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July 22, 2016
Carnival jobs helped with unemployment

THE Department of Statistics is expected to announce today that the overall unemployment rate is now at 12.7 per cent after a 2.1 per cent decline, with officials pointing to Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival "related activities" accounting for some of the improvement, according to the 2016 Labour Force Survey results obtained by The Tribune.

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March 10, 2015
Islands of The Bahamas, Baha Mar & Junkanoo Carnival to be featured at Miami Heat Game on March 11

The Islands of The Bahamas, Baha Mar and Junkanoo Carnival will be featured in a Bahamas themed night when the Miami Heat plays the Brooklyn Nets on March 11, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the American Airlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami...

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June 25, 2016
Fate of carnival linked to the election

The second Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival is over.

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May 14, 2016
Wilchcombe considering Minnis suggestion to privatize carnival

Days after Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis called for Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival to be privatized, Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe said the move might not be a bad idea.

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May 12, 2016
Junkanoo Carnival: Mass confusion and missed opportunities

The Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival was conceived in and continues to be mired in confusion.

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May 11, 2016
Junkanoo Carnival Regatta to build off initial success

Wanda Macon, of Jackson, Mississippi, is in love with The Bahamas. Macon was enjoying the first ever Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival Regatta on Friday. She's been visiting the islands since the 1980s.

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May 06, 2016
PM hails financial impact of Carnival on nation

AMID a vibrant expression of Bahamian dance, sound and culture on the Western Esplanade, Prime Minister Perry Christie last night opened the second annual Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival.

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May 03, 2016
Commission CEO says carnival expenses being better managed

Despite the fact that the Bahamas National Festival Commission (BNFC) went over budget on carnival by nearly $4 million last year, BNFC Chief Executive Officer Roscoe Dames said yesterday that "more has been done" to manage expenses for this year's Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival.

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April 28, 2016
'Pay off-duty police to patrol the Carnival'

THE government should pay off-duty police officers to patrol events like Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, Police Staff Association Chairman Inspector Dwight Smith said yesterday.

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April 20, 2016
Downtown promotion planned for cruise passenger on 'Road to Carnival'

As Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival nears its Nassau opening, renowned visual artist John Beadle of Beadle Works has been hard at work designing 25 sculptures for the "Road to Carnival" initiative.

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