We haven't seen the audited accounts, profit/loss,from the first two yet so why should we be excited about public funds being pissed away yet again as a vote buying exercise.
Beating up the the gay visitors attending also added lustre to the glitter of fools gold.
What! No comment Obie?

Ok, let's say it is 10M this year, with 28K visitors still comes down to over $350 per person. High price for a party.

I'm going to bet the person who described this did not pay 25-75 for tickets only to stand in line for two hours and get crushed and pushed just to get inside.the ticketing was a disorganized mess. And the generator blew hallway through the show. But I'm certain if you care nothing about the experience other than that of the elite in the $10,000 tents with catered food, it was perfect.

Privatization is another smoke and mirrors sham. Exactly what does that mean? The real cost of this thing is MARKETING, Song production, staging, lighting and the artist lineup. The road fever is a minute portion of the cost. If the government says they will only match 1/2 the 2015 level of sponsorship for Junkanoo, I will call that "privatization".

Comrades! A Trinidadian staged Kanaval that the rest of the world outside The Bahamland - has yet to get an invite to - performed by Trinidadians imported and paid for over the hiring of local entertainers - all paid for by the PLP Cabinet's picking millions and millions dollars out the pockets of their own people.
The jig should be up on all who decided to hire Trinidadians over they own people!

Agreed @TalRussell.

Comrade Hallmark, let's put aside the colors of political party t-shirts long enough to get angry as hell about the lack local 'origin-ality' on stage as the Kanaval's featured acts - which should be utterly dumbfounding to all natives of this land. Any politician that would have stooped so low to have authorized this - is shi# crap in the eyes most of us.
How can any native not put aside our political differences to send a message to this PLP cabinet - that on this one - you've pushed the natives patience - too damn far.
The natives are on steroids angry!

I don't have any beef with the concert lineup. There were a good number of Bahamians performing. But I'm thinking the only Bahamians who could hold the crowd for an extended set are probably a DMac and a Ronnie
Butler, you have to have a loooonnng list of hits to headline, most of the artists have one or two "ok" songs, maybe one hit if they lucky.

DMac performed, wish he was on longer. All Bahamian concerts are not supported, that's the fact, unless there's some other attraction like a boat ride to an out island.

The costuming and accounting are the issues for me.

so much has been going wrong for this bunch of clowns that they had to come up with some over-sensationalized rating for this dance party. Not surprised.

ISN'T PAUL MAJOR IN CHARGE OF THE FINANCES FOR THIS EVENT?
DO I NEED TO SAY MORE?
READ YOUR HISTORY, PEOPLE., ITS ALL BEEN IN THE NEWSPAPERS
OVER THE PAST YEARS RIGHT BACK TO CITIBANK.

Yeah, #handcuffs #leopardanditsspots. Everyone is wondering how they get put in charge of the money. When it doesn't make cents (check the dollars), the only conclusion you can come to is things are set up according to plan. Who for example would put Shane Gibson in charge of cash cow NIB? Or have Sherlyn Hall oversee any voting process, repeatedly? When these chess pieces are positioned and then you hear something like NIB wants to spend millions to purchase a rotting building from cash strapped Finlayson,you have a pretty good guess at who winning, and it een the taxpayers. **Christie likes to say no one can pin any dirt on him, but he sure has a knack for propping up a lot of muddy people around him**.

**I can confidently say we are well on our way towards fulfilling the mandate handed down to us by the prime minister back in October 2013. His vision has once again proven to be sound,” Mr Major said.** And we are supposed to take Major's word? The devil is a liar! What is so sound about a vision that: 1. headlines foreigners (we believe in Bahamians), 2. encourages females on the streets practically naked in front of children in broad daylight, 3. wastes millions in public funds with nothing to show for it, etc, etc, etc.