Crop Over 2023 will of­fi­cial­ly turn up the heat with the Dig­i­cel Cer­e­mo­ni­al De­liv­ery of the Last Canes and Vin­tage Tent at an ex­cit­ing new lo­ca­tion to­mor­row.

The his­toric for­mer sug­ar fac­to­ry at Hay­man’s, St Pe­ter, off the Ronald Mapp High­way, with its spec­tac­u­lar view of the West Coast and won­der­ful­ly pre­served fac­to­ry ma­chin­ery, has been cho­sen by the Na­tion­al Cul­tur­al Foun­da­tion (NCF) for the fes­ti­val’s grand launch.

Prime Min­is­ter Mia Amor Mot­t­ley will be present to of­fi­cial­ly de­clare the launch of Crop Over 2023, while the evening clos­es out with the high­ly-an­tic­i­pat­ed Vin­tage Ca­lyp­so Tent. Chief Cul­tur­al Of­fi­cer at the NCF An­drea Wells said the NCF is pulling out all the stops to pro­duce a top-notch event.

“Sat­ur­day’s event is an ex­cit­ing mix of colour, dra­ma, mu­sic, culi­nary fare, craft, cul­ture and homage, all tak­ing place at a new­ly-re­fur­bished lo­ca­tion in the north of the is­land. It is an ex­cit­ing time as we part­ner with Dig­i­cel to pro­duce this event which sig­nals the of­fi­cial start of the Fes­ti­val—the Dig­i­cel Cer­e­mo­ni­al De­liv­ery of the Last Canes & Vin­tage Ca­lyp­so Tent.”

New cor­po­rate ti­tle spon­sor Dig­i­cel Bar­ba­dos Ltd, said it was an ab­solute plea­sure to sup­port the fes­ti­val and cul­tur­al de­vel­op­ment and ex­pres­sion on the is­land.

“Sup­port­ing na­tion­al events, such as the of­fi­cial open­ing of Crop Over, holds a spe­cial place in our hearts be­cause it al­lows us to demon­strate our un­wa­ver­ing com­mit­ment to the com­mu­ni­ty that sup­ports us and the one we proud­ly call home. Bar­ba­dos, with its rich cul­tur­al her­itage and warm, wel­com­ing spir­it, has em­braced Dig­i­cel as more than just a telecom­mu­ni­ca­tions com­pa­ny,” said Dig­i­cel CEO Na­tal­ie Abra­hams. (Bar­ba­dos To­day)