The UBP and the PLP each approached the two mavericks for support, but both threw their support to Pindling and the PLP, which was then able to form the new government. The moderates of the National Democratic Party came up empty. Each party received 18 seats in the House of Assembly, with the two remaining going to Labour candidate Randol Fawkes and Independent Alvin Braynen. The Januelection resulted in a surprising tie between the ruling United Bahamian Party and the Progressive Liberal Party opposition. I do not however guarantee to accept or credit corrections unsupported by more than mere assertion, so please cite sources or detailed circumstances wherever possible. If you the reader can correct the former, by sending me an email I would greatly appreciate it. There may also be some facts and interpretations that are unwelcome.
It will be a while before it is complete, as the later years are as yet far less well documented than the earliest and more dramatic ones.Īs in any historical reconstruction based on available but hardly complete (or unbiased) sources, the "Informal History" inevitably will contain errors and omissions. After reading the selections posted on this website, he got in touch with me and, by providing useful source material, convinced me that this was a worth-while project. He was concerned that there was no available history of Freeport's origins and development available online, and felt that this was something residents of the community ought to have access to.
The following article was written at the suggestion of Chris Lowe of the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce.
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