The Bahamas. Revisited. Re-examined. Re-explained
The news of the passing of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II on April 9, 2021, reminds The Bahamas of Continue Reading
Englerston, as a planned subdivision, was conceived of almost one hundred years ago, during a time when most of the island of New Providence was still pine forest and thick, Continue Reading
Words like Tallahassee, Okeechobee, Coacoohee, Cohedgo and Amathla are all from America’s Seminole Indian tradition. Some are the names of their proud warriors in history. In the annals of the Continue Reading
The surname Forbes, like Rolle, and Bain are some of the more prevalent surnames in the Bahamas. They, like many others, were names of slave masters, adopted by slaves, after Continue Reading
Scilla, was a 10-year-old slave girl, in New Providence, in 1822. She had been sold off from the estate of one Henry Johnson then deceased. Scilla was bought by merchant Continue Reading
