No okay to party

The heavy partying and feteing Barbadians enjoyed during the 2011 Crop Over season may be significantly reduced this year – and not for financial, planning or religious reasons.
It’s simply because party promoters are having problems obtaining the necessary licences to hold the weekday and weekend parties and limes.
Some party promoters have already been refused entertainment licences for the year – and they are hopping mad!
The promoters are planning to meet tomorrow at 6 p.m. at Copa on Bay Street, St Michael, to discuss some of the problems they are having.
A note circulated to the promoters said: “The limitations imposed by this new system not only affect our businesses but also the social pulse of the island.”
Anderson Connell, president of Party Animalz, said an application to hold his annual limes at the Boardwalk in Bridgetown on Tuesday nights had been turned down by the Town and Country Planning Department.
“I don’t understand why we were turned down . . . .  We held our parties there last year and it wasn’t a problem. Now this year we have been turned down. They said that the Boardwalk is a pedestrian crossing. They want us to submit a plan just like if you are submitting a plan for a house and by the time that is approved Crop Over would be finished,” Connell said.