December 22, 2022
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg. Photo: Moise Amisial
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Bowleg: Upcoming Boxing Day and New Year’s parades will be managed by NJC
YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg announced yesterday that the National Junkanoo Committee (NJC) will manage the upcoming Boxing Day and New Year’s Day parades, with a new 15-member Parade Management Committee led by veteran Junkanooer Douglas Hanna responsible for planning and execution.
Govt boosts Junkanoo seed funding, doubles parade prizes
The government has increased seed funding and doubled prize money for Junkanoo groups ahead of the 2025 Boxing Day and 2026 New Year’s Day parades, Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg announced Friday.
Both Valley Boys factions will receive seed funding
Youth, Sports, and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said dueling factions of the Valley Boys would each receive $30,000 in seed funding for the upcoming Junkanoo parades –– but Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) chairman Dion Miller said only the faction led by Brian Adderley would be allowed to compete as a category A group in those parades.
Bowleg defends Bahamas’ olympic outfits
THE outfits Bahamian Olympians wore during the opening ceremony of the Paris Games sparked criticism from many Bahamians, but Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg defended the attire.
Renovations on national stadium start next month
YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said yesterday that renovations to the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium are set to begin in the first week of January.
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