There has been no official decision on the staging of Crop Over 2022 as yet, but the Ministry of Health will play an extremely crucial role in making the determination.
Highly-placed government sources told the media that while there has been much speculation about the annual festival, a final decision cannot be taken lightly.
In response to suggestions from stakeholders that the recent general election campaign and Twenty-twenty (2020) International series at Kensington Oval should provide some insight on the way forward for mass gatherings, the source said an entire six-week festival could not be determined or measured by one-off events.
“A critical player in Crop Over 2022 and beyond is the Ministry of Health. We are speaking about a festival that attracts thousands of people. We are not dragging our feet, we are not being over-hasty, we are being careful, critical, and responsible,” the source said.
