Carnival returns to Antigua & Barbuda in 2022, but ‘super-spreader’ events axed from the lineup

[Pan Times]

Observer

By Shermain Bique-Charles

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Labour Day and Carnival celebrations are on the cards this year, after the pandemic put the brakes on the popular and high revenue earning festivities for the past two years, especially in the case of Carnival which has been dubbed the Caribbean’s Greatest Summer Festival.

Michael Browne, the minister responsible for Cultural Industries, has indicated that these two events are likely to be held in May and the end of July 2022, respectively.

However, there’s some disappointing news for revellers since three well-attended attractions may have to be removed from the Carnival lineup for this year.

Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office, Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst said that the T-Shirt Mas, J’Ouvert and Last Lap will be excluded from the line-up, since they are deemed potential super-spreaders for Covid-19 infections.

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