Hon Fahie wants Carrot Bay Village renamed to honour past stalwarts
Honourable Fahie was speaking last evening August 6, 2015 at the opening of the Carrot Bay Cultural Fiesta.
“I have stated that I will be making a move towards making sure that this plot of land is named after one of at least four men who made this project possible and brought it to fruition. There were Evelyn Isbon Leonard, William Donovan, Lucien Austin Callwood, and Wellington Oraldo Callwood. These were the people who sat down with me as a Representative and talked about doing this village and getting the ramp and everything that the Government has moved forward towards finishing,” he said.
“So it is a long heritage behind this and it is a dream of ours from back then to make sure that we turn this into a cultural village because Carrot Bay is rich in culture…so you will see this develop very soon with the help of the present Government,” he said.
Fahie to push for Committee
According to Honourable Fahie, he is to push to have a committee set up with a view to having public discussions with regards to making the decision as to which of the four will be the most suitable for the honour.
“In discussions with them years ago they came up with the need to reclaim the portion of Carrot Bay that has been reclaimed to include a fisherman's dock, cultural village, modern boat launching ramp and the beach that exists alongside the current landfill,” said Honourable Fahie.
“Although I am not a member of government I remain driven to see this project completed in full. I thank the Government for working on the dock but it is important to note that everything that was done and is being done on this project is part of the entire plan. I will be pushing for Government to have a committee set up to gather public discourse over which one of the village stalwarts mentioned, all now deceased, that the development upon completion will be named in honour of."
History must be accurately recorded
“It is important that history always be accurately recorded at all times and this must be the case when it comes to the history of this project from the inception with the then Government of the day to present with the current ongoing construction of the dock by the present administration. This project has always been envisioned, upon completion, to enhance the tourism product as well as significantly boost economic activities especially in Carrot Bay. Together we will accomplish this goal for the people,” he told this news site.
An NDP campaign promise?
Government some time before the June 8, 2015 elections gave out a contract for the commencement of the works on the Fisherman’s Dock and the National Democratic Party (NDP) had campaigned strongly in the First District with the Fisherman’s Dock as a selling point.
“As we promised when we were out here about two weeks ago…myself, [Premier Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith]...Hon Myron V. Walwyn and Hon Archibald C. Christian were out here and we told the fishermen that we would be back and that we would be back with something and we have completed the drawings. I think that deserves a clap,” said former NDP candidate for the First District Shaina M. Smith during a campaign meeting in Carrot Bay on May 18, 2015.
Her campaign run ended miserably on June 8, 2015 when she lost heavily to incumbent Honourable Fahie.
13 Responses to “Hon Fahie wants Carrot Bay Village renamed to honour past stalwarts”
Did you miss the big bang when the "surest seat", already wobbly,
tetered and fell?
But he has to start being real. I don't trust him at all his tongue has too many twists. What he did Fraser was a dirty power hungry move. He may be sure in the first but you need a lot more to get in . So I agree my boy campaign in your district because out of the first you're insignificant.