Barbadians will have a say on the route Grand Kadooment revellers will take for Crop Over 2023.Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Senator Dr Shantal Munro-Knight today announced that all stakeholders in the Crop Over Festival would be given an opportunity, through the use of a survey, to share their views on the new route.Her announcement has garnered some general support from key stakeholders, though president of the Entertainment Association of Barbados (EAB) Rudy Maloney said he hopes the views of those with a stake in the festival are not overshadowed by the views of those who have no interest in the activity.Speaking during a press conference at the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) this morning, Dr Munro-Knight said based on the feedback from the online survey, a decision on the route for next year would be made by the end of the year.“Immediately after this press conference we will be releasing a survey to the public that will ask the public to input on the new route for Crop Over for 2023. That survey will target three audiences; the actual masqueraders who would have paraded on the day, it will target as well vendors, as well as Barbadians who would have participated.“So that Barbadians, masqueraders, vendors can have a say in terms of that new route,” Dr Munro-Knight said.
