Op­po­si­tion Leader Pen­ne­lope Beck­les has ques­tioned whether the Gov­ern­ment is mov­ing to dis­solve the Na­tion­al Car­ni­val Com­mis­sion (NCC), rais­ing con­cerns about trans­paren­cy, con­sul­ta­tion and out­stand­ing pay­ments to Car­ni­val stake­hold­ers.

Speak­ing at an Op­po­si­tion me­dia con­fer­ence yes­ter­day, Beck­les said she had re­ceived in­for­ma­tion that the Gov­ern­ment in­tends to re­place the NCC with a new body.

“I now want to move on to the is­sue of the Na­tion­al Car­ni­val Com­mis­sion. My in­for­ma­tion is that this Gov­ern­ment is go­ing to dis­solve the Na­tion­al Car­ni­val Com­mis­sion and they are go­ing to es­tab­lish the Na­tion­al Fes­ti­vals Com­mis­sion Act and mat­ters re­lat­ed there too.