Due to Hurricane Beryl’s passage earlier this week, the Digicel Ceremonial Delivery of the Last Canes and 50th Anniversary Tent will now take place at different venues in the centre of Bridgetown rather than the National Botanical Gardens.Events will be in the main squares in The City – Golden Square Freedom Park, Independence Square and National Heroes Square – from 9 a.m.Chief Executive Officer of the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) Carol Roberts made the announcement on Thursday at the Golden Square Freedom Park, as NCF teams and other stakeholders were putting the final touches in place for this weekend’s official start to the Crop Over season.Roberts told the media that while the Botanical Gardens would have been an ideal location for the launch commemorating the 50th anniversary of Crop Over, the excessive rainfall from Hurricane Beryl, the expected large number of patrons and entertainers would have had a negative impact on that green space.
