Having
served as the National Carnival of the Cayman Islands since the
Rotary Club of Grand Cayman established Batabano in 1983, the Cayman
Carnival Batabano Committee welcomes the Government's decision to no
longer grant road closure permission for a second carnival parade on
a separate date, on Grand Cayman.

We
are also happy that the Government agreed with the steadfast position
of the Batabano Committee, and the Cayman Islands Mas Band
Association (CIMBA), to not compete with Cayman Brac's Braccanal
carnival on the Discovery Day weekend. We are also pleased that the
Government agreed with the joint compromise that the Batabano
Committee and CIMBA presented and announced in July 2018 to move
Batabano's adult parade to the second weekend in May for 2020
and beyond, with Junior Batabano launching the Cayman Carnival season
on the first weekend in May.

There
is much still to be determined with regards to the new
parade logistics and new administrative structure for
Government’s sponsorship of Batabano, and we look forward to
continuing to work with all stakeholders and parties involved, in our
unwavering commitment to one carnival on Grand Cayman, and unity with
our Sister Islands.