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Aug 18 2017

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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TIME in History ~ 1647 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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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

Posted On : December 13, 2021 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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Ruth Married William Munnings, After He Comes Out Of Jail For ‘Chapping’ Her Mother With Cutlass in 1949 – Then He Murders Her Child and Hangs in 1959

Domestic violence always has a long, sad and brutal history. It is a phenomenon which pays itself forward. It is never static. It moves within and throughout families, communities, even Continue Reading

Posted On : November 29, 2021 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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William Shot Daughter Willamae, Afterward Was More Concerned His Puppy Was Okay 1959

Domestic violence shapes a nation, as much as, any given social or economic factor. It gouges out a brutal place in a nation’s psyche, leaving all manner of jagged edges Continue Reading

Posted On : November 28, 2021 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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Newly Appointed Magistrate Turnquest Has Disturbing Case On First Day At Work – October 1959

On October 9, 1959, Orville Turnquest, a young lawyer, took his seat for the very first time as Acting Magistrate. It was a promising elevation for the young lawyer, who Continue Reading

Posted On : November 21, 2021 Published By : The Bahamianologist
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Prominent Doctor and Married Man Arrested in Abortion Case of 13 year old girl – Nassau 1959

In August 1959, a prominent Nassau physician, Dr. Roland Cumberbatch, was charged with performing an abortion on a 13 year old girl. A few days later, Gary Wallace, a married, Continue Reading

Posted On : November 20, 2021 Published By : The Bahamianologist

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