The Tribune

THE Bahamas Consulate Office in Florida, The National Association Of The Bahamas (NAB), and key people in South Florida’s Bahamian community have teamed up to organise month-long activities to celebrate the country’s 41st anniversary of independence.

Once again, the month of activities will be highlighted by NAB’s major fund raiser, the annual Black Tie Scholarship Gala. This year’s ball will take place at the Hilton Omni in downtown Miami on July 19 and feature the music of The Royal Bahamas Police Force Band. Ticket information and other details on this event are available at the organisations website, www.nabmiami.org.

This year, the celebrations will take place from West Palm Beach to Miami. The July celebrations are being heralded by a series of “Junkanoo in June Fish-Frys”, showcasing the country’s unique cultural experience of Junkanoo music performances. The fish-frys, which take place every weekend in June at The Bahamian Connection Restaurant in Miami, started the weekend of June 6 and will continue through June 27.

The month-long celebrations will also include Ecumenical services, the first at St Patrick’s Episcopal Church, West Palm Beach, on June 29, followed by a second Ecumenical Service at the historical St Anne’s Anglican Church in Overtown, Miami, on July 13.

A third church event, a gospel concert will take place at the Freewill Christian Centre in Miami Gardens, Florida, on July 11.