Barbadians can expect a very different
Crop Over festival than the one they’ve come to expect, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office for Culture John King said Wednesday.
He told journalists that amid talks on plans to stage
Crop Over this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Barbadians must be warned that there will be significant adjustments to key features of the mid-year festival that coincides with emancipation celebrations.
By month-end, the culture ministry is to issue a statement on the new-look
Crop Over that will be in keeping with the COVID-19 protocols, he said.
“I will be able to give a full statement on what it’s going to look like, how it is going to be done and all of that. But we are really looking at extending the season of emancipation,” said King. “There will be events and different things but not in the form that people are accustomed to.”
Entertainers’ group in bid to embrace all players
Article by December 22, 2020
The Barbados Association of Calypsonians and Artistes (BACA) has changed its name but to better reflect the sector and not just calypsonians alone.
Keeping the acronym, the new name is the Barbados Association of Creatives and Artistes (BACA).
President of the association, Sean
Apache Carter, explained that the need to be even more inclusive became even more apparent amidst the COVID-19 environment where numerous entertainers across the island were unable to work and as such, reached out to the association for assistance.
“Some members contended that the original name gave the impression that the association was primarily for, and about calypsonians. This change will help to dismiss this misconception and further assist the association in recruiting new membership as it grows and progresses”, he said.