Bahamas Patent Registration 1889 – 1967
Of the few hundred or so patents registered in the Bahamas, between 1889 to 1967, there are only a handful of patents registered to Bahamians or resident nationals in the Continue Reading
10.12 p.m. House of Commons, London: Bahamas Independence Bill Read Lord Balniel Begins…15 May 1973
By 21st September 1972, mere moments after the results of the general elections were called, the date of national independence had been announced by the Bahamas House of Assembly. By Continue Reading
Negro Bahamas Friendly Society, Lodges and Other Societies Finance Political Movement To Circumvent Bay Street Capitalists 1944
In 1944, the 110-year-old, Bahamas Friendly Society, under the leadership of W. E. Dorsett, began to pave a new road in Bahamian politics. Seeking to lessen the vice grip like Continue Reading
128 Slaves of Wealthy James Moss Member of the House of Assembly Sold To Jamaica… Here Are Their Names 1822
All who sat in the House of Assembly, before 1834, were slave owners. Slaves were the only source of wealth and you had to be a landowner with wealth to Continue Reading
New Minister of Health Milo Butler In Conflict of Interest Because He Was An Undertaker 1967
Conflict of interest for Bahamian government ministers only became an issue after 1967. After that is, a negro-led party took power. Before that, under the white-minority controlled Bahamian parliament, a Continue Reading