Scarborough festival showcases vibrant Barbadian heritage

From vendors, a live DJ, and people engaging in friendly road tennis matches, Lux Carnival in partnership with CSN MJ Auto Collision, held the “BIM on the Boulevard” festival on Friday July 24, celebrating Barbadian culture – a good reason for bringing people of different cultures and backgrounds together.

Shaunteé Sutton, founder of Anointed, a skincare and wellness company, was not only showcasing her business as a vendor at the event, but also says she attended the event to celebrate Bajan culture. “I’m here to celebrate Bajans all over and to celebrate their culture.”

She added that she has a lot of Bajan friends and by attending Bim on the Boulevard, it was nice to know where her friends come from.

When asked why she thinks events like this are important, Sutton said it’s important to bring people together, especially those of Caribbean descent as it’s great to have everyone all together celebrating with music, food, and connecting with each other.

Pauline Moore, owner of Enulu, also emphasized the importance of events like these as she expressed that it’s important to know where one comes from.

Moore added that although she doesn’t have any children, if she does know people who do, she would like to pass on all her knowledge of Barbadian culture to them so that the culture can keep going.

An attendee, Antoinette Headley who was born in Barbados, proudly expressed her love and joy for her country and culture as she said any Barbados-based events that she can get to attend, she will support them as “it’s good to support your islands and your Caribbean culture.”

When asked what it meant to her personally attending the event, she said it meant a lot to her, and she hopes that this continues and they can do it more.