Former Speaker of the House of Assembly Rome Italia Johnson (right) greets a participant of the Flamingo Gardens Urban Renewal Centre s Women in Service Post-Majority Rule Day event, as Cyke Greenslade (left) of the Flamingo Gardens Urban Renewal Centre looks on. (URC PHOTO)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS Officials at the Flamingo Gardens Urban Renewal Centre ended the month of January with a focus on Women in Service, during which time the “varied and vast contributions” of Bahamian women, past and present, at the national and community levels were recognized and celebrated.
The Post-Majority Rule Day event was held under the patronage of Rome Italia Johnson, the first woman speaker of the House of Assembly (from 1997 to 2002). Prior to that, she served as deputy speaker from 1992 to 1997; and she currently serves as chairperson of the National Council for Older Persons.