The Big Clean-Up of Nassau – 1963
Long before the present day debates about the public dump, recycling, preserving the environment and climate change; the haphazard throwing away of private and commercial junk and garbage had began Continue Reading
When lumber was king in the Bahamas (part 3)
It remains an almost unfathomable thought that one of the most valuable natural resources the Bahamas had, the vast acreages of pine and mahogany wood located throughout the islands, was Continue Reading
When lumber was king in the Bahamas (part 2)
Who owned the Bahamas-Cuban Lumber Co.? Without a shadow of doubt, the Bahamas Cuban Lumber Company made a fortune from the pine cutting leases held in the Bahamas. Monies made Continue Reading
When lumber was king in the Bahamas (part one)
A little over one hundred years ago, one the most sought after natural resources in the Bahama Islands, were its extensive pine forests. From New Providence to Abaco to Grand Continue Reading