The Trinidad Express Newspaper reports that female masquerader was scolded by police officers on Carnival Monday for jumping up in a band with a six-month-old baby.
The woman dressed in full costume was chipping behind a music truck on the streets of San Fernando with the child in a sling.
But as she was about the cross the judging point with the band Lionel Jagessar and Associates at Harris Promenade the woman was stopped by a female police officer.
The senior officer warned the woman of the dangers of carrying the young child in her arms during parade of the bands.
She was advised to hand over the baby to a relative or leave with the child. The interaction was captured by Express photojournalist Trevor Watson.
The woman opted to give the baby to a relative who was standing on the roadside while she danced before the judges.
Smaddie please explain how WHY n what the hell is this ish.cuz if me SEY something yuh a guh hear how mi nuh like n mi bias against Trinis.
CHild Abuse. That child’s hearing is gone.. sure of it.
What a carelessness
One likkle carnival yuh couldnt mek gwan and next year deh deh… Di baby deh yah six months and already a pawty. Bloodclaat ooman couldnt even siddung a yawd wid di baby.. yuh can watch dat shit pan yuh tv man and dance infront a di tv if yuh suh itchy… whey di heck har babyfada deh him need fi know she have di baby out deh… shudda shame yuh mek police a tell yuh fi go home wid di baby.. 6 months an di whole a di baby baddie a hackle up out deh inna carnival….poor baby.
Misaligned priorities smh
It couldn’t wait till next year? SMH
Kmt
Careless, them say dancehall bad but me nuh see no 6 month old in a no dance.
LIE DAT! See young baby inna dance on several occasions… some a dem Jamaican mumma just as careless, if not more careless
In African cultures babies are born into initiation of music and cultures. Children celebrate their cultural heritages from birth !
In Trinidad and Tobagp the culture of Carnival and soca music and masquerade “ playing mad,” is celebrated among infant children as young as one and two years old in schools and daycares.
Almost every school in the country starting from aged infants to high schools and beyond, have their individual “ Carnival jump up,” with full scale dj and music and often times in some cases, costumes and always a soca guest artist .
The relative of the woman was nearby to hand the child over, so clearly she was not alone the whol Time.
She is “ chipping “ and not vulgar.;
The baby is not crying or seems distressed.
– Who the hell are we to judge . –
The family relative was near so obviously she did not have to child the whole time. Even if she did… SO WHAT ..
Is she drunk or in the midst of a crowd of unruly people?
We CANNOT see the baby ‘s ears , so HOW we know she did not stuff the child ears with cotton or earplugs?
Who knows where this baby will be in a few years ? He or she may be a costume designer a pan player and Soca artist.
In Trinidad and Tobago, the government does NOT sell out to the white man or foreigners., instead, despite the recent crime problem, local culture is promoted and supported by the government.
This includes massive prizes in Soca and Cakyspo competitions .:
Imagine a young artist just walked away with about $500,000 in first prize ( about $72’,000 US dollars) and a brand new vehicle.
Second third prize winners got near 250,000 , 100,000 or more respectively … even sixth place winner walked away with a cool $25,000 ( about $3,571 US )
Children are young as aged five compete on big stages for Soca competitions in Trinidad and Tobago’ so what is wrong with a little playing of mas for a short time ?
The child is not in danger. Give her a break.
She didn’t leave the child home alone . Gosh man !
Let people live their lives and let us judge each other fairly.
By the way, Reggae and dancehall is also celebrated year round, where “ clean versions “ of songs are played in elementary to high schools in the children ‘ yearly “ Bazaar or block school party,” with booming huge speakers included.
Read the caption and was expecting a video of someone young and dumb… she nuh young young. She must know better..
Too much chippin with baby on board smh. She couldn’t find a babysitter maaayne
@5.39 Yet!!!!
@6.46 Aftican chikdren will be celebrated with singing, and clapping and drums.. NOT 10,000 watts heavy bass speakers blasting in their ears.
Even me as an adult can’t tek the sound close by and then that ringing noise in your ears the next day much less a baby.
Carnival a f@%ckry mi nuh know how she think that is safe … baby young and that is over exposure ….every Caribbean island has been bought and sold Trinidad is no better ..but as usual a Trini a show how them better than the entire Caribbean …meanwhile demvhave baby weh cah walk a jump inna carnival
Plus the heat and the heat from moms body…mi affi wonder about the day to day decisions that she makes for that baby. This is a huge red flag.
@anonymous 430 Good points and I ovas your point.
I am sure the baby had ears plugged./
I partied up to nine months pregnant in Reggae shows and small cool clubs. Gave birth to two beautiful and highly gifted and intelligent children./
These same kids of mine attended Reggae shows and even some club for certain positive artist as young as five years old and smaller house of Reggae and Rasta vibes parties as young as one* month old! They are dong exceptionally well as teenagers today !
@Real let us be real… I LOVE JAMAICA WITH ALL MY HEART it is a SHAME most beaches in Jamaica poor people cannot walk on or pay to get into .
This is not a judgement call. It is time we ALL UNiTE and crush the politicians involved in corruption and stealing and selling out the country of Jamaica especially .
I saw schools there that were built during the colonial era and not modernize and that brought me to TEARS….
i want to see the BEST for ALL of us Caribbean people.
Bitch is dumb period. If police thought it was ok there would have been no conversation. Too many “what if’s” and ain’t that much prize money in the world to risk.