Government Swindles Negro Land Owners in Oakes Field 1955
Ironies underly the history of the land known as Oakes Field. It was Harold G. Christie (H. G. Christie) who was behind the sale of all that land to Sir Continue Reading
Rupert Dean of Rupert Dean Lane, First Bahamian to Tar roads in Nassau Dies October 1955
Rupert Dean was, among other things, a poet. In 1915, he wrote “Nation’s Prayer” during the First World War. It was published by Mosley’s Printing Works. An incredible 1,500 were Continue Reading
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
House says no to Financial Secretary post but British insist 1955
By 1955, public sector revenues were on a promising upward trajectory. For a small island colony of the British Empire, this was nothing short of miraculous. Nassau, in particular, was Continue Reading
UBP supporter claimed victimisation by PLP leaves Bahamas for good – The Tale of Nola’s Baked Crabs 1973
Nola’s Baked Crabs was once a Bahamian culinary institution. Mrs. Nola Musgrove Daniel is historically credited, going as far back as the 1950s and 60s, with commercialising the mouthwatering recipe Continue Reading