Information reaching our newsroom has confirmed that Carnel Clyne, Chairman of the festival and fairs committee has resigned with immediate effect.
The resignation letter was submitted to overseeing Minister of Culture, Dr. The Honorable Natalio D. Wheatley.
Details surrounding Mr. Clyne’s decision are still unclear, however, during today’s sitting of the House of Assembly, Honorable Melvin “Mitch” Turnbull is set to question Honorable Natalio Wheatley on the official spending for Festival 2019.
Some of the areas to be discussed are ;
• The total original budgeted amount for the Festival and its activities broken down by location.
• The detailed amount expended for the Festival and its activities broken down by location, paid to suppliers, artists and or any other entity for Virgin Gorda, Road Town, East End and Carrot Bay
•Revenues collected for the Festival and its activities broken down by location
• If there was an overrun of the amended budgeted amount
More details to come on this story.