Bahamas Reflected in Machiavelli’s “Great Man” Theory
There is a book, slim enough to hold in one hand, that has never gone out of print since it was first circulated in Renaissance Florence more than five centuries Continue Reading
He Didn’t Like Politics But Politics Liked Him: The Richest Bahamian Dies, 1994
When Charles Trevor Kelly, C.B.E., was laid to rest in St. Anne’s Cemetery, Fox Hill, in June 1994, The Bahama Journal’s obituary painted a portrait of humble success: the multimillionaire Continue Reading
Governor Clifford Orchestrates Goodman’s Bay To Prospect Land Grab for Bay Street Oligarchs 1937
By the 1930s, quite a lot of the land comprising the western district of New Providence was crown land. Vast parcels that had been the subject of old grants—including the Continue Reading
Three Revolutions, One Year: Maureen Duvalier (1926-2014) and the Barrier-Breaking Spirit of 1958
There are years that change everything. For The Bahamas, 1958 was such a year—a year when barriers that had stood for generations came crashing down, when ordinary people claimed their Continue Reading
Philip “Brave” Davis’s 2009 battle for Deputy Leader of the Progressive Liberal Party
Philip “Brave” Davis’s 2009 battle for Deputy Leader of the Progressive Liberal Party at the 51st Party convention was a significant moment in his political career and in the PLP’s Continue Reading