The Gov­ern­ment is as­sur­ing the na­tion­al com­mu­ni­ty that Car­ni­val fes­tiv­i­ties will not be dis­rupt­ed de­spite new re­stric­tions on events at cer­tain Ude­cott-man­aged venues lo­cat­ed in res­i­den­tial ar­eas.

Min­is­ter in the Of­fice of the Prime Min­is­ter Bar­ry Padarath says con­sul­ta­tions will soon be­gin with Car­ni­val stake­hold­ers and event pro­mot­ers fol­low­ing re­cent con­cerns raised about venue re­stric­tions.

Speak­ing to Guardian Me­dia a day af­ter Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar an­nounced the im­me­di­ate ban on Car­ni­val fetes at the Bri­an Lara Crick­et Acad­e­my, which prompt­ed strong con­dem­na­tion from the Pro­mot­ers As­so­ci­a­tion — which said the move would be a “death knell” to Car­ni­val — Padarath said there was no cri­sis.