Colors Junkanoo Opens 2018 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show with a Bang Bahamas Signature Junkanoo Culture was a Mega Hit for Show's Opening

The BMOTA also Unveiled its New Bahamas Pavilion...The 2018 Fort Lauderdale International Show (FLIBS) opened with a burst of kaleidoscope colors and high energy on October 31, as the Colors Junkanoo group...

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Bahamas to Be Prominently Featured at Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show-Colors Junkanoo Group to Kick Off Opening

The countdown is on for the 2018 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) and The Islands Of The Bahamas will have an exclusive and even greater presence at this year’s show, being held October 31 through November 4, 2018...

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GB Junkanoo groups 'excited' to receive seed funding early

Junkanoo leaders in Grand Bahama were excited to have the Minister of Culture in town on Friday, September 28, 2018. The Minister presented them with their seed funding for this year’s Junkanoo parades...

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600,000 donated to kickstart Junkanoo in Grand Bahama

MORE than $600,000 in seed money was distributed to some 14 Junkanoo groups on Grand Bahama by the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Lanisha Rolle.The presentation of funds was held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday where Mrs Rolle go

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Junkanoo Summer Festival in Grand Bahama Island is underway!

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island -

Junkanoo Summer Festival comes to Freeport on

July 14th, 21st and 28th

at Taino Beach from

from 10am - 8:30 pm.

Junkanoo Summer Festival is a Ministry of Tourism event that showcases Bahamian culture and heritage at its best.

Enjoy
Top Artists and Musicians, Delicious
Bahamian Food & Cold Drinks, Authentic Bahamian Art & Crafts, and
much more..

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Minister Lauds Junkanoo at Senior Parade Seed Funding Presentation

During the Senior Junkanoo Seed Funding Presentation, on September 20, 2018, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Lanisha T. Rolle thanked the Junkanoo leaders, Junkanooers and Junkanoo...

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Junkanoo Summer Festival a success

To the delight of Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation officials, Junkanoo Summer Festival 2018 shattered international visitor attendance records. According to data compiled from bus shuttles that provided guest transportation between hotels/cruise ships and the festival site, more than 1,000 visitors flocked to Arawak [...]
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Junkanoo Summer Festival to kick off Thursday with launch party

The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation will launch Bahamas Summertime with a Junkanoo Summer Festival launch party. Music, food, drinks and giveaways will be featured in a major way during the launch event in Pompey Square on Thursday, June 28. The party is meant [...]
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Ministry of Youth, Sports & Culture held Junior Junkanoo Awards Ceremony

A Junior Junkanoo Awards Ceremony was held in the Foyer of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture on Wednesday, June 13, 2018...

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Cash prizes for Junkanoo and 1m culture fund

JUNKANOOERS will have their eyes fixed on a new cash prize for music when they head to Bay Street this year, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, who also announced the allocation of $1m in cultural grants for Bahamian creatives.Dr Minnis sa

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Roots Junkanoo presents winning trophies to Atlantis

The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Roots Junkanoo organization paid a special visit to Atlantis recently in a show of goodwill and gratitude. For the past 14 years, Atlantis has sponsored Roots in their efforts to bring ...

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Bahamas Junkanoo Street Culture on Display at S Florida Museum

Bahamas Junkanoo is a part of a year-long exhibition of street culture at History Miami Museum, Miami, FL

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Abaco Primary Students 'Do the Junkanoo' in National Arts Festival

St. Francis de Sales Catholic School students electrify with Junkanoo sounds, on March 15, 2018, during the...

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Minister Pintard Lauds the Nation Building Activities of Junkanoo Artists

At the 2018 Junkanoo Awards Dinner Banquet, at the British Colonial Hilton, on March 3, 2018, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Michael Pintard...

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Junkanoo Leaders and Stakeholders at 2018 National Junkanoo Conclave

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Hon. Michael Pintard addressed the opening session of the 2018 National Junkanoo Conclave held and the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on February 15, 2018...

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Junkanoo season set for expansion

THE 2018-2019 Junkanoo season will be expanded from the "traditional two parades" to more than a week of activities, Youth, Sports, and Culture Minister Michael Pintard said Friday.

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Junior Junkanoo winners revealed

THE City of Freeport Council's 19th Junior Junkanoo Parade was a huge success and officials are looking forward to even more schools participating next year. Monique Leary, cultural affairs officer at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, said

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Hundreds flock to Junior Junkanoo

HUNDREDS of students displayed their cultural pride on Saturday, putting on a spectacular show for Junior Junkanoo fans who lined the parade route along Pioneer's Way, downtown Freeport.Some 26 schools from Grand Bahama participated in the event.Mini

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Junkanoo conclave to convene next Thursday

THE Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture's Junkanoo conclave, proposed to address the overall quality of the 2017-2018 season, will convene next Thursday.

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Date for GB Junior Junkanoo Parade

THE Grand Bahama Junkanoo Committee and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture has announced the 19th annual Junior Junkanoo Parade will be held on Saturday, February 10 in downtown Freeport at 5pm.Some 29 schools are lined up to participate, incl

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Freeport Junior Junkanoo Parade suspended

THE 19th Annual City of Freeport Junior Junkanoo Parade has been suspended due to the unfavourable weather forecast for Grand Bahama on Saturday.

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Your chance to buy Junkanoo photos

Our photographers captured all the colour and spectacle of the 2017/18 Boxing Day and New Year's Day Junkanoo parades and now, for the first time, The Tribune is giving readers the opportunity to purchase photos from the events.

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Capture a Junkanoo memory forever as pictures go on sale

Our photographers captured all the colour and spectacle of the 2017/18 Boxing Day and New Year's Day Junkanoo parades and now, for the first time, The Tribune is giving readers the opportunity to purchase photos from the events.

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Grand Bahama's Junkanoo Community Pay Tribute to Motorboat Ferguson with Help From BTC

The streets of Grand Bahama Island erupted with the sounds of the drums, horns and the shuffle of hundreds of dancing feet as the various Junkanoo groups turned out in their numbers for the annual New Year?s Day Parade.....

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Junkanoo Legends Circle Induction Ceremony

The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and the National Junkanoo Committee held a ceremony at the British Colonial Hilton, on December 22, 2017 to induct 22 persons into the Junkanoo Legends Circle. The event was.......

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Junkanoo Rushout

Thursday 25th July 2013  5:00 PM

Junkanoo Rushout
July 25,2013
5:00pm | 8:00pm
Gibson Park, Overtown
401 NW 12th Street, Miami, Fl 33136
Bahamian Connection Restaurant
44490 NW 2bd Ave. Miami, Fl 33127
Featuring Freeport Classic Dancers

Prime Minister Rushing on Junkanoo Boxing Day Parade

Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Hubert Minnis on Bay Street with his group, the Saxons Superstars, at Boxing Day 2017 Junkanoo Parade.

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PM met Junkanoo leaders over delay

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis met Junkanoo leaders at his office yesterday to express his "pain and disappointment" at their decision to postpone the Boxing Day Parade, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Michael Pintard confirmed yesterday.

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Junkanoo Parade Will Start At 6pm Tuesday

We received official reports that the weather conditions have significantly improved and as a result, during a very important meeting this morning, it was decided by all stakeholders involved that the parade will begin at 6pm as opposed to the previously announced parade start time of 8pm on Tuesday, December 26th, 2017.

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ROAD CLOSURES FOR 2017 BOXING DAY JUNKANOO PARADE

The following changes will go into effect for traffic management, due to the 2017 Boxing Day Junkanoo Parade. At noon on Tuesday 26th December, 2017 thru 6:00am on Wednesday, 27th December, 2017 the following roads will be closed to vehicular traffic:

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