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.

"On Friday past, the JCNP received an ultimatum from the Valley Boys Junkanoo group stating that if the IRC and its subsequent recommendations are allowed, they will no longer participate in the upcoming parades that (are) managed by the JNCP," the JNCP announced Monday.

"Today, the Valley Boys followed up by submitting electronically a letter of resignation with immediate effect. While the JCNP is disappointed in the Valley Boys' decision, the JNCP wishes them the best in their future endeavors."

This comes after the JNCP's Independent Review Committee revised a penalty decision last week, pushing the Saxons to first place and the Valley Boys, the unofficial winner, to second place, in the official Boxing Day results.

Last week Valley Boys' Chairman Brain Adderley said the group was rejecting the decision of the Independent Review Committee, saying the process was filled with mistakes. "We don't care what organisation is formed to manage the Junkanoo parade, but if these results change we will not be participating in anymore parades under the JCNP," Mr Adderley told a media outlet on Friday.

For more on this story, see Tuesday's Tribune.

Comments

xtreme2x says...

WHO IS NEXT??????

Posted 27 January 2020, 6:23 p.m. Suggest removal

hnhanna says...

IDC

Posted 27 January 2020, 6:31 p.m. Suggest removal

Bonefishpete says...

Read all articles. What penalty decision was it?
Plain words, what Valley Boys do wrong?

Posted 27 January 2020, 9:47 p.m. Suggest removal

proudloudandfnm says...

So no more Valley Boys at Junkanoo??????

Ever? Or will they accept and perform next year? When will they have to start pasting for next year? We should know by then if this is real or just emotions....

Posted 28 January 2020, 10:47 a.m. Suggest removal

bahamianson says...

Way to take a stand.

Posted 28 January 2020, 2:23 p.m. Suggest removal

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