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News Article
November 26, 2010
(Schedule ) NCAA Junkanoo Jam is underway

Freeport,
Bahamas - NCAA Basketball action gets underway in Freeport from
November 24th to 28th with the annual 

Junkanoo Jam

. A press conference was held on November 24th to jump start the event. 

The
event is
hosted by the Bahamas Basketball Federation and is in its 10th year.
Over the past year, the Grand Bahama Port Authority came on as major
sponsors along with the Ministr...

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November 26, 2010
(Schedule-Day 1 Results ) NCAA Junkanoo Jam is underway

Freeport,
Bahamas - NCAA Basketball action gets underway in Freeport from
November 24th to 28th with the annual 

Junkanoo Jam

. A press conference was held on November 24th to jump start the event. 

The
event is
hosted by the Bahamas Basketball Federation and is in its 10th year.
Over the past year, the Grand Bahama Port Authority came on as major
sponsors along with the Ministr...

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November 28, 2010
Florida State comes out on top at the 2010 Junkanoo Jam

Freeport, Bahamas -
The Junkanoo Jam NCAA women's tournament wrapped up on November 27th in
Grand Bahama Island with exciting basketball action right up until the
final minutes, ending with Florida State Seminoles, who trailed the
entire game with Arizona State Sun Devils taking the win in the final
few minutes with a score of 65-55.  Read more at Seminoles.com

Tournament MVP for the Fr...

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November 28, 2010
Florida State comes out on top at the 2010 Junkanoo Jam

Freeport, Bahamas -
The Junkanoo Jam NCAA women's tournament wrapped up on November 27th in
Grand Bahama Island with exciting basketball action right up until the
final minutes, ending with Florida State Seminoles, who trailed the
entire game with Arizona State Sun Devils taking the win in the final
few minutes with a score of 65-55.  Read more at Seminoles.com

Tournament MVP for the Fr...

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News Article
November 29, 2010
Bank of The Bahamas Sponsors All Six 'Category A' Junkanoo Groups

Nassau, Bahamas - It
was a Thanksgiving to remember and a far cry from the shacks packed with
glued and glittered costumes for this year's Boxing Day Junkanoo
parade, but the good cheer and camaraderie were just as vibrant when
leaders of all the major Junkanoo groups gathered in the board room of
Bank of The Bahamas Thursday to learn that the 'bank of solutions' would
sponsor each with a to...

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News Article
December 01, 2010
Bank of The Bahamas Sponsors All Six ?Category A? Junkanoo Groups

It was a Thanksgiving to remember and a far cry from the shacks packed with glued and glittered costumes for this year's Boxing Day Junkanoo parade, but the good cheer and camaraderie were just as vibrant when leaders of all the major Junkanoo groups gathered in the board room of Bank of The Bahamas Thursday to learn that the 'bank of solutions' would sponsor each with a total donation of $6,000.

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News Article
November 30, 2010
Florida State comes out on top at the 2010 Junkanoo Jam

Freeport, Bahamas -
The Junkanoo Jam NCAA women's tournament wrapped up on November 27th in
Grand Bahama Island with exciting basketball action right up until the
final minutes, ending with Florida State Seminoles, who trailed the
entire game with Arizona State Sun Devils taking the win in the final
few minutes with a score of 65-55.  Read more at Seminoles.com

Tournament MVP for the Fr...

read more »


News Article
May 25, 2015
Major tight-lipped on Junkanoo Carnival accounting

Bahamas National Festival Commission (BNFC) Chairman Paul Major was tight-lipped yesterday about progress on the accounting for Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, except to reiterate that all payments are still being processed.

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News Article
May 22, 2015
Junkanoo: suggestions for the future

Dear Editor,
After being involved in Junkanoo for many years, after watching the recent Junkanoo Carnival and after hearing criticisms by some in the Junkanoo community, I wish to offer a few unsolicited suggestions.

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Junkanoo and carnival
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May 20, 2015
Junkanoo and carnival

Dear Editor,
First thing's first - Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival is over, and it was a rip-roaring success.

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News Article
May 18, 2015
Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) Awards Banquet

Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie was in attendance and addressed the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) Awards Banquet held on Saturday, May 16, at Club Luna on West Bay Street...

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News Article
May 18, 2015
Cinemax HBO Latin America Films Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival

Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival continues to get a lot of media attention, especially from Cinemax HBO Latin America...

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News Article
May 15, 2015
Artisans want to expand through Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival

Bahamian cottage industry workers like the concept of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival and want to see it expand to support their souvenir-making businesses.

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News Article
May 13, 2015
PM: Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival 'dawn of something new'

NASSAU, The Bahamas -- Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Perry G. Christie officially opened Nassau's first-ever Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival on Thursday, May 7, in a beachside ceremony at the Western Esplanade.  As he addressed spectators of all walks of life, in the air was the excitement of the dawn of something new.
The Prime Minister told the crowd he was 'optimistic' about the new festival a...

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May 13, 2015
Artisans want to expand through Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival

Bahamian Cottage Industry workers like the concept of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival and want to see it expand to support their souvenir-making businesses...

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News Article
May 13, 2015
Cuban group participates in Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival

NASSAU, Bahamas -- On Saturday, May 9, the Bahamian capital vibrated to the rhythm of the prominent Cuban group Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco who were invited to close the Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, first of its kind celebrated in this territory.
The Cuban group visited the Bahamas invited by the Organizing Committee of the "Junkanoo Carnival Bahamas" and was part of a group of bands, mostly Carib...

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News Article
May 12, 2015
Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival...Dawn of Something New

Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Perry G. Christie officially opened Nassau?s first-ever Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival on Thursday, May 7, in a beachside ceremony at the Western Esplanade. As he addressed spectators of all walks of life, in the air was the excitement of the dawn of something new...

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News Article
May 12, 2015
SMEs 'did well' economically from first Junkanoo Carnival

While the numbers from Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival are still being crunched - although few appear to expect the $60 million in projected economic impact to be realized - Festival Commission Events and Logistics Co-chairman Ed Fields was confident that vendors who participated in the inaugural Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival on the weekend "did well".

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News Article
May 11, 2015
'Ophie and the Websites' and 'Tuff Skins Bring Rake 'n' Scrape Music to Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival

Exposing Bahamian Rake ?n? Scrape artists to the international stage gives residents and visitors a full understanding of what it is to be a Bahamian...

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News Article
May 11, 2015
Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival Road Fever

Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival Road Fever, May 9, 2015...

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May 11, 2015
Hundreds took part in the first Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival- Road Fever

Hundreds took part in the first Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival - Road Fever - which began at the Thompson A. Robinson National Stadium and finished at the Western Esplanade on Saturday, May 9, 2015...

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News Article
May 11, 2015
Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival scenes at the Mega Stage at Clifford Park

Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival scenes at the Mega Stage at Clifford park that featured early in the evening on Friday, Visage and international artists; the Music Masters Competition Finals with Sammi Starr as the winner for his "Everybody Jump in Da Line"; and into the early hours of Saturday morning Baha Men and Machel Montano...

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News Article
May 11, 2015
Run On Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival Costumes

Hundreds make last minute dash to purchase costumes for Road Fever event...

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May 11, 2015
Road Fever Success for Bahamas Junkanoo Carnvial

Bahamians, visitors and the diaspora come together for the country?s first Road Fever event...

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May 11, 2015
The inaugural 2015 Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival is here

This Bahamian cultural festival kicked off at Fort Charlotte?s carnival?s site with the first ever Junkamania music contest. Junkamania is a fusion of Junkanoo with other forms of popular music such as jazz, classical, rhythm and blue...

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May 11, 2015
Photo gallery: Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Hundreds took part in the first Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival - Road Fever - which began at the Thompson A. Robinson National Stadium and finished at the Western Esplanade on Saturday, May 9, 2015. (BIS Photos by Patrick Hanna and Letisha Henderson)
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May 08, 2015
Let's stop the hypocrisy over Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival

Dear Editor,
One of the most hilarious things about the objections to Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival is that some of the biggest complaints came from supposed ministers of the gospel, one of whom actually runs a gospel competition here in the Bahamas.

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May 08, 2015
'The Grand Life' team making their presence felt at Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival

NASSAU, Bahamas - 'The Grand Life' Team has made it through the Costume Competition round of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival held in the Atlantis Grand Ballroom on Monday, invaded Rawson Square with their infectious excitement and turned it up another notch on BTC's Live Show on Wednesday, were certainly ready for opening night on Thursday and have made their presence felt.
All eyes are again on The Bah...

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News Article
May 06, 2015
Junkanoo Carnival is not political

Dear Editor,

The attempt to make Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival a political event has created what is going to be an occasion for people who see the glass as half full to fully apply themselves and see the awesome benefits.

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News Article
May 07, 2015
Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival A Celebration of Music!

Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival will be a celebration of music! Ed Feilds and Roscoe Dames, CEO speaks on what to expect in terms of music from Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival.

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