$5.8 MILLION CARNIVAL

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A budget of five point eight million dollars, for the 2025 staging of Tobago's National Carnival in March. The announcement was made by Assistant Tourism and Culture Secretary Niall George on Friday, during a Carnival media conference, at the Shaw Park Complex. More in this Elizabeth Williams report

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00:00The announcement was made on Friday during a media conference by the Tobago Festivals

00:05Commission at the Shorepark Complex, and according to Police Sergeant Emmanuel York, safety measures

00:11would be enhanced with the combined efforts of the Defence Force.

00:16We would have assistance from the Defence Force, yes, and as happens for all carnival

00:25celebrations from TAMI Memorial, the police officers have a leave restriction from the

00:33Friday before carnival.

00:36So we'll be all hands on deck where the carnival celebration will be properly secured,

00:44as well as outside the carnival areas.

00:49We know that we have a cruise ship on Carnival Tuesday.

00:53The different districts would be taking charge of security in their districts beside what

01:03is happening for the carnival.

01:04Assistant Secretary Tourism and Culture Niall George said the state of emergency has not

01:09affected Tobago's plans for a successful carnival with a full calendar of events, including

01:16the THA's Inter-Department Carnival Competition at the parade grounds of the Dwight York Stadium

01:22on February 20th, the Junior Parade of the Bands in Scarborough and Roxborough, J'ouvert,

01:28the National Medium Band Panorama Finals on February 23rd, and the return of the Miss

01:35Wynwood Afro Queen Show in Roxborough on February 26th.

01:40In terms of safety, where carnival is concerned, it's always under the remit of the security

01:46team, which would involve fire, health, team, police, defense force, based on it also being

01:56in a state of emergency and it's a national carnival, we know there would need to be an

02:01increased presence of security.

02:03Tobago has a track record of having very safe carnivals, and we expect the very capable

02:08security teams to control that situation and maintain a very safe environment.

02:13No glass bottles would be allowed at carnival activities, according to police.

02:18The glass bottles, there's an order made for that already that no glass bottles would be

02:25allowed within any carnival function, no glass bottles.

02:30Anybody found breaching this would face the consequences of the law.

02:37Chairman of the Tobago Mass Band Leaders Association, Diane McCrummon, said small, medium, and large

02:45bands have already started registering.

02:47Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.

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