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Aug 18 2017

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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‘UBP is a hooked fish, club it over the head, lest it gain strength and jump out the boat’ Pindling 1967

Oddly enough, the UBP were celebrating in September 1967. They were circling, the House of Assembly, like a shark that tasted blood in the water. Despite their narrow defeat at Continue Reading

Posted On : January 11, 2022 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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Premier Lynden Pindling and Speaker of the House, A. R. Braynen Needed Bodyguards After 1967 Elections

Despite all outward appearances, there was a storm brewing over New Providence in 1967. The January general election ushered in a type of tumultuous change, which just didn’t sit well Continue Reading

Posted On : January 9, 2022 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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60 Government Schools, 27 Private Schools, 4 High Schools, 280 Churches in population of just 55,190 – Bahamas 1902

In 1902, the Bahama Islands, per capita, was probably the most educated and most churched country/colony in the world. Population 1902:—- 55,190 The total number of children enrolled in education Continue Reading

Posted On : January 8, 2022 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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First Woman In Bahamian History to Apply for Jury Service – Mrs. Zoe Maynard 1968

Jury service, was once the sole domain of men of property, in The Bahamas. Despite women finally getting the right to vote, just in time for the 1962 General Elections, Continue Reading

Posted On : January 7, 2022 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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“Meaho” an African Dies of Starvation in Grant’s Town 1837

Life is ‘SOLITARY, POOR, NASTY, BRUTISH, AND SHORT’ so says philosopher Thomas Hobbes in 1651. In January 1837, an African named “Meaho,” wandering around Grant’s Town in search of food, Continue Reading

Posted On : January 6, 2022 Published By : The Bahamianologist

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