April 18, 2024
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg at a Bahamas Games press conference last year. Photos: Austin Fernander
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Bowleg ‘blindsided’, says JCNP chairman
DION Miller, chairman of the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP), suggested Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg was blindsided by the government’s decision to allow both Valley Boys factions to compete in Category A of the Junkanoo parades, revealing he was with the minister when a press statement was released under the name of Mr Bowleg’s ministry.
BOC will get $150,000
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg said the Bahamas Olympic Committee will receive more money than they ever have for any Olympic competition.
Bowleg hits back on audit findings
YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said the government did not overspend on last year’s CARIFTA and Jubilee Games, which cost more than $7m than was allocated, according to audit reports from the Office of the Auditor General.
Multiple fiscal failures found in Bahamas Jubilee games audit
UNAUTHORISED vehicle purchases and salary increases, misuse of petty cash, and a failure to pay National Insurance Board (NIB) contributions are some of the fiscal shortcomings highlighted in the Office of the Auditor General’s examination of last year’s Bahamas Jubilee Games.
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