The Bahamas. Revisited. Re-examined. Re-explained
On 22nd June, 1832, a statue of Christopher Columbus, was unveiled, at Government House for the very first time. While it stood there, some 189 years and counting… all manner Continue Reading
The General Strike of 1958, initially began as a taxicab strike. The government created and politically appointed, Airports Board, gave a lucrative airport to hotel transportation concession, to a foreign Continue Reading
Freeholder blacks and coloureds, in the Bahama Islands, voted in 1832 – a full two years – before the end of slavery in 1834. They were of course, disqualified, by Continue Reading
During the 1800s, the mid-colonial era of the Bahamas, theft of property, was a very serious a crime. Serious theft, or larceny, actually carried a death sentence. The reason for Continue Reading
In 1982, the number of self-declared millionaires to the total number of candidates, vying for the 43 available parliamentary seats in the House of Assembly, was around 1 in 5. Continue Reading
