The Bahamas. Revisited. Re-examined. Re-explained
Prior to the general elections of 19th September 1972, an extraordinary group of people sat in the House of Assembly and Senate. For the House, in particular, this iteration, comprised Continue Reading
Jury service, was once the sole domain of men of property, in The Bahamas. Despite women finally getting the right to vote, just in time for the 1962 General Elections, Continue Reading
That same Prospect Ridge. That small hill connecting West Bay Street to John F Kennedy Drive, in Nassau, was once a thriving plantation, worked by slaves. During slavery, it was Continue Reading
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
The 1851 census was particularly detailed. Of note, was the need for the government to assess the number of able bodied men in the Colony. Men were needed to maintain Continue Reading
