Peter, starting at 9 a.m. The public is invited.
Harvest
St Philip The Less Church will hold its annual harvest on Sunday. The harvest production will be at 8:30 a.m. All are invited.
New super
The Barbados District of the Wesleyan Holiness Church has a new superintendent. He is the Rev. Anthony Worrell and he takes over from Rev. Dr Carlyle Williams, who has retired after 42 years in ministry at the national level, the last 24 of them as District Superintendent. I wish Rev. Worrell all the best in his new ministry.
Happy birthday
It was a pleasure to be part of James Sisnett’s 111th birthday luncheon at Hilton Barbados, which was hosted by the National Committee on Ageing.I have known the supercentenarian all my life, having been born in the same district as he was. He was a very hard-working man and a very devoted Anglican. He is still a member of St Luke’s Church. We wish him well and a blessed 111th birthday.
Annual harvest
Clifton Hill Moravian Church will hold its annual harvest festival on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. The pastor is Rev. Vera Waithe.
Night services
Fulnec Moravian Church, Watts Village, St George, invites the public to its week of evangelistic services which will be held nightly from Monday to Friday. The preacher is the Rev. Dr?Nigel Taylor, president of the Barbados Evangelical Association. The host pastor is Rev. Andrew Roberts.
