Eustace Duvallier 18, Native of Haiti Hanged For Murder 1905
By May 1905, Eustace Duvallier, a native of Haiti, had been living, with his mother and sister for four years. Mrs. Duvallier, it was noted, was a native of Inagua. Continue Reading
Foreign Hookers On Wulff Road Selling Wares for $7 – Case Dismissed Even Though Police Catch Them in the act 1967
Across the ocean prostitutes, have been plying the world’s oldest trade, in The Bahamas, for a very long time. The foreign hooker industry has become almost as traditional, even expected Continue Reading
Priscilla Munnings, Free Black Woman, Hanged In 1825 Convicted Under Copyright Law
Why was Priscilla Munnings, a free black woman, hanged in August 1825, under a 1710 British copyright law – the Statute of 12 Anne? The case of King v Priscilla Continue Reading
Almost Failed Suicides… A Long Bahamian History of Despair in So-Called Paradise
A long, miserable history of suicide lies buried in Bahamian history. Something about the promise of so-called paradise never quite resonated for some. Truth is, Island life has always been Continue Reading
Boy Eaten By Dogs, Man Eaten By Sharks and A Face Slashed To Ribbons – 1887
In 1887, Adelaide was a small, but growing settlement. Residents there were farmers. Cutoff from the city of Nassau by long, rocky impassable pathways and thick brush, the best and Continue Reading