Kindergarten, primary, junior and high school students converged on Pioneers Way in downtown Freeport, commonly referred to as "The Boulevard", for the 2023 Junior Junkanoo Parade on Thursday evening. Youngsters from 24 schools dressed in artistically designed and colorfully decorated costumes, danced to the beat of drums, blaring of horns and shaking of cowbells, bringing
Over the course of many years, the “king of Junkanoo” crown passed between legendary Junkanoo leaders the late Winston “Gus” Cooper of The Valley Boys and Percy “Vola” Francis of the Shell Saxons Superstars. In more recent times, other prominent male Junkanoo leaders have emerged. But the return of the iconic cultural parades, the first
Bahamian playing cards created by Junior Achievement company BTC Glitch feature the country’s four prime ministers as king cards.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS After 15 weeks of learning the business ropes, a group of junior achievers was announced the winner of Product of the Year.
In third place for this year’s Junior Achievement (JA) was Bank of The Bahamas JA company “Vision”, with their “I Guud” COVID kits; followed by second place winners Commonwealth Bank JA company “XLeaders”, with scented hand sanitizers.
Four governors general are featured as ace cards.
However, rounding out the competition in first place was BTC JA company “BTC Glitch”, with their winning product Bahamian playing cards.