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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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The Oakes Murder: Were Two More People Killed To Hide A Dark Secret of Homosexuality? 1943

Toss away every notion, every preconception, you may have about the Bahamas, in the 1940s. Put every idea, as far away in your mind, as humanly possible. The Bahamas was, Continue Reading

Posted On : February 12, 2018 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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Lord Rolle Complaining About Having to Feed Slaves in Exuma 1834

Lord John Rolle was one angry beast of a man in 1834. Not only was forced to free his slaves, but it seemed he was on the hook to feed Continue Reading

Posted On : February 8, 2018 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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Taxing negro and mulatto slaves to pay for free white apprentices Nassau 1790

The late 1700s, saw the beginnings of a significant historical population expansion in the islands. By 1790, with the influx of British Loyalists from America, along with their slaves, the Continue Reading

Posted On : February 5, 2018 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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Buy a piece of Freeport for just $149.95 in 1969

A deal struck in 1966, for the Mary Carter Paint Company to buy Paradise Island from Huntington Hartford, began a rush to sell… sell… sell land, to any investor Resorts Continue Reading

Posted On : February 4, 2018 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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An enduring legacy by a man who once lived in a cave in Abaco 1974

A statue depicting an Afro-Bahamian mother and child, was unveiled on 11th August 1974, in Rawson Square. A figure of incredible complexity of expression, and meaning, whose face seemingly captured Continue Reading

Posted On : January 30, 2018 Published By : The Bahamianologist

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