Bahamas cost of living: $10,000 per year 1968 to $10,000 per month 2024
In 1968, the colony’s Chamber of Commerce, such as it was, “warned” of sharp rises in its new cost of living measure. For a Bahamian family of three, to live Continue Reading
Political Slavery a letter written 100 years ago Nassau 1924
In philosophical terms, the original value of man, an hypothesis promulgated by progressive society and religious doctrine, imposed an intellectual conundrum for the emancipated negro. By 1924, some 90 years Continue Reading
First Bahamian Female Doctor Florinda Cambridge returns home 1955
Dr. Florinda Cambridge was born in 1922 on Hay Street in Nassau. Her mother was Clarinda Speed Cambridge, born in 1905, in Florida. Her father was James A. Cambridge, born Continue Reading
Rupert Dean of Rupert Dean Lane, First Bahamian to Tar roads in Nassau Dies October 1955
Rupert Dean was, among other things, a poet. In 1915, he wrote “Nation’s Prayer” during the First World War. It was published by Mosley’s Printing Works. An incredible 1,500 were Continue Reading
Gerald Cash toastmaster for Orville Turnquest’s stag party February 1955
As high society events go, the wedding of Orville Alton Turnquest to Edith Louise Thompson in February 1955, was among the noteworthy events of the wedding season that year. We Continue Reading