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Donovan 'Bulbie' Bennett Final Farewell
11/28/05
Donovan 'Bulbie' Bennett Final Farewell
Yesterday, Sunday November 27, 2005 Donovan ‘Bulbie’ Bennett was buried in Goshen, Clarendon without incident. Since Saturday the police in Spanish Town and the surrounding areas were on high alert for the activities planned for the former gang leader’s final farewell.
Reports are that threats were issued to business operators in the Spanish Town area to close their doors. Bus and taxi operators were told to discontinue their services. Residents were also threatened to be in attendance or face the consequences.
Follow up:
Public viewing of ‘Bulbie’s’ body took place at the De La Vega City community centre from 6:00pm on Saturday. Whether out of respect, curiosity or fear scores of persons turned out. The police had given strict instructions that Saturday’s proceedings were to end at 9:00pm and it did. Reports are that by 10:00pm the crowd had dispersed.
There was a heavy police and military presence on Sunday for the funeral and the motorcade which preceded it. The body was housed in a glass coffin dressed in full white. Reports are that the procession started at about 2:15pm and by 3:30 pm the funeral service was over. Approximately 3000 persons were in attendance. The burial took place in Goshen, Clarendon where the body was entombed in a glass mausoleum.
Donovan ‘Bulbie’ Bennett was a former gang leader who was top of the police’s most wanted list for over ten years. From all reports he lived like a king, was revered like a king and was buried like a king. ‘Who says crime doesn’t pay, or does it’. At age 43 Bennett is dead and from all accounts has lived a great portion of his life in hiding. What we really need in Jamaica are some positive role models for our young people.
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1. My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
"Just wait till we get home."
2. My Mother taught me about RECEIVING.
"You going get a ass'n when we get home!"
3. My Mother taught me to MEET A CHALLENGE.
"What di backside yu thinkin'? Answer me when me talk to you...Don't talk back to me!"
4. My Mother taught me CONSEQUENCES.
"If yu run cross de road an' cyar lick yu dung, a goin' kill yu wid lick."
5. My Mother taught me THE VALUE OF EDUCATION.
"If yu no go a school, yu a go tun tief or walk an' pick up bottle."
6. My Mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
"If yu tun over yu eye lid an fly pitch pan it, it a go stay so fi evva."
7. My Mother taught me to THINK AHEAD.
"Is not one time monkey goin' wan' wife"
8. My Mother taught me ESP.
"Yu tink a don't know what yu up to nuh?"
9. My Mother taught me HUMOR.
"If yu don' eat food, breeze goin' blow yu 'way."
10. My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT.
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11. My Mother taught me about SEX.
"Yu tink say yu drop from sky?"
12. My Mother taught me about GENETICS.
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13. My Mother taught me about my ROOTS.
"Yu tink mi come from "Back A Wall?"
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"When yu get to be as ol' as me, yu wi understan'."
15. And my all time favorite... JUSTICE.
"One day wen yu have pickney, a hope dem treat yu same way."
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