Trinidad and Tobago may be known for  the greatest carnival experience in the world but added to that, the island has often been highlighted by international magazines and travel analysts for the sublime Maracas Bay experience. The Huffington Post, in a 2014 travel feature dubbed Maracas Bay- ‘ As close to perfect as a beach can get.’ These days however, the facility leaves much to be desired and one soca artiste has made a passionate plea for Tourism officials in his country, to simply get it together.

Bass wants to see a better Maracas Bay facility in Trinidad.

Having visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the end of May, Bass – formerly known as Third Bass, an often outspoken songwriter and artiste who doubles up as a radio personality at Boomchampions 94.1FM in Trinidad, posted videos to social media, voicing his passionate plea for Maracas Bay to be transformed into a facility like that of Buccament Bay at the multi-award-winning Buccament Bay Resort in St. Vincent.

Maracas Bay, having been earmarked for a multi million dollar upgrade, has been left in shambles since April 2016, after the country’s government halted the project, having fired the contractor that was hired by the previous administration. Tourism Minister, Shamfa Cudjoe outlined a number of issues that plagued the project, including how much of the project had been completed in the time allowed. Bass however, isn’t concerned with the politics of the matter. Using his mobile phone camera, the entertainer who’s been touring with Destra Garcia in recent weeks, having hit Barbados, the Bahamas and St. Vincent, captured the awesome layout of the Buccament Bay facility in St. Vincent. He said, “why can’t our Maracas Bay look like this?”… passionately calling on Trinbagonian authorities to spend tax payer’s dollars better than they currently are.

Set to hit Antigua this weekend, Bass whose ‘Stush in the Bush’ sentiment caused a stir in Carnival 2016, says when he travels, he is often in awe at how governments with far less financial resources in the Caribbean, manage to deliver much more, when it comes to tourism for their respective countries.   He is now appealing to Trinidad and Tobago’s Tourism Minister and the ministry of Tourism to get it right in the shortest possible time.

Maracas Bay is, by all accounts, the most popular beach facility in Trinidad with thousands often flocking to the crescent, scenic weekend spot for a dip, and a good ‘lime’ with friends and family. The meandering roadway that leads to the Bay is also a topic of much conversation for tourists who upon reaching to the beach, lose themselves in the beauty of the very natural atmosphere. According to Bass, this is more than enough of a reason for government to expedite the process of making the facility a truly world class one.