"*National Junkanoo Committee (NJC) has announced that the Bahamas Junkanoo Festival will be split between December and late January, with the festival’s major evening events rescheduled to January 22–25.*"

Who's surprised? This entire saga was mismanaged and they simply ran out of calendar. As far as I can tell, the major "innovation" of the NJC is a 260 dollar ticket section. Another way to cement the 10minute best performance in Rawson square, dead parade elsewhere syndrome.

The proposed JCNP parade was a missed opportunity to experience junkanoo at a new location, minus all the layers, and witness something that was equally "junkanoo"

"*One parent, who spoke to The Tribune, said the decision showed a lack of concern for the children, claiming the focus appeared to be “more about money than students*"

It's a business. Without adequate funding it cant run. The article said "20" students were affected. That low count is likely the issue. The suggestion to have "*fundraisers*" and "*get organizational help*" are likewise "unhelpful". Theyd likely spend more in organizing efforts than they made.

The good news, of there is any, is the story isnt about teachers complaining about non payment or late payments over months, like the Grand Lucayan employees

I suspect what's being asked is, is there a holding company that "Arawak Port" pays operation "costs" l, previously known as "profits", to. I dont know. But this is a common setup that foreign entities use to understate profit.

"*The NJC said it clearly communicated from the outset that the group would not be recognised as the World Famous “Valley Boys” unless specific conditions were met.*"

This is fundamentally incorrect.

**The group should be recognized as the Valley Boys without doing a single additional thing**. Because they have been confirmed by the govt as such through sponsorship and legal participation for decades.

Asking them to ensure theyve put in missing documentation is another matter entirely. It is too bad that everything in the country is corrupted by politics

"*overwhelmed*"? 20,000 hits?

Everyyear they put more lipstick on a crumbling junkanoo product, not junkanoo itself, the way it's being presented...

"*Prime Minister Philip Davis has stressed that the bill was never intended to create a new legal pathway for undocumented migrants*"

This PLP administration has proven themselves to be untrustworthy in guarding the Bahamas and its resources.

**The problem for them is, all their actions to rush this bill through Parliament in the dark of daylight have belied their multiple stated intentions *outside* Parliament. The problem for us is their stated intentions *outside* Parliament mean diddley squat**

"*Dr Rhianna Neely-Murphy, the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP) director, said there are rules to control noise in residential areas and added that construction hours will be regulated.*"

**What sell out.**

Do not believe it. **You are at the mercy of the developer and can only pray that they dont care more about making another penny than they do about your eardrums and lungs.** The MOW will tell you construction can go on any hour of the day and night as long as they have light. Can you imagine that?? That's actually a policy.

Anybody over 2 years old knows that there is no noise control enforcement anywhere in the Bahamas. Construction crews and house parties can be operate anytime of the day, 24/7, 365 days per year. And at 3AM in the morning the sound will travel for miles. The only people who wont hear it is the police.

"*The reason for setting up in The Bahamas now goes away.”*

We always pitch these rosy scenarios...ooh homeporting could open up a whole new revenue stream, ooh how much well make implementing boating taxes, ooh with VAT at 12% wellbeing in so much extra revenue... it's so weird that CV they believe this stuff.

It was obvious from the time it was announced as a big plus for the Bahamas, if multinationals had to pay 15% wherever they were domiciled, the entire premise for setting up in the Bahamas would go away. It didn't necessarily mean that theyd leave, but there'd certainly be no reason to say. And 15% of zero is zero.

They need to amend the law to include visual access to the remaining beaches from the road. It's only 1/2 a beach left, they want take that too?

"*Everything in The Bahamas is a joke every time.*"

Well summarized. 20,000 simultaneous hits might challenge a small entrepreneur but it shouldny be an issue for a mega site. Truly surprised the number is so low for failure,

Anyway what is junkanoo if the talks arent bigger than the delivery. . Gaps between major groups, lots of boring half drunk scrap gang fillers (why is this entertainment, watching people drink openly on bay then try to play music??), road blocks preventing too large costumes getting to Bay, next year we'll implement a rule for the 20th time to limit size, One A group that shouldnt be an A group will have scrappy costumes and too little people, are there no more rules this year, I forget... no disqualifications so Saxoms will be full carnival outfits... what I miss? Oh. "*dey rob us*"