I'm concerned that now Junior Junkanoo has been postponed to Friday, 13th December, there might be some problems, as I understand there's a Soca concert at the Crystal Palace the same night.

Where are all the people attending the concert going to park? What about the traffic congestion? Will there be any conflict?

Does anyone know if the police have put into place any measures to protect the Cable Beach community in the event of any violent outbursts?

I realise the practicalities of changing the date from the 12th to the 13th, but the concert taking place on the 13th should have also been taken into consideration and a solution to the problem found.

I read that the organizer of the concert is very concerned that he's going to lose money and has appealed to the authorities to let him know what he should do.

Also, I thought fences were going to be put up, to protect the beautiful landscaping of the Cable Beach Strip. I haven't noticed any being constructed yet.

Fay
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Despite having had some prior concerns about Junior Junkanoo being held in Cable Beach, I was pleasantly surprised last night!

Streams of families walked throughout Cable Beach, heading for the event, and there was an air of unity and fun. The crime that Nassau so often experiences seemed "thrown out of the window". Adults and children were relaxed and happy, dressed up for the occasion. And people trying to find parking spaces on West Bay and in Westward Villas seemed to be considerate towards Cable Beach residents.

My husband and I went for our usual evening walk (exercise) down the strip and the police allowed us to walk in the middle, right down to the end, as long as we didn't stand and watch the event from the park area (other sections were set up near the bleachers, where people could stand behind barriers and watch the Junkanoo).

Unfortunately, at first only about half the bleachers seemed to be filled with people, so perhaps only half the tickets were sold? I believe they opened up the bleachers towards the end of the parades, so that many of the standing spectators could take a seat.

We walked down to Goodman's Bay where there was a terrific amount of activity, with truckloads of Junkanoo groups arriving, participants being lined up, boys beating drums and blowing trumpets, cowbells clanging, whistles blowing, teenage girls gyrating and the final touches being added to some of the kids’ colourful costumes.

Then we walked back to Sbarros, bought a fish dinner, took it home and enjoyed the rest of Junior Junkanoo on ZNS TV (pity ZNS slipped up again though, with the loss of sound a lot of the time).

An exciting evening in Cable Beach, which is where it all seems to be happening these days!

Fay
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