August 1, 2025
Genesis in action during the New Year’s Day Junkanoo Parade downtown on January 1, 2025. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
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Uncertainty deepens over Junkanoo parades
THE upcoming Boxing Day and New Year’s Day parades are facing growing uncertainty as conflicting reports emerge over which Junkanoo groups will participate in the government-run events and which will perform under the Junkanoo Corporation New Providence (JCNP).
Genesis calls warning from JCNP ‘oppressive’
THE Genesis Junkanoo group says it was threatened with suspension and possible expulsion by the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) after expressing interest in joining the upcoming Fox Hill Day Emancipation Rush, prompting Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg to describe the threat as “going back to slavery.”
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