Montserrat: Emerald of the Caribbean (Part 4 of 9)

This documentary focuses on the 2005 St. Patrick's Day festivities of the Caribbean island of Montserrat. The project was conceived and executed by Director David William Seitz, with the help of producers Alexandra Klaren Seitz, Erik Churchill, and Burke Olsen. Chris Campbell of Innova Recordings edited the final piece in 2007.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Montserrat
• Volcano
• St. Patrick's Day
• Kite flying
• Slavery
• Caribbean Island
• ZJB Radio
• Calypso
• David Seitz
• Alexandra Klaren Seitz
• Soufriere Hills
• Caribbean
• Island
• Ireland
• Rose Willock
• Basil Chambers
• Lloyd Aymer
• Guinness beer
• Dublin in the rare old times
• Goat water
• Culture
• Masquerade
• Shamioles
• Plymouth
• Emerald Isle
• Montserrat documentary

[tequk1]

That bit by that girl about "oppression" and the "white man" rather sticks in the craw a little bit. The United Kingdom came to the rescue of the Montserratians after the Soufriere Hills volcano and a third of the island's population were able to flee to the UK due to having British citizenship. Montserrat is largely dependent on UK aid; Britain is more or less keeping what's left of the island's economy afloat. So in that context the girl comes across as naïve and rather rather ungrateful.

[brooklynkid913]

i wanna live here,im irish and african,both slave sides,irish slave,liberian slave

[dbermingham]

Goin ya good ting. Dat young girl is defo incouraging. Best of luck to the people of Montserrat, I hope to go visit u's some day! Grá ón Éireann - love from Ireland

[4449626]

that girl is awesome..powerful poetry..is maith lom e agus ta si eirannach

[123123niftyshiftyaaa]

nice accent

[NdarStL]

Tiffannee Skerrit how great yu are singing this ya liberation song, an exemple for many! Please send us a link to this text so well said by yu. Who wrote this?My deepest wish would be to built a song out of it. Where can I find the whole text, there are some few words I am not catching actually. Give thks dieredieuf, showas of blessings!

[preacain]

Cupla focail,

[coirpeach1]

Go on girl you tell them

[preacain]

*******

[ebaako]

well done Ms. Skerritt