No flowers, photography at Mighty Sparrow’s lying in repose

Mem­bers of the pub­lic at­tend­ing the ly­ing in re­pose and cel­e­bra­tion of life for ca­lyp­so leg­end the Mighty Spar­row are be­ing asked to ob­serve strict guide­lines, in­clud­ing a ban on pho­tog­ra­phy, videog­ra­phy and flow­ers at the venue.

The Min­istry of Cul­ture and Com­mu­ni­ty De­vel­op­ment is­sued the guide­lines ahead of the event, urg­ing the pub­lic to help main­tain a dig­ni­fied, peace­ful and re­spect­ful at­mos­phere as the coun­try ho­n­ours one of its na­tion­al icons.

The min­istry out­lined the fol­low­ing do’s and don’ts for at­ten­dees: