By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Thursday 9th December 2021) — Police have received a total of one hundred and eighty-seven (187) applications for entertainment events. Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force Abdias Samuel, at the NEOC weekly press briefing held on Wednesday 8th December 2021, encouraged all entertainers and promoters not to advertise events until permission has been granted, as this poses a challenge for the authorities.
“My understanding is the authorities, the police, are seeking your cooperation in this regard because we are seeing a lot of events being promoted and most of these events are not approved. It poses a challenge therefore going forward in terms of giving you the fullest support if you continue with these practices,” Samuel said. He urged promoters to apply within a reasonable time period before promoting events.
Samuel said the Task Force has had discussions on how to address the entertainment sector: “The present regulations give the entertainment sector a 75% capacity to host events and we are asking the entertainers to exercise caution and follow the guidelines. Do your application through the police portal (police.kn) and what we also want to do in order to enhance the carnival experience is to have entertainers work alongside the carnival committee in hosting events. The Task Force in no shape or form is attempting to stop any type of events. Our job is to facilitate — but facilitate in a safe manner.”