29/06/2026
๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ. ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก. ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐
๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐๐ฏ๐!
Over the past few days, many of you expressed deep concern, hurt and frustration over the uncertainty surrounding this yearโs celebration.
I heard you. I understood you. And I stood with you.
Following urgent discussions I held with the Gouyave Improvement Committee and the Royal Grenada Police Force, we have secured a way forward that allows Fishermanโs Birthday 2026 to continue in a meaningful and celebratory way.
This was not about giving up on tradition. This was about fighting to protect the celebration, safeguard the people, support our vendors and businesses, and ensure that Gouyave still has its moment. The agreed updates are now outlined for the public.
Off course, this may not be everything we all wanted. But let us be clear: because the people stood up, because the Committee continued to advocate, and because we pushed for dialogue, Fishermanโs Birthday will go forward!
๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค, ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐, ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
And beyond this year, we must now look ahead with purpos! Fishermanโs Birthday 2027 gives us an opportunity to plan earlier, consult better, strengthen the month-long calendar of activities, expand opportunities for vendors and small businesses, and preserve the full cultural richness of this national celebration for future generations.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ.
Let us come out. Let us support our fisherfolk. Let us support our vendors. Let us support our small businesses. Let us welcome our visitors. Let us celebrate with pride, peace, discipline and love for community.
๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ - ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ!