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No rain, but social media storm precedes Junkanoo
December 27, 2017
No rain, but social media storm precedes Junkanoo
Controversy often follows Junkanoo parades in Nassau, but an announcement that the parade was being postponed from Christmas night to last night angered many fans, especially when the reason for the postponement -- rain -- did not materialize. The parade finally got started after 6 [...]
Junkanoo honour for Ferguson
December 15, 2017
Junkanoo honour for Ferguson
MINISTER of Youth Sports and Culture Michael Pintard has announced the 2018 New Year?s Day Junkanoo Parade in Grand Bahama will be named in honour of Junkanoo legend Kenneth ?Motorboat? Ferguson...
Junior Junkanoo Results 2017
December 14, 2017
Junior Junkanoo Results 2017
On December 9th, 2017, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture ? in conjunction with the National Junkanoo Committee (N.J.C) and title sponsor SOL Petroleum Bahamas Ltd. -- hosted the Junior Junkanoo Parade at Arawak Cay...
December 12, 2017
Lyford Cay International School Participates in Junior Junkanoo 2017 Parade
The bleak weather conditions did nothing to dampen the spirits of the Junkanoo loving participants of Lyford Cay International School at Saturday?s Junior Junkanoo parade. While the event as a whole suffered due to cold front, students? commitment did not.
Alessandro Sarno to host an evening of music, art and Junkanoo for book launch and signing
December 08, 2017
Alessandro Sarno to host an evening of music, art and Junkanoo for book launch and signing
"I still vividly remember the energy and rhythm that pervaded me. It was so exciting to see all the people in costumes, dancing, drumming, making music and shaking their cowbells. If I had to pick one single thing that I like best about Junkanoo, I'd [...]
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Minister Pintard Lauds Junkanoo Commandos
November 06, 2017
Minister Pintard Lauds Junkanoo Commandos
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Michael Pintard recently commended the Junkanoo Commandos for the work they have done in helping to promote and enhance the Bahamian cultural art form of Junkanoo and for the recognition and awards they accumulated while doing so...
Junior Junkanoo Seed Money Presented
November 03, 2017
Junior Junkanoo Seed Money Presented
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Michael Pintard (front row centre) and his Director of Culture Rowena Sutherland (right of Minister) are pictured with stakeholders and recipients...
Two face retrial in Junkanoo Carnival theft
October 18, 2017
Two face retrial in Junkanoo Carnival theft
Two former employees of the Bahamas National Festival Commission, the organizer of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, will have to face a new trial, as the original magistrate who presided over the case is now a Supreme Court judge. Benjamin Lightbourne, 27, and Kendyce Ferguson, 35, were [...]
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Junkanoo Carnival audit still not complete
October 16, 2017
Junkanoo Carnival audit still not complete
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Michael Pintard criticized the effectiveness of the contributions some entrepreneurs made to Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, even going so far as to say that they had not "functioned" in their capacity as entrepreneurs with regard to the festival. Speaking with [...]
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October 04, 2017
Bahamas First Sponsors Saxon Superstars Junkanoo Group
Bahamas First General Insurance Company will continue its multi-year sponsorship of The Saxons Superstars Junkanoo group, a partnership formed several years ago...
Pintard says Major Grand Bahama Junkanoo should be held in honour of 'Motorboat' Ferguson
October 02, 2017
Pintard says Major Grand Bahama Junkanoo should be held in honour of 'Motorboat' Ferguson
This year?s Junkanoo parade in Grand Bahama will be named in honour of Ken ?Motorboat? Ferguson. The announcement came from Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Michael Pintard, while giving remarks at ?Motorboat?s? funeral service on Saturday, September 30, 2017...
September 25, 2017
GB Junkanoo Groups receive seed funding; hearing of "Exciting" Plans
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Hon. Michael Pintard, on Saturday, September 23, presented the major Junkanoo groups on island with their seed money to prepare for their New Year?s Day Parade...
The reality Of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival
August 24, 2017
The reality Of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival
Dear Editor,
Some Bahamians, politicians and others have taken somebody's musical culture, carnival, and put money into it. Over the past 40-plus years, politicians and other Bahamian cultural leaders have failed and continued to fail miserably at spending money on Junkanoo, a Bahamian cultural expression.
What are Bahamians to do? What will we do? Do we know that our Junkanoo is a kaleidoscope o...
VIDEO: PM joins in at Junkanoo Summer Festival
July 17, 2017
VIDEO: PM joins in at Junkanoo Summer Festival
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis got into the spirit of the Junkanoo Summer Festival at the weekend when he joined Saxons at Arawak Cay . . .
Minister Pintard meets with Junkanoo Leaders
July 04, 2017
Minister Pintard meets with Junkanoo Leaders
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Michael Pintard (centre) met with Junkanoo leaders on New Providence, on June 28, 2017...
June 30, 2017
Craft vendors make ready for Junkanoo Summer Festival
While the Junkanoo groups put on a colorful cultural performance, more than 20 craft vendors will be displaying authentically Bahamian goods ranging from straw, coconut, seashells, woodcarving, aromatherapy and spa products, Junkanoo drums and whistles at Arawak Cay as the annual Junkanoo Summer Festival (JSF) kicks off this weekend.
Dereka Moultrie, coordinator in the Ministry of Tourism's Authen...
Junkanoo groups prepare for summer festival
June 22, 2017
Junkanoo groups prepare for summer festival
It's officially summer and that means Junkanooers are making ready for Junkanoo Summer Festival (JSF).
A signature event of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, JSF is an exhilarating street festival held at Arawak Cay. It is designed to capture the competitiveness and excitement of the largest expression of Bahamian culture four Saturdays in the month of July.
The cultural extravaganza takes place at...
June 20, 2017
Fate of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival 2018 still up in the air
CEO and Managing Commissioner of the Bahamas National Festival Commission (BNFC) Roscoe Dames continues to defend Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival as a cultural staple on The Bahamas' calendar, but admitted yesterday that he could not say if there will be a carnival in 2018, noting he was not "the one to answer that".
Dames was a guest on Guardian Radio talk show "The Revolution" with host Juan McCartney...
June 20, 2017
Carnival will be privatized more resources for Junkanoo
The government will facilitate the privatization of carnival while providing more incentives for Junkanoo, including an increase in its subvention and the granting of land for a Junkanoo village, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Michael Pintard said yesterday.
The Christie administration's funding of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival (BJC) has been a widely debated topic, with many people insisting m...
June 15, 2017
Island Luck CEO interested in presenting proposal to govt on Junkanoo Carnival
Island Luck CEO Sebas Bastian revealed yesterday that he would be interested in presenting a proposal to the new government to help "significantly" reduce its subsidy for Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, which he said could be carried out with a budget of less than $3 million annually.
Speaking with Guardian Business, Sebas also criticized the festival's marketing strategy, adding that "we have failed" ...
June 13, 2017
Pintard: Junior Junkanoo acts as feeder system for senior Junkanoo
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Michael Pintard said the Junior Junkanoo program is very important because it is the cultivation ground and feeder system for senior Junkanoo. He noted it nurtured skills of research, planning, organizing, critical thinking, problem-solving and role-playing, and stimulated the development of creativity.
"It impacts the young mind in positive ways, adding to sc...
June 12, 2017
Junior Junkanoo acts as feeder system for Senior Junkanoo
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Michael Pintard said the Junior Junkanoo programme is very important because it is the cultivation ground and feeder system for Senior Junkanoo. He noted it nurtured skills of research...
Junior Junkanoo stars handed their awards
June 09, 2017
Junior Junkanoo stars handed their awards
THE foyer of The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology was illuminated with smiles from eager students awaiting awards for their participation in Junior Junkanoo.
May 08, 2017
Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival 2017 delivers three days of pure vibes
Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival concluded its third year with a bigger and better show, proving itself once again to be an economic stimulus for the cultural sector and source of empowerment for small businesses. Over the weekend, Bahamians and visitors partied from night until morning, taking over the streets of Nassau on Saturday for Road Fever, the colorful street party full of Bahamian vibes.
The th...
GB Junkanoo Carnival was a major flop
May 02, 2017
GB Junkanoo Carnival was a major flop
Dear Editor,
Junkanoo Carnival has often been hailed as one of PM Perry Christie's crowning achievements this term. The inaugural event in 2015 as well as in 2016 were smash hits. Despite costing taxpayers $12 million in 2015 and $10 million in 2016, Christie still managed to salivate in the event's apparent success in drawing massive crowds. The kick off event in 2015 on Grand Bahama drew crowds ...
April 28, 2017
The end is in sight -- Junkanoo Carnival kicks off in the second city
It's here. And it starts today. The Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival kick-off in Grand Bahama is sure to be a game-changing event.
The line-up for international artists on the Taino Beach stage is nothing short of sick, with Kerwin Du Bois headlining tonight and Bunji Garlin shutting down the final day tomorrow.
But before the international acts take the stage -- Ultimate Rejects, Skinny Fabulous, Ricard...
April 05, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival back on for original date
AFTER enraging festival stakeholders and participants with an impromptu date change, the Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival (BJC) is back on for its original date of May 4 to 6, The Tribune understands.
April 05, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival back on track
The Nassau Guardian understands that a decision has been made to revert to the original Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival plans and dates...
The 2017 Junkanoo Carnival
April 03, 2017
The 2017 Junkanoo Carnival
Dear Editor,
The 2017 Junkanoo Carnival, is a replay of King Belshazzar's feast, recorded in Daniel 5:1-30. This is one of the most notorious, ill-advised and foolish feasts ever conceived.
King Belshazzar's Kingdom of Babylon was under siege by the Medes and Persians. Rather than have his soldiers battle ready and in position to defend Babylon, foolish, an over-confident, King Belshazzar pitched...
Dames: Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival within budget
March 31, 2017
Dames: Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival within budget
The Bahamas National Festival Commission (BNFC) is on target to stay within budget for this year's carnival, after government slashed its allocation to the event by 50 percent.
CEO and Managing Commissioner of the BNFC Roscoe Dames said during a press conference yesterday at the commission's office, that changes were made to the production side of the carnival in order to bring the event within bu...
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