Eustace Duvallier 18, Native of Haiti Hanged For Murder 1905
By May 1905, Eustace Duvallier, a native of Haiti, had been living, with his mother and sister for four years. Mrs. Duvallier, it was noted, was a native of Inagua. Continue Reading
Foreign Hookers On Wulff Road Selling Wares for $7 – Case Dismissed Even Though Police Catch Them in the act 1967
Across the ocean prostitutes, have been plying the world’s oldest trade, in The Bahamas, for a very long time. The foreign hooker industry has become almost as traditional, even expected Continue Reading
First Woman In Bahamian History to Apply for Jury Service – Mrs. Zoe Maynard 1968
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
Priscilla Munnings, Free Black Woman, Hanged In 1825 Convicted Under Copyright Law
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
Bahamian, Haitian, Barbadian and Guyanese form “Ballot Box Party” in Grant’s Town – Political Party with Chairman Capt. Stephen A. Dillet 1924
Captain Stephen Albert Dillet was Bahamian. Lewis W. Duvalier news editor of the Tribune was Haitian. Robert M. Bailey was Barbadian. Walter Ernest Savory Callender was Guyanese. Lionel L. Lunn Continue Reading