There will be a new Grand Kadooment route for Crop Over 2024.
The announcement has been made by the President of the Barbados Association of Masqueraders, Jason Thompson, at the Crop Over media launch at IIlaro Court.
He notes that the stakeholders including the NCF, the bandleaders and the security services have met on the matter.
Mr. Thompson says it was recognized that there’s a need for wider roads as well as provision for party zones and having a system that can be easily managed by the police and armed forces.
President of the Barbados Association of Masqueraders, Jason Thompson
Minister with responsibility for Culture in the Prime Minister’s Office, Senator Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight stressed that the change of route was a stakeholders’ decision.
Minister with responsibility for Culture in the Prime Minister’s Office, Senator Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight
Meantime, NCF’s Chairman Dr. Jasmine Babb notes that the Crop Over festival has contributed to both the culture and economy of Barbados over the last 50 years.
Chairman of the National Cultural Foundation, Dr. Jasmine Babb
