The fallout from the

Initially scheduled for April this year, the event was postponed to an October date with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. However, with Jamaica’s COVID-19 cases climbing confirmed positives near 4,000, a decision was taken to reschedule it to April 2021.

Online users continue to direct their anger

and frustration at the three bands, Xodus Carnival, Xaymaca International and

Bacchanal Jamaica who said no refunds will be made, with payments deferred to

next year’s staging.

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A joint statement from

the Carnival in Jamaica stakeholders said costume production was “far advanced”

when the initial postponement was announced and that revenue from costume sales

would have been put towards that.

Refund demand

One Twitter

user said, “u know what it’s sad how u guys deal with this It would have being

nicer if u came out with the truth that we all know was not possible and still

not be possible in april so just give us the option to take part which ever

year we want with the same costume”

Another

added, “Unnu is a undisputed set ah tief! Yu mean to

tell mi sey when everybody else siddung inna quarantine Unnu did ah sew

costume?? Fi who? Fi wah?? Just sey Unnu tief wi money an dun man! Suh how much

costume Unnu resell from di time an whe di money deh?? Kmt. Unnu disgusting

like!”

Even as a third

commented, “Far as I’m concerned Unnu gwine seh it forever postponed cause when

April come roun and corona still deh bout, it aggo be another postponement fi

unnu. Never a cancellation.”

One said the use of

the term ‘postponement’ wasn’t accurate and that ‘cancellation’ would have been

better since there would have already been a road march next year.

Up to yesterday,

Jamaica had recorded has recorded

4,758 coronavirus cases and 60 deaths.