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1916 – When spreading fake news was against the law in the Bahama Islands

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One Hundred and Fifty: John Moultrie’s American Slaves Sent to the Bahamas in 1784

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TIME IN HISTORY 1492 A.D.

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TIME in History ~ 1647 A.D.

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The Bahamian Member of Parliament who was an MP for only six short weeks 1962

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Loftus Roker told ‘boy come back when you grow up’ withdraws from election 1956

In 1956, the newly formed Progressive Liberal Party were actively preparing for the June general elections. The Party, was effectively trying to downplay the political damage, caused by PLP co-founder, Continue Reading

Posted On : May 11, 2022 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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PLP Founder Forced To Resign From HOA After Sentenced To Four Years For Multiple Land Scams 1956

William W. Cartwright was elected, as the Member for Cat Island, in the 1949. Cartwright ran as an Independent. He was a one term representative. Seven years later, in February Continue Reading

Posted On : May 11, 2022 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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Clement T. Maynard, successful contractor, dies at home on Kemp Road in 1946

Clement Travelyan Maynard became a successful builder and large scale contractor, in New Providence, in the early 1900s. His company, Clement T. Maynard & Co., comprised architectural as well as Continue Reading

Posted On : April 8, 2022 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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1962 – Demand for Crown Land, Renaming Hog Island, Smuggling, Help For Family of Murdered Police Officer, Baptisms and Elections

1962 was a long awaited election year. Hostile political lines had been drawn between the governing United Bahamian Party and opposition Progressive Liberal Party. Voting cycles were every seven years Continue Reading

Posted On : April 1, 2022 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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A young Sir Franklyn R. Wilson and Unicoll, a Nassau-based movement of young people 1967

Among the after-effects of January 1967— a tumultuous period in Bahamian political history, known as ‘The Quiet Revolution,’ —-some very bright young minds began to shine. Revolution, in Bahamian terms, Continue Reading

Posted On : March 30, 2022 Published By : The Bahamianologist

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