What next for Valley Boys after Junkanoo boycott

FEARS were raised yesterday in the Junkanoo community of large-scale defections from the Valley Boys group and the impact on the parade’s turnout after the group’s resignation from the Junkanoo Corporation New Providence (JCNP)...

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Valley Boys resign from Junkanoo Corporation

THE Valley Boys have resigned from the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence with immediate effect over a row about official results for the Boxing Day parade.

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Excitement and Fun at Esso Junior Junkanoo Number Picking Ceremony

Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture Permanent Secretary David Cates; Under Secretary Montez WIlliams; Executive Director of Culture Rowena Poitier-Sutherland; and National Coordinator of Junior Junkanoo Henry Higgins joined Junior Junkanoo organizers and stakeholders at the Order of Entry or "Number Picking" ceremony, at Esso On-the-Run Oakes Field, on January 23, 2020. Also present and taking p...

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Prime Minister Minnis urges junkanooers to take cultural festival ‘beyond Bay Street’

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis met with Junkanoo A Group leaders at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday, 24 January 2020... 

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2020 New Year's Day Junkanoo Parade in Grand Bahama

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Lanisha Rolle, her Under Secretary Montez WIlliams, Cultural Affairs Officer Terez Davis-Nixon, Consultant Telford Mullings, and other Ministry staff traveled to Freeport, Grand Bahama, to show support for the 2020 New Year's Day Junkanoo Parade. The event was held by her Ministry, in conjunction with the Grand Bahama Junkanoo Committee. Minister Roll...

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CBC Supports Junkanoo Enthusiast Gerald Lotmore for Annual Junkanoo Parades

Many who have experienced the exhilarating jolt of rushing in a Junkanoo parade have often come back year after year, to relive the unique, immersive, and pulsating sensory stimulation of the vibrant colors, light catching tricks, booming instruments, and the adrenaline surge that is “SHOWTIME!” on Rawson Square. Gerald Lotmore, like many others, has been a Junkanoo enthusiast for nearly his e...

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NEW YEAR'S DAY JUNKANOO PARADE - TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

From 12:00pm (noon) Tuesday 31st, December, 2019 until after the parades, NO vehicles will be allowed to park on the following streets...

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BOXING DAY JUNKANOO PARADE: TRAFFIC INFORMATION

From The Royal Bahamas Police Force:

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BOXING DAY JUNKANOO PARADE: TRAFFIC INFORMATION - Parade to begin at midnight

From The Royal Bahamas Police Force:

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UPDATED: Valley Boys take Junkanoo crown

THE VALLEY Boys stampeded to victory as the unofficial winner of the 2019 Boxing Day parade, wowing judges and spectators alike with its exotic African theme: "Wildlife on the Great Serengeti"...

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Police deny allegations of stabbing at Junkanoo

POLICE denied allegations on a video circulating on social media describing a stabbing incident at the Boxing Day Junkanoo parade.

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40 percent of New Year39s Junkanoo tickets sold

FORTY percent of tickets for the New Year's Day Parade are sold and the JCNP is hoping to push sales to encourage the public to support the upcoming parade.

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Some Junkanoo groups disappointed with results

Members of the Valley Boys yesterday defended the group's 2019 Boxing Day win as other Junkanoo groups expressed disappointment with the results. Junkanoo Corporation New Providence (JCNP) Chairman Dion Miller said yesterday that the frustration expressed by some groups is nothing new. "Every year we [...]
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Coca-Cola Refreshes Bay Street with the One Family Junkanoo Group

One Family & Coca-Cola To Team Up Once Again For New Year’s Day Celebration...The 2019 Boxing Day Junkanoo Parade proved to be another exciting one filled with pulsating goatskin drums, carefully tuned brass instruments...

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Junkanoo groups in Boxing Day protest

JUNKANOO Corporation New Providence (JCNP) chairman Dion Miller has revealed that four to six groups are contesting the Boxing Day Junkanoo Parade results...

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All set for a Junkanoo party

WITH the 2019 Boxing Day Junkanoo parade hours away, members from the leading Junkanoo groups across New Providence say they are ready to rush on Bay Street and wow spectators with their various themes...

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BOB helps Junkanoo groups prepare for greatest show on Earth

Junkanoo, the major cultural expression of The Bahamas, has been called "one of the greatest shows on Earth". In a show of support for this highly anticipated spectacle, Bank of The Bahamas Limited recently gave sponsorship to some of the most respected Junkanoo groups to [...]
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Junkanoo to RUSH into Grand Bahama despite lack of funding after Storms

The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) is pleased to support the continued and valued tradition of Junkanoo in Grand Bahama...

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The Governor General Hosted Junkanoo Legends Circle Induction

Governor General His Excellency the Most Hon. Cornelius A. Smith hosted the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture's Annual Junkanoo Legends Circle Induction Ceremony at Government House, Friday evening, December 13, 2019...

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We will be at Junkanoo, says leader of new group

THE leader of a newly formed Junkanoo group is insisting that his group will not be stopped from participating in the upcoming Junkanoo parade, despite its membership application being rejected by officials for late submission."We don't care who say

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Music to Junkanooers' ears

Gary Russell, Music Makers chairman, reacts to the news that Royal Caribbean International would provide the Junkanoo group with a $100,000 sponsorship to assist the group in preparing for the parades. TIM AYLEN
The Junkanoo group that historically has been known as one of the best music makers, and the first group to have pulled off a three-peat in the history of organized parades has had a fina...

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Junkanoo fans just want to have fun

JUNKANOO groups rushed on Bay Street last night in an event billed as a rebuke of Youth, Sports & Culture Minister Lanisha Rolle.

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JCNP doesn't want Rolle handling Junkanoo?

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Saxons members form new Junkanoo group

THE Genesis Junkanoo Organisation will introduce a new level of community involvement, cooperation and youth empowerment to the Junkanoo world as it launches with a focus on "community" and "change".

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Junkanoo Commandos’ relationship with Norfolk’s Caribbean Community results in donation of hurricane relief supplies

Executives of the Junkanoo Commandos cultural organization turned over the paperwork to twenty-two, 55-gallon barrels filled with hurricane relief supplies to the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development -- the result of a Bahamas Hurricane Relief Extravaganza organized by the Caribbean People Organization (CPO), Inc. a 501c3 organization, based in Norfolk, Virginia, United States of Amer...

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Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival set to launch on Grand Bahama

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$2500 Raised During Atlanta Junkanoo Group Fundraiser As Bahamian Doctors Share Hurricane Dorian Experiences

Atlanta, Georgia… During a recent Atlanta Junkanoo Group fundraiser that raised over $2,500 for Hurricane Dorian victims, two Atlanta-based Bahamian doctors detailed all they encountered after landing on Abaco and Grand Bahama in the aftermath of the storm...

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Junkanoo Parade Tickets NOW on Sale

Nassau, Bahamas - Tickets for the 2011 Boxing Day and the 2012 New
Year's Day Junkanoo Parades go on sale December 15th, 2011 at 9 a. m. at
the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium and Mario's Bowling Alley.

Tickets can still be purchased on line.

The Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) thanks the general public for their continued support.

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Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture presents awards for 2018 Junior Junkanoo Competition

The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture (MOYSC) recognized schools throughout The Bahamas for their accomplishments in the 2018 Junior Junkanoo Competition, Thursday, September 12th, 2019 at the National Training Agency, Gladstone Road...

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Saxons will protest Junkanoo results

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