Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar is call­ing on mas­quer­aders to re­frain from do­ing any­thing to em­bar­rass or hu­mil­i­ate them­selves or their loved ones while en­joy­ing the Car­ni­val rev­el­ry. Her com­ment came amidst calls by Arch­bish­op Ja­son Gor­don for the Gov­ern­ment to reg­u­late the fes­tiv­i­ties.

Guardian Me­dia asked the Prime Min­is­ter yes­ter­day to weigh in on the con­tro­ver­sy sur­round­ing the dis­tri­b­u­tion of adult toys by mas band Tribe in their good­ie bags to fe­male mas­quer­aders this Car­ni­val.

On Sun­day, the Ro­man Catholic Arch­bish­op, in his homi­ly, con­demned the move. He said if Car­ni­val con­tin­ues to slip in­to this type of “he­do­nism,” the Gov­ern­ment should step in and reg­u­late, par­tic­u­lar­ly Car­ni­val Mon­day and Tues­day, if mas bands fail to do so.