Sadly this is not looking good, more should have been done to get the support of the local community, namely centring the event around Junkanoo. Right now you are banking on people who have to pay to come here to make the event a success while ignoring the captive audience of ~100,000 people.

Why not spend the money educating youth instead of investing in a parade of near-naked skin?

I completely agree, the money could and should have been used more wisely. But it's too late now for "coulda", they are targeting tourists and ignoring the Bahamian customer, I don't know who's bright idea that was

We just don't realize what we have. The Bahamas Junkanoo has been voted NUMBER ONE of 10 Celebrations for 2014 among readers for USA TODAY BEATING CARNIVAL. Look it up.

I am not a supporter of near naked women dancing in the street, but you have to recognized the draw of the word "carnival". From purely a marketing point of view "carnival" has a greater draw than "junkanoo". It may not make sense cultural but economically which sames to be foremost in the Bahamian psyche, it wins.

There's also the argument that the majority of the proceeds from carnival comes from the local population **not** tourists....what dies marketing "Junkanoo" mean? Why don't they send a Junkanoo group down to UWI in Jamaica and Barbados to perform as part of international students day? What exactly does "marketing" mean?

I think Carnival outside of its original space Rio, Trinidad etc. Is a waste of time. Ina Jamaica the main defenders of this phenomenon are well traveled moneyed people who have "elevated themselves" above the local culture(s). Its is well attended it seems but does not attract tourists. For it to attract outsiders you guys would need a carnival that descends in risque behavior, and debauchery for freaky outsiders. You should petition against it.

Jamaica has 4 million people ..... DUHHHHH ......... We have a strong Junkanoo culture where the real Junkanoors will not buy into Carnival . regardless of what the Commission is saying

Bruh I am agreeing with you but you are so antagonistic towards us you can't see.

@Thisisours I stand in total agreement with all that you've expressed. It would have been BEST to invest in a product indigenous to us, JUNKANOO. It's like we don't the faith in who we are and our culture to give rise to facilitating Carnival. I love music but I think we may have made a wrong decision by the introduction of this parade. With crime the way it is now...it has to be under control before tourists that plan on attending are not further and increasing victims to this negative socio-economic trend. I may be wrong but it is a waist!

Most women I speak to say they do not go to Junkanoo because they do not want to get "felt up". I understand what they are saying as I have seen it with my own two eye's. Women are touched in ways that are not acceptable in any form or fashion. Good luck having any decent people attend this Carnival foolishness!

I say let's just boycott it to ensure that there is no repeat experience.

The carnival parties seem to be well attended, the open question is, how many of the young people attending at price of $20 are willing to pay between $400-$600 to participate in the street parade

Sooooooo, which Bahamian gonna pay $500 for a costume to parade????? Obie betta go find plenty bare-naked tourist revelers for that ....... Junkanoo has headpieces and costumes and Bahamians dance Junkanoo-style incognito for the most part .......... how many Bahamians will particpate in this vulgar public spectacle and PAY to do so???????????

that's a very good question