Music, film and fireworks for New Year's Eve event

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30: The line-up for the free Unity in the Community New Year’s Eve event includes a mix of live music, film and fireworks.

The event at number one car park on Front Street, Hamilton kicks off with a screening of Dolphin Tale at 7:30pm. The rest of the evening’s events are as follows: Welcoming and opening remarks; world music by Taariq Tucker; R&B and soul by Wanda Raynor; reggae by Ras Giorgis, folk and alternative music by Gavin ‘Sunjata’ Smith; rap and poetry by Young Mac, Haz & Burning Star; hip-hop and dancehall by The Troika Players; reggae by Live Wires and Zion. This will be followed by the onion drop countdown at midnight and firework’s display then there will be R&B, pop and rock by Canjalae Taylor; pop and rock by Joy T Barnum and Milton Raposo; reggae by Ollie; dancehall by Star Child; R&B and pop by Working Title and closing remarks and special thanks. The event being organized by Spanish Town Entertainment is due to run until 2am.

Organizer Eugene Dean said: “It’s been said that the best things in life are free, and that we are our brother’s keeper. So it’s within this sprit that Spanish Town has taken on the challenge, in these most trying times, of producing a free, family oriented New Year’s Eve Celebration in the City of Hamilton. Spanish Town is extremely grateful to the Government of Bermuda through the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Business Development & Tourism and the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs for encouraging us and providing us with the financial foundation to build even broader community support towards producing the event this year.”