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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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Freeport’s New Model City But This Time It Was 1,000 Low Cost Homes For Blacks Who Helped Build Freeport 1965

Just ten years after the Hawksbill Creek Agreement was signed on 4th August 1955, The Bahamas government had to go back to the negotiation table with Wallace Groves. This time, Continue Reading

Posted On : December 6, 2021 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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Ortland H. Bodie Sr. Reported To Buy Englertson Estate with its 1,200 50×100 Lots – 1949

J. S. Engler was the earliest subdivision developer, catering to negroes, in Nassau. In 1922, he saw an opportunity and took it. He bought a large tract of undeveloped land Continue Reading

Posted On : December 4, 2021 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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A. R. Braynen’s Only Son Changes His Name No Longer Wanting to be a Braynen 1949

Alvin Rudolph Braynen should really be considered a national hero. There should be something significant named after him, where his contribution to political history, can be remembered. A. R. Braynen Continue Reading

Posted On : December 3, 2021 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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‘Who told you that the Bahamas belonged to Bahamians?!’ asks A. R. Braynen in House of Assembly 1950

Under British administration, better known as, colonialism, the cost of all foreign public service appointments, fell on the Bahamian government purse. Everything, from the Governor’s salary and family living allowance, Continue Reading

Posted On : December 2, 2021 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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100 years ago – Nassau’s Oolitic Limestone DISCOVERED and Exported 1921

As early as 1921, it was discovered that New Providence had an incredibly valuable natural resource. This natural resource was an excellent building material, because it proved fire retardant and Continue Reading

Posted On : December 1, 2021 Published By : The Bahamianologist

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