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

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Gerald Cash toastmaster for Orville Turnquest’s stag party February 1955

As high society events go, the wedding of Orville Alton Turnquest to Edith Louise Thompson in February 1955, was among the noteworthy events of the wedding season that year. We Continue Reading

Posted On : June 6, 2024 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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Pindling chosen for greatness despite Randol Fawkes being senior PLP member for Southern District – July 1956

The evening of 8th July 1956 was a defining moment in Bahamian political history. That night would alter the lives of several men, who, although would not realise it at Continue Reading

Posted On : January 10, 2024 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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I am the darker brother – Majority Rule 10th January 1967

“…I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes. But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I’ll be at the Continue Reading

Posted On : January 6, 2024 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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“If you saved me from drowning tomorrow that would not make me leave the PLP” Arthur Foulkes 1966

In 1966, Tribune editor Sir Etienne Dupuch and Bahamian Times editor Arthur Foulkes, engaged in a very public war of words. There were two such published exchanges in the Tribune Continue Reading

Posted On : January 4, 2024 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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Opposition in Bahamas is ‘ineffective’ November 1969

For democracy, true democracy, to be a fair and effective form of government, there has to be a robust Opposition Party. For true democracy to thrive, in a two party Continue Reading

Posted On : December 22, 2023 Published By : The Bahamianologist

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