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Aug 18 2017

1916 – When spreading fake news was against the law in the Bahama Islands

May 4 2026

One Hundred and Fifty: John Moultrie’s American Slaves Sent to the Bahamas in 1784

Aug 17 2017

TIME IN HISTORY 1492 A.D.

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TIME in History ~ 1647 A.D.

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Happy Constitution Day Bahama Islands!

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The Bahamian Member of Parliament who was an MP for only six short weeks 1962

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P. H. Burns marries Mary Knowles, a rich planter’s daughter Nassau 1893

Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) must correct one small detail on its company’s history page. They’ve made a mistake on the nationality of the very first Superintendent of the Telegraph Department, Continue Reading

Posted On : January 15, 2018 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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Murder of Walter Sims, Long Island 1835

When the body of Walter Sims, son of a prominent Long Island planter, is found smashed in pieces at the bottom of a cliff, in an apparent accident, suspicion soon Continue Reading

Posted On : January 8, 2018 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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Monument to Confederate General Stonewall Jackson erected in Nassau 1864

In 2017, there was much controversy over old built monuments to people who, despite whatever personal accomplishments were racist, or represented racist ideals, in the extreme, in their lifetime. Around Continue Reading

Posted On : January 4, 2018 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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When Goliaths bestrode the Bahamas 1959

In the present day, millionaires seem to come a dime a dozen. Small Island Developing Nations (SIDS), badly in need of foreign investment are offering permanent residencies and citizenships, in Continue Reading

Posted On : December 1, 2017 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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New Sausage Factory comes to Nassau 1962

Foreign direct investment in the Bahamas has been happening throughout the islands, ever since Woodes Rogers became the first British appointed governor in 1718. A most  auspicious tropical setting, as Continue Reading

Posted On : November 28, 2017 Published By : The Bahamianologist

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