Today marks the 57th anniversary of the achievement of Majority Rule in The Bahamas. January 10, 1967, is a red-letter day in the history of our country.
‘The voice of the people is the voice of God.’ Archbishop of Canterbury Walter Reynolds, 1327 Fifty years ago, The Bahamas obtained political independence from Great Britain. This was not a unique experience but one that emerged from a confluence of events that culminated in establishing the Commonwealth of The Bahamas at midnight on July
Dear Editor, The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) with the strategic assistance of Randol Fawkes and Alvin Braynen ushered in Majority Rule in The Bahamas following the general election of 1967. This historic achievement was the culmination of decades of struggle for political and civil rights by the PLP and its earlier iterations manifested by individuals
Tomorrow marks the 56th anniversary of the achievement of Majority Rule in The Bahamas. January 10, 1967, is a red-letter day in the history of our country. Without majority rule, the economic and social progress and advancement of the majority of Bahamian citizens, markedly Black Bahamians, but including poor white Bahamians, would have been considerably
As Bahamians gear up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of independence on July 10, 2023, Sharmaine Sinclaire, acting deputy director at the Ministry of Education, challenged students at Aquinas College to prepare to make positive, innovative impacts on the nation. “I challenge you as the generation that is next in line to take the reins