Entertainers hoping to earn money from festival
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Cautiously optimistic.
That’s the feeling of bandleaders and players in the entertainment industry following the recent news that there are plans for a new-look Crop Over Festival in 2021.
President of the Entertainers Association of Barbados (EAB), Rudy Maloney told
Barbados TODAY while members were hoping for an opportunity to earn some money during Crop Over, they now had to wait until a final determination was made regarding how it will be held.
He said there were still many questions up in the air.
On Wednesday, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, John King revealed that due to the COVID-19 pandemic significant adjustments would be made to this year’s festival.