 Despite initial delays, Sufra Carnival 2023 has been dubbed one of the best. The curtains officially closed on September 6, with a prize-given ceremony leaving behind vibrant memories and much anticipation for 2024. Despite the challenges faced, this year's Carnival season showcased the resilience and determination of the Sufra people. The chairman of the Sufra Regional Development Foundation, Ernest Auger, expressed his satisfaction with the overall execution of Sufra Carnival. The SRODF's mandate is really to uplift and engage in social, cultural activities and give it a lift. I'm happy that we are going to put a structure in a formal management structure in place to take charge of all of this because a fairly decent job was done by our interim committee but we are going to formalize it and ensure that they took that mandate and do make this thing out of it. Sufra Carnival was epic. It really went out pretty well. In the end, we had some challenges. We were able to overcome these but in the end it turned out beautiful and we were quite happy with the end product. The prize-giving ceremony celebrated the outstanding contribution of participants, including the Carnival Queen pageant contestants, Band of the Year, Mass on the Move and Old Mass. The Sufra Events Management Organization, SEMO, says throughout the challenges it remained committed to executing events that were of the highest quality. The public relations officer of SEMO, Jade Brown, hinted at exciting plans for the future of Sufra Carnival. In Sufra, they like to go above and beyond and I know that the committee spearheaded by its chairperson, Mr. Methodius Harrison, has very big plans for next year. Some things I can't really let out of the bag and of course it's an events organization so we have Carnival, we have jazz and other events coming up also that we're very excited for. So what I would say to people is stick to the social media pages and we will ensure to bring those events to you and those plans to you at an early stage next year. I mean with Sufra Carnival, the goal is to ensure that we have full costume bands on the road and I think that we look forward to seeing that next year. With the promise of an even larger Sufra Carnival next year, residents and Carnival enthusiasts say the countdown has begun for 2024. The organizers of Sufra Carnival say residents and visitors alike can look forward to another unforgettable celebration of culture next year. On the Sufra Original Development Foundation, I am Jeanif Gonsag.