Junior Junkanoo made its return to Bay Street on Thursday February 9th with thirteen schools participating. The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Hon. Mario Bowleg was on hand at the parade and commended school principals for their part in its success.

He said, “well the success of anything starts at the top and once you have the principals and administration, teachers involved and pushing those kids where its academic, culture or sports you will find out that they will be successful at all levels and I’m very impressed that we are seeing that support here.”

The winning schools of the 2023 Junior Junkanoo Parade were: One On One Pre School, Centreville Primary School and C.V. Bethel High School.