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The Minister for Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives, Honourable Denise Charles, on December 2, 2020 announced that the Government of Dominica had cancelled Dominica\u2019s 2021 Carnival celebrations.\u00a0 It was felt that the staging of Dominica\u2019s Carnival in 2021 would be a health risk that the Government was not willing to take given that the Coronavirus pandemic had not subsided and the risk of further spread was high with mass gathering events.<\/p>\n
At a Carnival Stakeholders consultation on January 13, 2021, Festival and Events Manager of the Dominica Festivals Committee, Marva Williams, further clarified what this means for event organisers seeking to hold events during the Carnival season.\u00a0 She said, \u201cCarnival 2021 is a calendar of events, it is a brand.\u00a0 It is a product which is owned by the Government of Dominica, which means that the assets of the Carnival, the name, Dominica\u2019s Carnival, Mas Domnik, the Real Mas<\/strong>, belongs to the Government of Dominica.\u00a0 So, if the Government says that Dominica\u2019s Carnival is cancelled then no event organizer should use the phrases \u201cDominica\u2019s Carnival\u201d, \u201cThe Real Mas\u201d, or \u201cMas Domnik\u201d in the promotion of any initiative that they are having during the season in which the Carnival would have taken place.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Importantly, event organisers are reminded that all events must be approved by the Chief of Police and the relevant health authorities prior to promoting and hosting any event, and that all the health and safety protocols to curb the spread of COVID-19 must be adhered to once approval has been granted for their event to take place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Minister for Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives, Honourable Denise Charles, on December 2, 2020 announced that the Government of Dominica had cancelled Dominica\u2019s 2021 Carnival celebrations.\u00a0 It was felt that the staging of Dominica\u2019s Carnival in 2021 would…","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":68970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[77,235,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-262274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-homepage-carousel","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n