The Golden Jubilee Celebration Program

One Nation: Our Legacy, Our Future

His Excellency The Most Honourable Sir Cornelius A. Smith O.N., GCMG

My fellow Bahamians,

As we gather to celebrate the 50th Independence Anniversary of our beloved Commonwealth of The Bahamas, I wish to convey my heartfelt greetings, on this momentous occasion.

Half a century ago, on 10th July, 1973 we emerged as a sovereign nation, united in purpose and determined to shape our own destiny. It was an historic moment that marked the beginning of a new chapter in our collective story – one filled with hope, resilience, and the pursuit of a brighter future. Our forefathers with their unwavering determination and steadfast vision, fought tirelessly to secure our independence, forging a path of self-governance, self-reliance, and self-determination. Today, we stand as a testament to their legacy, honouring their sacrifice and upholding the principles that guided them.

Looking back on our journey, we can be immensely proud of the progress we have made. From the pristine shores of our beautiful islands to the vibrant culture that pulsates through our veins, The Bahamas stands as a testament to the indomitable spirit and unwavering resolve of its people.

Together, we have weathered countless storms, both natural and otherwise, and emerged stronger each time. Our history is a testament to our ability to overcome adversity and embrace the opportunities that lie before us.

As we celebrate this golden milestone, let us reflect on the achievements that have shaped our nation. We have built a thriving democracy; one that upholds the principles of justice, equality, and respect for all. Our commitment to education has empowered generations of Bahamians to unlock their potential and contribute to the growth and prosperity of our country. Our natural beauty and warm hospitality have made us a sought-after destination for visitors from around the world, bringing economic opportunities and cultural exchange.

Yet, as we celebrate our successes, we must also acknowledge the challenges that lie ahead. The world around us is changing at an unprecedented pace, presenting both opportunities and threats. Climate Change, economic uncertainties, and social inequality demand our attention and concerted efforts. However, let us not be daunted, for the strength and resilience that define us as Bahamians will guide us

through these challenges, just as they have done in the past.

On this auspicious occasion, I call upon every citizen of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to commit ourselves to the values that have brought us this far. Let us foster unity and understanding, recognizing that our diversity is our strength. Let us embrace sustainable development, protecting and preserving our precious environment for future generations. Let us continue to invest in education and skills development, empowering our people to seize the opportunities of the future. Let us extend a hand of compassion and solidarity to those in need, both within our borders and beyond.

As we stand at the threshold of the next 50 years of our nation’s journey, let us do so with hope, determination, and a shared vision of a prosperous and inclusive Bahamas. Together, we can build a future that honors our past, cherishes our present, and ensures a legacy of greatness for the generations to come.

Happy 50th Independence Anniversary, my fellow Bahamians! May God bless you all, and may God continue to bless The Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

GOVERNOR GENERAL’S MESSAGE

Governor General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas

The Honourable Philip Brave Davis, KC

Fifty years ago, under the star-kissed sky of Clifford Park, we watched the Union Jack descend for the last time. It was then that a young, impassioned Sir Lynden Pindling heralded a new chapter, both in our history and our identity. From that moment, the fabric of our nation was forever altered as we raised our own banner, the rise of the vibrant aquamarine, gold, and black of our beloved Bahamian flag. We bore witness to a promise of independence and progress, which has continued to guide our journey.

Over the years, The Bahamas has made significant strides towards fulfilling this promise.

Even as we celebrate our Golden Jubilee, we acknowledge our many trials. Each hurricane weathered, each economic downturn navigated, was a testament to our collective strength, our resilience, and our unwavering commitment to the promise made fifty

years ago.

Living up to the promise of Independence demands more than political autonomy. It requires us to embody the very essence of Bahamian identity: tenacity, courage, and a deep-rooted sense of community. Our journey towards self-governance was built on these very foundations, laid by those brave souls who dared to envision a future of sovereignty and prosperity for The Bahamas.

Tonight we remember those freedom fighters, those audacious men and women who moulded this dream of independence into reality. Their sacrifice, their unwavering belief in our nation, is the north star that continues to light our path.

We now look toward the next fifty years with even greater resolve. It is up to us, and future generations, to build on the legacy started that historic night at

Clifford Park. Our promise is to do all that we can to make The Bahamas the best little country in the world - a place where every Bahamian can pursue their dreams and succeed.

This evening, as we remember our journey, we also renew our commitment to the dreams of those who came before us. We forge ahead, grounded in our history, and guided by our aspirations for a future that matches the promise of our past.

On this cherished night, let us hold dear the spirit of independence. Let it continue to inspire us, to guide us, and to remind us of the journey we embarked on together.

God bless our great nation.

Happy 50th Independence Day Bahamas.

Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas

C. Pintard, M.P.

On behalf of the Free National Movement, I extend congratulations to all citizens of The Bahamas on the momentous occasion of our 50th Anniversary of Independence. This milestone is a testament to the strength, resilience, and indomitable spirit of our people.

Over the past five decades, The Bahamas has achieved remarkable progress in various fields establishing us as a vibrant and thriving nation. We have shown the world that we are far more

than our beautiful water, stunning beaches, and life-giving sunshine. We are a significant voice advocating for small-island developing states. We have lent our humanity to the fight against racism and gender bias.

Our artists and artisans have been the glue that holds our national identity together. We have created a rich heritage along with a captivating and dynamic culture. Our sounds, rhythms,

beautiful creation, and exquisite cuisines have all tantalized the global community making us a mustexperience destination.

Despite our small population, we have an admirable reputation and undeniable presence on the global sports circuit in sailing, athletics, basketball, and numerous other sporting disciplines. We punch well above our weight. Our financial services sector has produced world-class entrepreneurs, eminently qualified accountants, economists, and compliance officers.

There are few areas of national life where we haven’t demonstrated exceptionalism. So much so, that many countries are in awe our ocean of talent.

When we were tested by literal and figurative storms, our resolve was unshaken. We have come this far because of our faith in God, the ingenuity of our people, and the adaptability of our sons and daughters

at home and abroad.

There are no challenges ahead that our collective efforts and genius cannot help us overcome; there are no opportunities that our perseverance cannot help us to achieve. We are eternally optimistic about the next 50 years God will bless us with, and the successes our industry, national integrity, and hard work will earn.

The Free National Movement remains dedicated to serving the interests of all Bahamians, and together, we will continue to march forward, united in love and service.

Happy 50th Independence Anniversary, Bahamas!

The Honourable Michael

Leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition

Apostle Delton Fernander

President, Bahamas Christian Council

My Brothers and Sisters “We have not travelled long, we have much further to go. But we know where we are going, and with a united people and a gracious God, we will get there.” These are the words spoken by Lynden Pindling in accepting the instruments of independence. In the time since these words were uttered, we indeed have so much to be grateful for, God has been gracious. And we understand the same God that was with us then continues to protect and preserve our country and its people.

Fifty years removed from that pivotal day when we collectively embarked on sovereignty, our journey continues. We have achieved so many great feats and have overcome so much adversity. Those whose efforts brought independence to

fruition and those who have worked over the years to preserve it should be proud of how far our country has come. We have established ourselves as a force to be reckoned with in several areas on the world stage. We have skilfully developed our country and have established institutions, policies and legislation aimed at making the lives of the Bahamian people better and our country safer and more competitive. We continue to transition from one governing administration to another peacefully and justice is obtainable should one need to access it.

The book of Mark 12:30-31 states, “And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Along the way, our concentration has diverted somewhat from the invaluable, intangible things that kept us close-knit as Bahamians. We have allowed our differences to divide us, in many instances, when we should lean on our commonalities and our growing diversity to help us build our country.

We must bring resolution to the social ills that continue to plague us and recommit ourselves to strengthening the family structure which is the bedrock of our society. We must also recommit ourselves to ensuring that the promises of majority rule and independence materialize for more Bahamians.

The journey to 50 has not been without its difficulties and at every turn, Bahamians have demonstrated great resilience. Through the devastating losses brought about by natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic, global economic downturns and inflation, Bahamians have found ways to carry on. The book of Habakkuk 3:17-18 states, “Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the

vines; though the labour of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls. Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.” I have seen these words personified on numerous occasions in our country by people who have determined that come what may, with God on their side, they will persevere.

I believe that our country has been at an inflection point for some time. This generation must decide how it will realign to greater reflect the values and goals on which our nation was founded. We must follow in the footsteps of our forefathers and mothers who demonstrated great reverence for God and sought his guidance in decisionmaking. They charted a course in their time that led The Bahamas to many of the victories we still boast about and celebrate today. We must successfully do our part for those who follow us.

As we continue to celebrate this momentous occasion, it is my hope that we do not forget God. It is my hope that these celebrations will serve as a catalyst for more of us to get involved in the building of our country. On behalf of myself and my family, the Bahamas Christian Council and the wider Christian community, I wish every Bahamian citizen and resident at home and abroad a very happy 50th independence.

CHRISTIAN COUNCIL’S MESSAGE

Her LesliaExcellency Miller

Brice, M.P. Chair of the National Independence Secretariat

When astronaut Chris Hadfield was viewing Earth from way up past the stratosphere, he likely got an ethereal feeling. He was able to have a perspective of this planet that few will ever experience. As he looked in awe and viewed the home of humanity, one country stood out. Mr Hadfield said: “From space, The Bahamas is the most beautiful place on Earth”.

And don’t you forget it! The tens of millions of tourists that visit our shores every year would agree with him. They have seen it up close and personal, and they are just as amazed - especially those who venture throughout the Family Islands.

For nearly half a million people who were born here, it’s more than beautiful - it’s home.

I am proud to call this country home, and to be able to give service, every single day, to my country and my people.

Having the opportunity to serve as Chair of the National Independence Secretariat for the 50th Independence

Anniversary of The Bahamas has truly been a rewarding experience. Every step that I have taken along the way has been met with the support and encouragement of Bahamians from every walk of life.

Your eagerness to be a part of all of the events and activities; to sing loud the national anthem, to proudly hold your chest and say the national pledge, and to boldly wear the national colours, is simply awe inspiring.

Patriotism is alive. National pride is alive. With unity of spirit, we can turn a new page in history at the age of 50. We can chart a course of national development that will bring unprecedented levels of success for The Bahamas.

I have learned so much more about my country through this process. I have gained a deeper appreciation for the path laid before us, and for the nation builders who have sacrificed to pave the way for the country we now enjoy. I have new inspiration from the young people I have encountered on the Road to 50. They are active, intelligent,

engaging, and they are displaying their Bahamian culture in new, fantastic ways.

I encourage each and every Bahamian to get involved in the festivities. They will continue throughout the year. There’s something for everyone. For those in far away lands, wave your flags and let the whole world know you are proud to be Bahamian!

I remain committed to doing my part to advance this country - our beautiful and beloved home.

On behalf of Permanent Secretary Jack Thompson, the Local Organizing Committee, and the entire National Independence Secretariat, I extend heartfelt gratitude to the Bahamian people, as well as our friends from abroad who are joining us in celebrating this special moment in time - our Golden Jubilee. Happy Independence, Bahamas!

CHAIR PERSON’S MESSAGE

Mr.Jack Thompson

Permanent Secretary, National Independence Secretariat

Under the theme, One Nation, Our Legacy, Our Future, thousands of Bahamian will pause on July 10th 2023 to celebrate the fiftieth Anniversary of the Bahamas’ Independence. This is indeed a defining moment in Bahamian History.

The National Independence Secretariat during its initial planning of Our Golden Anniversary activities, sought the suggestions and views of the wider community in its effort to ensure a menu of activities which encompasses, the educational social and culture aspects of Our Country.

The result was an extensive plan Masterfully rolled out, and embraced with open arms by our Bahamian People.

I am encouraged and inspired by the Spirit and enthusiasm of our residents

not only in New Providence, but also Grand Bahama, Our Family Islands and Overseas Missions. The creativity by those participating in events, and Patriotism for Country has been impressive.

Perhaps the strongest form of unity in our journey to 50 has been the flag of unity through the Flag Relays raised on every island in our archipelago, which will be hoisted on Clifford Park on July 9th. Our People cheered as the flag rose into the golden Bahamian Sun. A sense of Honour, Joy and Pride permeated into the air each and every time.

Another special feature of these Celebrations will be the participation of former Sgt. Irvin Taylor Police Officer, who hoisted the Bahamian flag for the first time in 1973.

On behalf of the National Independence Secretariat, I wish to thank the National Independence Commission, Local Organizing Committee, Family Island Committees, and most of all the Bahamian People for their support, prayers, encouragement and participation.

May Our Pride, integrity and honour continue with us as we walk hand in hand beyond 50 years, as One People United in Love and Service.

My Prayer is that we uphold the core values found in the preamble of Our Constitution as we trod toward the common goal of maintain ourselves as One Nation, never forgetting Our proud legacy while building a strong future.

By Crystal A. deGregory, Ph.D.

One Nation: Our Story

Scrape’s goat-skin drumming, a vestige of the African origin of its mostly brown-skinned peoples.

Like its sound, its food and drinks feature an international tapestry of pigeon peas and rice, souses, stews, Johnny (journey) cakes, curries, twice-daily hot teas, and a generous portion of fresh seafood. The Bahamas’ crown jewel, the queen conch, a sea snail native to its surrounding salt water, is the basis for a host of native fares ranging from a ceviche salad to fritters to battered and deep-fried until “cracked” to a crispy and golden form.

Each of the nation’s many islands features, to varying degrees, a lush, natural landscape of diverse native flora dotted with unique architecture once, ranging from the modest Bahamian clapboard houses of old to handsome Colonial-style buildings, with brightly coloured exteriors. Once-modern structures have given way to new, sprawling, billion-dollar, multi-property towers that feature world-class amenities despite the growing threat posed by twenty-first-century super hurricanes and rising sea levels.

Set to the changing tides of the Atlantic Ocean, it is not our turquoise sea, nor white sand, nor shining sun, but the strength of the Bahamian people which, today, compels the world to mark the manner of our bearing. This is the story of our remarkable, resilient people.

Geography is, however, formative in the identity of a place and its people. Nestled on the northwestern edge of the West Indies, the identity of the 700 islands of The Bahamas is an admixture of the consequences of its strategic location. Since the first millennium CE, the islands were home to a growing population of Lucayans, an Arawakan-speaking Taino people, until the arrival of Christopher Columbus on October 12, 1492, which would spell the beginning of the end of this era.

Outside of the many ways in which the British influenced systems of Bahamian law and governance as well as education, the Bahamian isle’s proximity to the American South spelled the inevitability of periods of plantation slavery and racial segregation, as well as seasons of piracy, blockade running, rum running during prohibition, and the development and expansion of tourism.

Today, millions of tourists each year, cannot resist the lure of The Bahamas’ pristine sandy beaches. But whether they know it or not, beyond the picturesque Bahamian shoreline is an even more siren call – the rhythmic sound of Junkanoo and Rake n’

Notwithstanding the ages of exploration and piracy, British control over the isles was not secured until the 1783 Treaty of Versailles. Entrenching slavery throughout the colony over the course of the 18th and 19th centuries, it was the outbreak of the American War of Independence and the subsequent coming of the Loyalists – and those enslaved to them – that most dramatically changed Bahamian life.

As a strategic location for the transatlantic slave trade, Africans in the Bahamian colony were forcibly emigrated and enslaved to work in the cultivation of cash crops, including cotton, sisal, and salt. Despite relatively higher rates of owner absenteeism, enslaved people were forced to perform labor-intensive tasks under conditions of immense physical and psychological abuse. Brutally inhumane, chattel slavery was not abolished until 1834 across the British Empire.

Our Commonwealth of The Bahamas’ colourful history and rich culture are a kaleidoscope of struggle and self-determination. The seed planted so many years ago in the bitter soil of involuntary African servitude grew into a space in the transatlantic slave trade as well as British colonialism under the United Kingdom.

Nurtured sometimes by colonialism and other times by American consumerism, their influence on Bahamian daily life, for better or worse, is undeniable.

Freedom, however, did not guarantee equality. For decades to come, British colonial history and its social structures supported the ongoing proliferation of racial segregation and inequality. Primarily characterised by a division between the supremacist, white minority, and the Black majority population, racial dynamics in The Bahamas mirrored the fate of Black people across the African Diaspora to some degree.

In The Bahamas, where the white minority held economic and political power, the colony’s Black population suffered widespread racial inequality and was limited in opportunities in virtually every aspect of life. Particularly prevalent was racial discrimination in employment and political representation as well as in public spaces such as schools, restaurants, and theatres.

This rigid racial hierarchy was deeply entrenched in virtually all aspects of Bahamian society, but was no more evident than in the economic hegemony of the white “Bay Street Boys.”

As the namesakes of Bay Street, the main commercial thoroughfare in the city of Nassau, the Bay Street Boys’ lucrative business ventures offered them access to capital and credit as well as empowered the continued expansion of their wealth; with it, they controlled the colony’s banks and financial institutions and placed themselves in positions of political, governmental, and administrative control.

With wealth and power concentrated in the hands of the small white elite, the majority-Black population, overwhelmingly stuck in a cycle of poverty, began to rail against poor working conditions, low wages, and racial discrimination, and it had a profound impact on labour relations and the fight for workers’ rights in The Bahamas. Inspired by the wave of labour upheavals in neighbouring Caribbean colonies, and exacerbated by the outbreak of World War II, the Burma Road Riots, took place from June 1 to June 4, 1942.

The immediate preceding cause of the unrest was a pay gap between Black Bahamian workers and American and white Bahamians on the bonanza wartime construction projects of two British military air bases on New Providence. On June 1, with their dissatisfaction over wages compounded by a dispute over pay for rainy days, a thousand protesting workers gathered at Oakes Field before marching through the island’s Southern District towards downtown Nassau, singing popular refrains. Notably, the iconic refrain “Gern’ down Burma Road, don’t lick nobody” attributes its lore to this day.

The striking workers, however, were met by armed forces’ violence after local white authorities declared a state of emergency in support of both the colonial government and the employers. Following mass arrests, some injuries, and even multiple deaths, the rebellion was ended by successfully negotiating a wage increase and free lunch.

More than a decade later, the Bahamian masses rose up once again. This time, on November 2, 1957, one hundred Nassau taxi-drivers who were members of the Clifford Darling-led Bahamas Taxi-Cab Union (BTCU) cut off access to the thennew Nassau International Airport with their vehicles. Comprising Black independent taxi-drivers and owners, the union’s move had come on the heels of a longstanding disagreement over the use of the Bay Street Boys’ tour drivers to shuttle tourists between the airport and hotels.

Boiling up for some time had been general dissatisfaction over labour conditions, and compounding existing tensions was the growing confidence of the Black working class that came from the founding of the overwhelmingly-Black, Lynden O. Pindling-led Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) in 1953 – the then-colony’s first political party – and Randol Fawkes’ reformation of the Bahamas Federation of Labour (BFL) in 1955.

Having entered into negotiations with the Airports Board, a temporary truce between the two sides came within 24 hours after the strike began, affording the BTCU, BFL, and PLP more than two months to plan and execute the single most important labour action in Bahamian history up till that time and since.

Originating sometime between the twilight of Sunday, January 12, 1958, and the morning of the following day, the BTCU, with at least a dozen unions in its affiliation, officially began its general strike with just one

word: “Now!”

Reverberating across the properties of the vast majority of hotels on New Providence, the word was a signal to striking hotel workers, who walked out only to be imitated by unionised workers in other industries and by other rank-and-file Black Bahamians who joined the effort. Added to their actions was an airport blockade by striking taxi-men. Within 24 hours, the airport was forced to close. Air-traffic in and out of Nassau was grounded.

When Governor Raynor Arthur decided to fly-in a company of Royal riflemen as well as the British navy, the strikers gained the attention and sympathy of the international press, escalating already high racial tensions at home. Having lasted about 17 days, the general strike was called off on January 30, 1958, boasting no bloodshed.

Not only had the strikers garnered a visit to Nassau by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was already a prominent leader in the American South’s modern Civil Rights Movement, but the strike also forced a vis-

it by British Secretary of State Alan Lennox-Boyd. His visit led to electoral reforms and improvements in education and medical services for Bahamians, both Black and white.

In the decade that followed, the Bay Street Boys, having formally organised their voting bloc as the United Bahamian Party (UBP) in 1958, still managed to beat the PLP in the 1962 general election with a likely boost from the grossly unfair electoral boundaries of gerrymandering. Some short-sighted PLP male leaders had opposed the new enfranchisement of Bahamian women, and were only too happy to point out that the loss was at least in part due to them.

Guided by Mary Ingraham since the late 1940s, other women, including Georgiana Symonette, Eugenia Lockhart, Mabel Walker, Althea Mortimer, Alberta M. Issacs, and Dr. Doris Johnson who had returned home from studying abroad in 1958, had begun the Bahamian suffragette movement decades earlier.

Already, Johnson and Lockhart accompanied PLP co-founder Henry Milton Taylor as a part of a delegation

to London in 1961. In their championing the right of women to vote, the longstanding struggle for women’s suffrage had received the support of a January 1961 Select Committee of the House of Assembly. Bahamian women first exercised the right in the general elections the following year. Among them was Ruby Ann Cooper Darling, the first woman to register to vote in 1962.

Bahamian women would allay the fears of PLP leaders in the next general election, joining in the Black masses who made Black Tuesday and Majority Rule possible within less than a handful of years. In the case of the former, PLP members of the House of Assembly were frustrated by the UBP-favoured Boundaries Draft Order to which they had proposed amendments to ensure a fairer portrait of the numbers of voters and their distribution.

Still, on April 27, 1965, the imprisonment of three Black Bahamian women directly spurred the rousing contribution of the PLP’s Milo Butler, who, when he was done, pretended to greet the crowd of two or three thousand that had gathered outside Parliament while opening the window behind the then-speaking

Pindling. As Pindling’s speech grew in planned fervour, the day’s orchestrations now rested squarely on his back. After picking up the mace from the clerk’s desk, he threw it out of the window, uttering the now-famed words, “This is the symbol of authority and authority…belongs to the people.”

Bulter followed, pitching the hourglass out of the window too. With the riot police advancing towards the crowd, Doris Johnson led the nonviolent protesters in song until they could be directed to the safety of the Southern Recreation Grounds. Hailed “Black Tuesday,” the day’s dramatic acts helped the demand of Black Bahamians for electoral reforms to gain momentum, subsequently intensifying the pressure for change.

Once again garnering the attention of the international press, Black Tuesday further paved the way for Black activism and PLP mobilisation. With its moral high-ground, the PLP was not dismayed when the UBP called a surprise election on January 10, 1967. The date held particular significance for the churchgoing protestant Black masses who associated the tenth day of the first month with the day of Passover. As a day of exodus, the day was one and the same as the day the pharaoh ordered the Israelites in Egypt to be freed from bondage.

Having secured the majority of seats in the House of Assembly in the 1967 general election, the PLP’s victory marked “Majority Rule,” the first time in Bahamian history that a political party with predominantly Black leadership won an election. In ending the long-standing political dominance of the white elite, the Pindling-led PLP government ushered in a new era of governance aimed at dismantling racial inequality and intent on improving education, healthcare, housing, and employment opportunities for all Bahamians. Emphasising the promotion of national identity, cultural heritage, and racial equality, Majority Rule played a vital role in shaping The Bahamas’ path toward independence from British colonial rule.

Ultimately, Majority Rule served as a direct catalyst for the negotiation and subsequent attainment of full independence. Achieved on July 10, 1973, the new Commonwealth of The Bahamas saw its independence as yet another powerful symbol of the country’s self-determination in forging its own destiny. Teaching the nation its new anthem was the melodious voice of Kayla Lockhart Edwards while Hervis Bain ushered The Bahamas onto the global scene with his sterling creation of our flag and the coat of arms.

Modernity brought with it changes in virtually every sphere of Bahamian life. Two years prior to independence, opposition groups united under the banner of a new party. Dubbed the Free National

Movement (FNM), the party claims Janet Bostwick as the first woman to serve in the House of Assembly in 1982, even though its successive bids for the government would prove unsuccessful until 1992.

The expansion of educational opportunities at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels included the founding of the College of the Bahamas — now University of The Bahamas — in 1974. But population increases on New Providence, Grand Bahama, and Abaco were added to by an influx of undocumented migrants, mostly from Haiti. Improvements in living conditions were complimented by the expansion of consumer goods ranging from automobiles and telephones to television sets and cable television on which they could watch the transmission of the Bahamas Broadcasting Corporation’s ZNS-TV, which was launched in 1977.

Sporting victories, including the country’s first Olympic track and field medal in 1992 won by Frank Rutherford and the “Golden Girls’’ women’s 4 x 100m relay domination at the 2000 Olympic Games, helped to forge national identity. Likewise, not since the likes of Mychal Thompson has the National Basketball Association seen Bahamian talents like Buddy Hield, Deandre Ayton and Kai Jones, just as the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) centre Jonquel Jones reigns supreme.

Bahamian musicality, storytelling, playwriting, and art is equally contributory. Notable Bahamians creatives include Sidney Poitier, the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for best actor, author and playwright Susan J. Wallace, folk guitarist

Joseph Spence, and folk artist Amos Ferguson.

The Bahamas is as beautiful as Bahamians are resilient. Despite the unimaginable human and landscape losses inflicted by Category 5 Hurricane Dorian in 2019, the nation banded together to survive the deadly threat of COVID-19 pandemic. We remain a tourism-based economy, but a new generation is more and more, taking advantage of new opportunities in the green and orange economies. Because of them, our future remains endlessly bright.

Thousands of years removed from the archipelago’s earliest inhabitants and a half-century since the lowering of the Union Jack signalling the end of British rule, The Commonwealth of The Bahamas has much to celebrate at 50. At the dawn of its next half century, our breathtaking seascapes, inspiring history, vibrant culture, and resilient people continue to make our mark as a proud island nation that may well be the greatest little country in all the world.

Crystal A. deGregory, Ph.D. is an associate professor of history and the founding director of the Mary McLeod Bethune Center for the Study of Women and Girls in Daytona Beach, Florida. A proud native of Grand Bahama, her work has appeared in television, radio and print media outlets across the world. Follow her online @hbcustorian.

THE NATIONAL SYMBOLS

THE NATIONAL SYMBOLS

The blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) is the majestic fish that is found in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with reports of the largest sizes found in the latter. However, many persons first encounter the fish in Ernest Hemingway’s book “Old Man and the Sea.” Mr. Hemingway was a frequent visitor to The Bahamas, especially the island of Bimini, where the blue marlin is highly prized among the strong game-fishing community.

The blue marlin, a relative of the sailfish and swordfish, is easily recognizable for the long “sword” or spike of its upper jaw, its high and pointed dorsal fin, and pointed anal fin. It is said that the fish uses its “sword” to club other fish on which it feeds.

The marlin’s back is cobalt blue and its flanks and underbelly are silvery white. There may be light-blue or lavender vertical stripes on the sides as well.

THE NATIONAL SYMBOLS

THE NATIONAL SYMBOLS

THE PREAMBLE TO

THE CONSTITUTION OF

The Commonwealth of The Bahamas

WHEREAS Four hundred and eighty-one years ago the rediscovery of this Family of Islands, Rocks and Cays heralded the rebirth of the New World;AND WHEREAS the People of this Family of Islands recognizing that the preservation of their Freedom will be guaranteed by a national commitment to Self- discipline, Industry, Loyalty, Unity and an abiding respect for Christian values and the Rule of Law;

NOW KNOW YE THEREFORE:

We the Inheritors of and Successors to this Family of Islands, recognizing the Supremacy of God and believing in the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM IN SOLEMN PRAISE the Establishment of a Free and Democratic Sovereign Nation founded on Spiritual Values and in which no Man, Woman or Child shall ever be Slave or Bondsman to anyone or their Labour exploited or their Lives frustrated by deprivation, AND DO HEREBY PROVIDE by these Articles for the indivisible Unity and Creation under God of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas

SignatorieS of the ConStitution

SIR MILO BUTLER

1906-1979

His Excellency Sir Milo Butler was the first Bahamian Governor-General in an independent Bahamas. He served as Governor-General from 1973 until his death in 1979. Sir Milo was a nationalist who championed the socio-economic plight of the underprivileged in The Bahamas and actively participated in the struggle for Majority Rule. On Tuesday, 26th April, 1965, Sir Milo threw the Hourglass, used by the Speaker to time members’ speeches, out a window of the House of Assembly. This coordinated with Sir Lynden’s tossing out of the Mace. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Conference in London in 1972. Sir Milo variously served as Minister of Health and Welfare; Minister of Labour; and Agriculture and Fisheries.

RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR LYNDEN PINDLING

1928-2000

Sir Lynden Pindling served as Premier and then as Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas for 25 consecutive years. He was elected to the House of Assembly in 1956 as a member of the Progressive Liberal Party. On Tuesday, 26th April, 1965, Sir Lynden threw the Mace, the symbol of the Speaker’s parliamentary authority, out of the window of the House of Assembly in protest of constituency boundaries proposals. This date came to be known as “Black Tuesday”. He was a leader in the struggle for Majority Rule and led the governing party in London in 1972. He is acknowledged as the Father of the Independent Bahamas.

HONOURABLE SIR CLEMENT MAYNARD

1928-2009

In 1967, Sir Clement was appointed Government Leader in the Senate. He was elected to the House of Assembly as a Progressive Liberal Party member in 1968. Sir Clement was a member of the delegation to the Constitutional Conference in London in 1972. He has the distinction as the longest serving Minister of Tourism. During that period he introduced new programming initiatives such as People to People, Goombay Summer and Bahamahost, which, combined, helped to significantly boost the Bahamian tourist industry. Sir Clement served as a Member of the House of Assembly from 1968-1997.

HONOURABLE ARTHUR DION HANNA

1928-

2021

His Excellency Arthur Hanna served as Governor-General of The Bahamas from 2006-2010 and was the 8th Governor-General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. He served in the House of Assembly from 1962 through 1992 as a member of the Progressive Liberal Party. Mr. Hanna served as Deputy Premier and then as Deputy Prime Minister from 1967 to 1984, when he resigned from Cabinet. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Conference in London in 1972. He held numerous Cabinet positions, including Minister of Education; Trade and Industry; Home Affairs; and, Finance and the Public Service.

SignatorieS of the ConStitution

1931-1999

Mr. Cadwell Armbrister joined the Progressive Liberal Party in 1953 and became its treasurer in 1964. He served as a Senator from 1968 until 1972 when he was elected as a member of the Progressive Liberal Party to represent the Killarney Constituency. He was a delegate to the 1972 Constitutional Conference in London. Mr. Armbrister had served as President of the Airport, Airline & Allied Workers Union, and President of The Bahamas Federation of Trade Unions.

HONOURABLE ARCHIBALD LOFTUS ROKER

1935-

In 1968, the Hon. Loftus Roker was elected to the House of Assembly for the constituency of Nicholl’s Town, Andros and the Berry Islands as a member of the Progressive Liberal Party. In 1971, he became Minister of Health and Housing. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Conference in London in 1972. Mr. Roker became Minister of National Security in 1982, and he continued to serve as a Cabinet Minister until 1987, when he retired from front line politics.

1925-1996

Sir Kendal Isaacs became Attorney General in 1963. In 1965, he was an Independent Member of the Senate, and later became its Vice-President. Sir Kendal was elected to the House of Assembly for the Montagu Constituency as a member of the Free National Movement in 1972. He was leader of the FNM from 1972 until 1982 and Leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Assembly for most of those years. Sir Kendal was a delegate to the 1972 Constitutional Conference in London.

1928-

In 2010, Sir Arthur Foulkes became the 9th Governor-General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. He was elected to the House of Assembly for Grant’s Town as a member of the Progressive Liberal Party in 1967 and again in 1968. He became Minister of Communication and Tourism in 1968. Sir Arthur was one of the founding members of the Free National Movement, serving as an FNM Senator between 1972 and 1982. He was elected as a member of the Free National Movement for the Blue Hill Constituency in 1982. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Conference in London in 1972. In 1992, he was appointed High Commissioner to the Court of St. James (London, UK).

MR. CADWELL CREVEN ARMBRISTER

SIR KENDAL ISAACS

SIR ARTHUR FOULKES

SignatorieS of the ConStitution

NORMAN STAFFORD SOLOMON

1929-2008

Mr. Norman Solomon was first elected to the House of Assembly for Harbour Island, Spanish Wells and North Eleuthera as a member of the United Bahamian Party in 1967. In 1972 he was elected to the House of Assembly as a member of the Free National Movement. Mr. Solomon was leader of the Social Democratic Party from 1979-1982. In 1972, Mr. Solomon was one of four Opposition members who went to London as a delegate to the Constitutional Conference on Independence.

HONOURABLE PHILIP MICHAEL BETHEL

1940-

Hon. Philip Bethel represented Governor’s Harbour (Eleuthera) Constituency in the House of Assembly as a member of the Progressive Liberal Party serving during the period 1972-1997. He served for fifteen years as a Cabinet Minister in the areas of Works and Lands, and Transport. Rev. Bethel was a delegate to the 1972 Constitutional Conference in London.

SIR ORVILLE TURNQUEST

1929-

Sir Orville Turnquest was elected to the House of Assembly for the South Central Constituency of New Providence as a member of the Progressive Liberal Party in 1962. In 1967 he lost the re-election bid to the PLP’s Arthur Foulkes for the Grant’s Town Constituency. In 1972, he became Opposition Leader in the Senate for the Free National Movement. He was a delegate at the Constitutional Conferences in London in 1963 and 1972. He was a candidate for the Bahamian Democratic Party in 1977. Returning to the FNM in 1982, Sir Orville won the Montagu Constituency seat which he held until 1995. In 1995, Sir Orville became the 6th Governor-General of The Bahamas.

1928-2012

Hon. Paul Adderley was first elected to the House of Assembly in 1962 as a member of the Progressive Liberal Party. In 1965 he left the PLP following a PLP decision to boycott meetings of the House of Assembly consequent to the events of the ‘Mace and Hourglass’ protest in the House of Assembly of 26th April, 1965 (Black Tuesday). That same year, he along with Orville Turnquest and Spurgeon Bethel, formed the National Democratic Party. Following the 1972 General Election, Mr. Adderley rejoined the PLP serving as Government Leader in the Senate and as a member of Cabinet. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Conference in London. He served as Attorney General from 1973-1989 and as a Cabinet Minister for 20 years.

HONOURABLE PAUL LAWRENCE ADDERLEY

SignatorieS of the ConStitution

1940-

2023

In 1968, the Hon. George Smith was elected to the House of Assembly as a member of the Progressive Liberal Party for the Rolleville (Exuma) Constituency. He served as a Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister in charge of the Independence Secretariat in 1973 and mounted a successful programme to inform Bahamians about issues pertaining to the achievement of Independence. Mr. Smith later served as Minister for Transport, and Agriculture, Fisheries, Local Government and Lands.

1931-1991

Mr. Henry Bowen joined the Progressive Liberal Party in 1953 and served on the Executive Committee of the party. He was appointed to the Senate in 1967 and was elected to the House of Assembly for the West End, Grand Bahama and Bimini Constituency in 1968. Between 1977 and 1982, Mr. Bowen served as Deputy Speaker in the House of Assembly. Mr. Bowen was a delegate to the 1972 Constitutional Conference in London.

1919-1985

In 1965, the Hon. Carlton Francis became the First Vice-Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party. He was elected as a Member of the House of Assembly in 1967 for the Progressive Liberal Party and served as Minister in the PLP Government in the areas of Finance; Education; and Development. In 1972, he was a member of the Government’s Delegation to the Constitutional Conference in London. Mr. Francis resigned in 1973 in protest over the issue of legalized gambling. He later served as Pastor of the Kemp Road Union Baptist Church.

HONOURABLE GEORGE ANDREW SMITH

MR. HENRY JOSEPH BOWEN

HONOURABLE CARLTON ELISHA FRANCIS

Sir Arthur Foulkes GCMG 2010-2014

Sir Cornelious Smith

O.N., GCMG 2019-Pres.

Dame Marguerite Pindling

O.N., GCMG 2014-2019

RT. HON. SIR LYNDEN O. PINDLING 1973-1992

RT. HON. HUBERT INGRAHAM 1992-2002 & 2007-2012

RT. HON. PERRY CHRISTIE 2002-2007 & 2012-2017

THE MOST HON. DR. HUBERT A. MINNIS ON 2017-2021

THE HON. PHILLIP E. “BRAVE“ DAVIS, KC 2021-PRES.

THE GOLDEN JUBILEE

Sunday, July 9th, 2023

Clifford Park

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Joanne Callender

CELEBRATORY VIDEOS

CAKE CUTTING

MILITARY TATTOO

PRIME MINISTER’S ADDRESS

The Hon. Phillip E. “Brave“ Davis

ONE NATION, OUR FAITH

ONE NATION, OUR LEGACY

ONE NATION, OUR JUBILEE

HIGHER LEVEL BAND

INAGUA

Kentario

BIMINI

Terez

YA BORN THERE

Lady E

ELEUTHERA & HARBOUR ISLAND

Hartman

IF THE GOOD LORD

Donrica Burrows

CAT ISLAND

SEND HIM HOME

Ariel Newbold

ABACO

Kentario

STAGGER LEE

Xavy Simms

SAN SALVADOR

Terez

AGE AIN’T NUTTIN’ BUT A #

Colyn McDonald

GRAND BAHAMA

Hartman

GET INVOLVED

Shine

LONG ISLAND

Jovanna

HOLD YA HEAD

Sonovia Pierre

NEW PROVIDENCE

Kentario

RAGGED ISLAND

Terez

CIVIL SERVANT

Anja Bowe

BERRY ISLANDS

Hartman

LOOSE ME

Ilsha McPhee

CROOKED ISLAND

Jovanna

BEST OF MY LOVE

ANDROS

Kentario

DOG DON’T BARK AT PARKED CAR

Karrington McKenzie

MAYAGUANA

Terez

TELL OLE

Danielle Lee

RUM CAY

Hartman

DANCE THE JUNKANOO

Nehemiah Hield

EXUMA

Jovanna

ACKLINS

Kentario

PROUD TO BE A BAHAMIAN

THE NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE COMMISION

MEMBERS:

The Honourable Philip Davis, KC, MPv

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance

The Honourable Obie Wilchcombe

Minister of Social Services and Urban Development

The Honourable Alfred Sears, KC, MP

Minister of Works

The Honourable Clay Sweeting, MP

Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs

The Honourable Ginger Moxey, MP

Minister for Grand Bahama

The Honourable Mario Bowleg

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture

The Hon George A Smith (Deceased)

Cabinet Minister, Signatory, The Constitution of The Bahamas

Eldred “Ed” Bethel (Deceased)

Former Broadcast Journalist and Diplomat

MEMBERS OF THE 50TH INDEPENDENCE SECRETARIAT

Her Excellency Leslia Miller-Brice - Chair

Mr Jack Thompson, Permanent Secretary

Mrs Cynette Archer – Events Coordinator

Mrs D’Asante Small – Creative Director

Mr Greg Wilkinson – Event Designer and Coordinator of Logistics

Mr Anthony Coakley – Talent Coordinator

MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Miss Sonia Culmer, Under Secretary – Ministry of Education & Technical & Vocational Training

Miss Antoinette Brown – Cabinet Office

Senior Lieutenant Elizabeth Simms – Royal Bahamas Defence Force

Commander Frederick Brown – Royal Bahamas Defence Force

Assistant Commissioner of Police Kendal Strachan – Royal Bahamas Police Force

Chief Superintendent Janet McKenzie – Royal Bahamas Police Force

Assistant Superintendent of Police Keith Ferguson – Royal Bahamas Police Force

Superintendent Damian Robinson – Royal Bahamas Police Force

Chief Superintendent James Miller – Royal Bahamas Police Force

Assistant Superintendent Schnieka Campbell – Royal Bahamas Police Force

Mr Terry Archer – Chief of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr Ivan Thompson – Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mrs Karen Rolle – Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mrs Bernadette Bastian – Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation

Mrs Coral Miller – Ministry of Health and Wellness

Ms Lindsay Thompson – Senior Information Officer, Bahamas Information Services

Mr Adrian Thompson – Bahamas Information Services

Mr Sean Adderley – Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas (ZNS)

Mr Cheddi Ferguson - Ministry of Works

Dellerease Charlton – Financial Controller, Cabinet Office

Mrs Terrece Bootle – Laing - Department of Local Government

Miss Philippa Beneby – First Assistant Secretary, National Independence Secretariat

Tonya Hutchinson, National Independence Secretariat

Antonio Oliver, National Independence Secretariat

Esther Maycock, National Independence Secretariat

Mr Antonio Smith – National Independence Secretariat

Dahana St Fort – National Independence Secretariat

Bishop Denczil Rolle – Bahamas Christian Council

Mr Andrew Burrows

Mr Barry Wilmott – Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation

Mrs Demetria Rolle – Ministry of Education & Technical & Vocational Training

The Department of Culture

PROTOCOL

Terry P. Archer, Chief of Protocol

Ivan C. Thompson

Lakishna L. Mackey

Mia C. Nottage

Hazon M. Pinder

Kemico Sands

Karen Rolle

CREATIVE TEAM

Creative Director

D’Asante Small

Lead Designers

SENRAB

Dakota Marshall

Graphic Designer

MonaLisa Brown-Thompson

Devante Butler

Travano Strachan

Koy Mackey

Contributing Writers

Felicity Darville

Crystal A. deGregory, Ph.D.

Social Media Managers

Monalisa Brown-Thompson

Kache Knowles

Cinematography

Gary Wong

Isabel Taylor

Emmanuel Petit Homme

Storm Reckley

Margo Scarlett

Miguel Davis.

Zhivago McPhee

Anthony Stubbs

Shenika McPhee

Joseph Wood.

Photography

Fenton Ferguson

Jahrett Knowles

Karlyle Harris

Kryshon Butler

Keith Bryan

Austin Fernander

Carol Stubbs

Independence Beat

Anastarcia Palacious, Host

Production

Travis Hanna

Jerrad Cartwright

Isaiah Newton

Kriston Saunders

Denielle Miller

Jondeisha Hall

Jervin Munroe

Trevino Burrows

Nathaniel Conliffe

Digital Production and Content Development

Dijonnaie Black

Dion Brown

Jhanae Winter

Matejah Cunningham

Celine Walkine

Alexia Johnson

Ewurabena Appiah

Marcos Armbrister

Catherine Duncombe

Tyreke Butler

Philena Styles

Destinee Bowe

Larissa Lundy

Maelynn Ford

Christian Adam G.

Austin Grant

Joshua Longley

Cathleen Wells

Kent Minnis

Dudrie Minnis

Brittney Ambrister

Kentario Mckenzie

Madio Munnings

Eman Fertil

Kamille Ryan

Paul Turnquest

Georgette Turnquest

ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Assistant Commissioner Kendal Strachan

Chief Superintendant Janet McKenzie

Chief Superintendant James Miller

Chief Superintendant Damien Robinson

Chief Superintendant Kenrid Neely

Superintendant Angela Johnson

Superintendant Dwight Adderley

Assistant Superintendant Keith Ferguson

Assistant Superintendant Schnieka Campbell

Assistant Superintendant Donovan Martin

Assistant Superintendant Ricardo Rolle

COMBINED BANDS

THE ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE BAND DIRECTOR

Superintendent Seldin Adderley

ASP Julian Darville

Insp. Shakera Sweeting*

Insp. Darren Pennerman

Sgt. 341 Shantelle Rolle*

Sgt 387 Treco Johnson

Sgt. 792 Jamie Tinker

Sgt. 870 Corey Cartwright

Sgt. 1294 Chineko Andrews

Sgt. 3222 Daniel Saunders

Sgt. 3413 Cory Hield

Sgt. 1206 Kenritto Burrows

Cpl. 1255 Juan Simms

Cpl. 1713 Perry Johnson

Cpl. 3416 Rashad Rox

Cpl. 3423 Kevin Williams

Cpl. 3425 Jeff Williamson

Cpl. 3401 Rhon Adderley

PC. 4413 Andre Williams

PC. 4418 Freddiesha Carroll*

PC. 4434 Jabari Roberts

PC. 4471 Bryon Harvey

PC. 4498 James Hutcheson Jr.

PC. 4360 Leoneisha Johnson*

PC. 4452 Chavese Moss

ASP Eric Fowler

Insp. Tabori Dean

Sgt. 2932 Denise Richardson*

Sgt. 3111 James Percentie

Sgt. 3221 Lynden Sands

Sgt. 3405 Phillip Colebrooke Jr.

Sgt. 3408 John Evans

Sgt. 3419 Brian Saunders

Sgt. 3727 Ryan Cartwright

Cpl. 3410 Gary Francis

Cpl. 3420 Ghandi Sherman

Cpl. 3918 Dejuan Davis

Cpl. 3925 Renaldo Forbes

Cpl. 3944 Ontario Dames

PC. 4142 Michael Adderley

PC. 4155 Patrick Humes

PC. 4219 Tevin Hepburn

PC. 4314 Markedner Antoine

PC. 4327 Casurae Johnson*

PC. 4399 Shaquille Lewis

PC. 4400 Tony Mackey Jr.

PC. 4505 Vernon Moss

PC. 4546 Juan Pratt

THE ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENSE FORCE

BAND DIRECTOR

Force Chief Petty Officer: Matthew Rolle

PO Pherron Rolle

LS. Miguel Neely

LS. Daron Adderley

L/S Davin Johnson

AB Marvin Austin

L/S Howard Rolle

LS. Dale Ellis

L/W/M Krishanda Lewis

L/S Don Seymour

AWM Andreika Brown

AB Kaishon Cumberbatch AB DeVante Johnson

AB Craven Maycock

AB Toran Fortune

AB Keano McKenzie

AB Archules Rolle

MS Colin Capron

MS Livingston Munroe

MS Johnathon Williams

WM Shonique Thompson

MS Douglas Scavella

WM Samia Adderley

WM Jessica Williams

MS Canaz Cooper

WM Shaquanna Brown

MS Andres McPhee

MS Warshawski Smith

AB Craven Anderson

AB Dominic Williamson

AWM Jamie Skippings

AB Justin Stuart

MS Shadae Lloyd

MS D'Quan Smith

WM Robyn Mackey

MS Sirlesto Hanna

MS Rashad Armbrister

WM Bradesha Darville

MS Tavis Archer

MS Anniyo Rolle

MS Edwin Neely

AB Donald Neely

AB Troy Seymour

INDEPENDENCE PARADE PLATOONS

PARADE COMMANDERS

Ch/Supt. Damien Robinson-ISD ASP Devaughn McCartney-ISD

COLOR PARTY ESCORT

PC 4211 Jerome Cargill (Police Escort) LS Aulborn Knowles (RBDF) FLAG BEARERS

Cpl. 3604 Aniko Major-PID (National Flag)

PC 4032 Tenaj Rolle (Police Flag)

PO Mark Hepburn (RBDF Flag) CO Natario Hart (Corrections)

IO II Miguel Kemp (Immigration) CRO Gr. 1 Livingston Griffiths (Customs)

Grd. I Meko Major (Airport Authority)

DRESSING OFFICER

Insp. Antoine Knowles-PTC

Insp Dwayne Mackey-CD

HOISTING OF THE NATIONAL FLAG

Sgt. 3544 Marc Taylor-SP

Cadet 61 Gaynell Maycock

Cadet 12 Juan Baptiste

PLATOON ONE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES MALE

PCO Zhavonne Mackey and PCO John Cartwright

CC Terran Moss

CC Omar Brooks

CO Mathew Nottage

CO Marvin Smith

CO Clifton Roxborough

CO Alexis Thompson

TCO Thomas Smith

TCO Dorico Butler

TCO Stephen Jones

TCO Jason Saunders

TCO Deangelo Jones

TCO Andrew Williams

TCO Mathew Rolle

TCO Bruno Rolle

CC Willy Joseph

CO Crispin Gibson

CO Selwyn Dean

CO Devantae Stuart

CO Jermaine Stubbs

TCO Andrew Mackey

TCO Anton Wilmott

TCO Eldric Morley

TCO Travis Smith

TCO Rashad Rolle

TCO Ricardo Johnson

TCO Christiano Knowles

TCO Nelson Brown

TCO Nicholas Smith

PLATOON TWO BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

FEMALE

PCO Dalnecia Gray and PCO Senkah Basden

CC Naomi Higgs

CC Lashan Clarke

CC Kendra Higgs-Rolle

CO Brenell Stuart

CO Rondell Bethel

CO Kadian Beckford

CO Shannon Sherman

TCO Carlisa Gray

TCO Xena Bastian

TCO Lavella Ferguson

TCO Rochelle Rodgers

TCO Shaliyah Neymour

CC Therez Rolle

CC Junique Whymms

CC Shenequa Rolle

CO Precious McKenzie

CO Kendeira Brown

CO Shakessa Wilson

TCO Erika Casseus

TCO Devonae Smith

TCO Nekeita Burrows

TCO Vantajanye Hepburn

TCO Brittnay Campbell

TCO Diorshae Pratt

PLATOON THREE

ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE FIRES SERVICES

Sgt. 1328 Jovon Adderley

Cpl. 1782 Nigel Miller

PC 4112 Stefano Brown

PC 4119 Dalton Hanna

PC 4554 Rino Armaly

PC 4555 Benjamin Butler

PC 4556 Preston Cartwright

PC 4557 Kayton Cephas

PC 4558 Camron Cherry

PC 4559 Deonte Clarke

PC 4573 Craig Whylly

PC 4571 Collin Oliver

PC 4572 Cedner Ornelus

Insp. Alexander Kemp

Sgt. 2785 Cedeno Hepburn

Cpl. 3036 Ovando Forbes

PC 4560 Kadeem Clarke

PC 4561 Johnathan Cox

PC 4562 Samuel Deleveaux

PC 4563 Nathaniel Farrington

PC 4565 Theron Johnson

PC 4566 Nigel LaFleur

PC 4567 Darren Mackey

PC 4568 Mario Mareus

PC 4569 Ephraim Miller

PC 4570 Latajhio Moxey

PLATOON FOUR

ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE VOLUNTARY POLICE

RESERVES

Insp. Alson Ferguson & Insp. Garnell Newbold

R/Sgt. 585 Lorraine Hinsey-CF

R/Sgt. 844 Sancia Seymour-SP

R/Sgt. 755 Latisha Williamson-RO

R/Sgt. Tonya Thompson-Moss-RO

R/Sgt. 839 Joycelin Moss-TPD

R/Cpl. 797 Ingrid Adderley-CF

RC 3122 Stephen Sands-RO

RC 3017 Timonthy Clarke-RO

RC 3022 Sharon Eyma-RO

RC 3030 Donniesha Miller-RO

RC 3037 Raymond Rolle-RO

RC 3055 Rochelle Johnson-RO

RC 3061 Leon Morris-RO

RC 3066 Lianel Rolle-RO

RC 3072 Brittany Sherman-RO

RC 3099 Marcin Saunders-RO

RC 3104 Oprah Deleveaux-RO

RC 3110 Kylan Hall-RO

RC 3118 Helga Williams-RO

R/Cpl. 733 Jaketo McPhee-NWD

R/Cpl. 793 Randy Adderley-MD

RC 3014 Shayne Bethel-RO

RC 3018 Dwayne Dean-RO

RC 3023 Lavaughn Ferguson-RO

RC 3031 Cynteea Edgecombe-RO

RC 3038 Willissa Saunders-RO

RC 3058 Omarra Lightbourne-RO

RC 3065 Krysten Rolle-RO

RC 3068 Shawn Strachan-RO

RC 3097 Keith Williams-RO

RC 3102 Sebastian Butler-RO

RC 3106 Amanda Donaldson-RO

RC 3117 Gregory Miller-RO

RC 3063 Edwin Richardson-RO

PLATOON FIVE

ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE MALE RIFLE

Insp. Jamal Edgecombe-ISD and Insp. Antoine Knowles-PTC

Sgt. 3127 Terell Stubbs-CIB

Cpl. 3820 Dorian Butler-MD

PC 4433 Chislon Moss-WD

PC 4407 Antaeo Rahming-WD

PC 4649 Kristian Russell-SP

PC 4339 Ryan Pratt-WD

PC 4628 Eugene Pinder-SWD

PC 4425 Ethan Farrington-MSS

PC 4659 Joshua Clarke-CD

PC 4624 Johnson-NED

PC 4490 Carlos Brown-SED

PC 4610 Anthon Rigby-TPU

PC 4617 Danacio Cash-PID

PC 4637 Doncyn Cartwright-TPD

Sgt. 3589 Torrence Cash-AD

PC 4496 Gervard Green-SCD

PC 4671 Tre Stuart-SED

PC 4228 Daniel Morley-CFU

PC 4651 Jasheed Strachan-SP

PC 4428 Justus Mackey-FHD

PC 4463 David Wade-PID

PC 4448 Jahiem Leadon-SWD

PC 4439 Gladstone Bodie Jr.-NWD

PC 4620 Jerome Ferguson-DEU

PC 4643 Loubains Jean Jacques-ED

PC 4660 Andre Johnson-FHD

PC 4613 Jude Taylor Jr.-NED

PLATOON SIX

ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE FEMALE RIFLE

Insp. Nikisha Taylor-Bain-SED and Insp. Deandra

Moss-Barr-UR

Sgt. 2980 Requel Richardson-Curry-CID

Cpl. 3874 Richea Sargeant-MD

PC 4085 Shanteka Deleveaux-CID

PC 4181 Vanessa Davis-Cease FS

Sgt. 3260 Areba Ambrose-CD

PC 4084 Mona Moss-FCIB

PC 4125 Randya Kemp-FS

PC 4175 Sharaye Adderley-POS

PLATOON SEVEN

PLATOON EIGHT

22

24

25

28

79

80

PLATOON NINE

ROYAL DEFENCE FORCE MALE RANGERS

Commander: P/O M. King and L/S O. Shariff

Devon Ferguson

Michael Stubbs

Joshua Turnquest

Christian Lockhart

Kelson Sturrp

Acajio Evans

Valandino Cadet

Kelsey Missick

Justin Frazer

William Clarke

Camron Harns

Trenique Dames

Peter Carey

Kyden Thurston

Keon Higgs

Kaydon Misador

Lacoy Johnson

Stefon Walkes

Trevon Rolle

Shervano Mackey

Wayne Kelly Jr

Mark Campbell (Andros)

Anthony Winston (Andros)

Kenneth Russell (Andros)

Jyohanna Rahming

Dorvano Johnson

Demarion Hall

Rodney Philemon

Donovan Arnett

Rasheed Smith

PLATOON TEN

THE ROYAL DEFENCE FORCE FEMALE RANGERS

Commander: P/O/ O Seymour And A/W/M L. Morley

Gynaea Mckenzie

Chania Cenatus

Tatyanna McKenzie

Lukhanya Thompson

Angel Brown

Kendira Douglas

Sanai Neely

Sharianna Rolle (Andros)

Diamond Cox (Andros)

Vanessa Fleurinord

Cindy Taylor

Khyara Ferguson

Lemaneka Brennen

Shaniah Dickinson

Najae Brown

Brianna Saunders

Breanna Brennen

Julisa Teramene

Shamara Wilson

Zion Neely

Michaela Sawyer

Toriel Bain

Sianna Riley

Carleicla Colebrook

Deshantae Riley Gazzlyn Colebrook

D’ Yontae Mackey Keniesha Bain

Anayah Turner Dominique Smith

PLATOON ELEVEN

ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENCE FORCE MALE RIFLE

Commander: Lt. John Delancey

Parade Marshals: PO Ian Hall and PO Rodney Davis

P/O Andrew Adderley-RBDF

A/B Ranuard Ferguson-RBDF

M/S Trevon Brown-RBDF

M/S Quinn Smith-RBDF

M/S Shandyke Clarke-RBDF

M/S Abrian Rahming-RBDF

M/S Dwayne Davis-RBDF

M/S Tyler Leary-RBDF

M/S Kennith Sears-RBDF

M/S Dhyllin Fowler-RBDF

M/S Kashun Richardson-RBDF

M/S Raymon Johnson-RBDF

M/S Howard Pinder-RBDF

M/S Carl Knowles-RBDF

Anwick Alexis-RBDF

Keyshawn Scott-RBDF

Ishad Rolle-RBDF

Tawanto Saunders-RBDF

Brianardo Baker-RBDF

Neville Johnson-RBDF

Delano Johnson-RBDF

Kaynaj Davis-RBDF

Tyrik Thurston-RBDF

Rasheed Nicholls-RBDF

Leonardo Swain-RBDF

Sari Bullard-RBDF

Clint Munnings-RBDF

Kenron Collymore-RBDF

M/S Dimaggio Barett-RBDF M/S Trey-Twon Phillips-RBDF

PLATOON TWELVE

THE ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENCE FORCE FEMALE RIFLE

Commander: Sub Lt. Opal Faquharson

Parade Marshalls: PO Malisha Richardson and AB Deangelo Green

P/O Monique Moss-RBDF

A/W/M Shashanya Ferguson-RBDF

W/M Shelia Thelusma-RBDF

W/M Jada Lewis-RBDF

Shanelle Gibson-RBDF

Aaliyah Newbold-RBDF

Trevonya Knowles-RBDF

Khadijah Bain-RBDF

W/M Shanovia Neely-RBDF W/M Darjae Scavella-RBDF

W/M Phanarje Culmer-RBDF

W/M Kirkretha Dean-RBDF

W/M Charlisa Carey-RBDF

W/M Daenette Brown-RBDF

W/M Lescia Greene-RBDF

Tamika Adderley-RBDF

Michelle Walkine-RBDF

Gardel Parker-RBDF

Sade Nottage-RBDF

Ashley Rolle-RBDF

W/M Shanique Gibbs-RBDF W/M Quentell Bain-RBDF

W/M Brenae Neely-RBDF W/M Antonia Butler-RBDF

W/M Rachel Evans-RBDF

W/M Shirley Joseph-RBDF

W/M Kianna Adderley-RBDF

W/M Amelia Saunders-RBDF

W/M Savanna Pelletier-RBDF

W/M Alissa Miller-RBDF

PLATOON THIRTEEN

THE BAHAMAS CUSTOMS COMBINE

Commanders: Supt. George Mortimer, Ch/Ro. Gerard Pellitier and Ch/RO. S. Lewis

Sen. CRO Carl Rahming

CRO Gr I Brian Evans

CRO Gr I Alex Hanna

CRO Gr I Alan Wallace

CRO Gr I Sheiko Hoyte

CRO Gr I Lashandell Romer

CRO Gr I Marjorie Munroe*

CRO Gr I Donnell McPhee*

CRO Gr I Shaquay McKenzie*

CRO Gr I Brently Sherman

CRO Gr II D'Angelo Cartwright

CRO Gr II Loren Forbes

CRO Trainee Indera Linden*

CRO Gr II Kenvaughn Sands

CRO Gr II Tremeiko Outten

CRO Gr II Demartio Green

CRO Gr II Latoya Pinder*

CRO Gr II Patrenda Smith-Dorsett*

CRO Gr II Shownia Forbes*

CRO Gr II Arthurnique McDonald*

CRO Gr II Q'Chea Knowles

CRO Gr II Yuwanna Burrows*

CRO Gr II Navette Ferguson*

CRO Trainee Paulette Turnquest*

CRO Trainee Makeira Gibson*

PLATOON FOURTEEN

THE DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION MALE

CIO Leroy Miller and GR.1 Javano Musgrove

TIO Delshire Mingo

TIO Ashley Collie

TIO Duran Ching

TIO Adolphus Leadon

TIO Amari Roberts TIO Jameco Seymour

TIO Rashad Smith TIO L. Williams

TIO Timothy Wilson

TIO Stanley Farquharson

TIO Marcian Swaby

TIO Camron McKenzie

TIO Errick Morley

TIO Glenn Rolle

TIO Justin Mackey

TIO Archad Armbrister

TIO Rashad Sweeting

TIO Jacquez Newton

TIO Adrian Bethel Jr.

TIO Troy Saunders

TIO Keith Cleare

TIO O’Brian Rolle

TIO Rojay Arinze

TIO Darren Rolle

TIO Wislet St. Brave TIO Drevon Richards

TIO Daniel McPhee

TIO Kevard Rolle

PLATOON FIFTEEN

THE DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION FEMALE

CIO Vonetta Flowers and GR.1 Ganyell Lewis-Francis PLATOON (FEMALE)

TIO Kyleisha Albury

TIO Keiana Cambridge

TIO Rashan Darling

TIO Fanshawn Evans

TIO Arnell Williams

TIO Tyrese Rahming

TIO Annjerneva Linden

TIO Jermaine Mackey

TIO Pedronique Robeldo

TIO Carlrita Robinson

TIO Rica Farrington

TIO Shanette Taylor

TIO Kayshell Nixon

TIO Edneka Farquharson

TIO Gabrielle Conyers

TIO Roniqua Stubbs

TIO K’Sidra Storr

TIO Faith Edgecombe

TIO A. Harris

TIO Sasha Storr

TIO Jervain Linsey

TIO Gatrel Gardiner

TIO Vernique Gustave

TIO Biancia McKenzie

TIO Marvinique Newbold

TIO Petra Knowles

TIO Kathia Sweeting

TIO Hailey Larrimore

TIO Letrelle Thompson

PLATOON SIXTEEN THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY COMBINED

Sr. Sup Teron Deveaux and Insp. Garvin Smith

Grade III Vanria Mitchell*

Grade II Andrew Pennerman

Grade II Kenya Evans*

Grade I Berkell Finley

Grade I Christen Richardson

Grade I Avariana Delancy*

Grade I Yoneisha Woodside*

Grade I Shanae Outten*

Grade I Rolecea Pinder*

Grade I Devaughn Sawyer

Grade I Philip Darling

Grade I Michael Francis

Grade I Giovanni Roberts

Grade II Travis McPhee

Grade II Tony Stubbs

Grade I Tamika Rahming

Grade I Annique Poitier*

Grade I Devonn Brennen

Grade I Anson McKinney

Grade I Elveneque Llyod*

Grade Lakeysha Riley*

Grade I Meko Major

Grade I Rochelle Rolle*

Grade I Matthew Brown

Grade I Berkell Finley

PLATOON SEVENTEEN COMBINED

CANINE

Commander: ASP. Kyle Capron-K9

ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE

Sgt. 2835 Eltura Deveaux (Sub-Commander)

Sgt. 2824 Burnside

Cpl. 3587 Brown

Cpl. 3890 Keron King

PC 3997 Jasmine Sands*

PC 4208 Clifton Bowe

PC 4586 Chavez Pinder

PC 4646 Devante Poitier

ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENSE FORCE

A/B Reynaldo Ferguson (Sub-Commander)

W/M Ashanti Roker*

W/M Nina Nairn*

M/S Linmarc Taylor

M/S Nikita Thompson*

IMMIGRATION

S.I.O David Rolle (Sub-Commander)

Gr II Reean Rollins*

Andrewnique Edgecombe*

BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

CC Vanrea Armaly-Smith (Sub-Commander)

CC Marichio Sears

CC Kendra Johnson

CC Patrick Brice

CO Aurelia Russell*

CO Rupert Leadon

BAHAMAS CUSTOMS

CRO Grade I Jaydawn Turnquest*

CRO Grade II Hensie Saintil

AIRPORT AUTHORITY

Grade III Trevor Culmer (Sub-Commander)

Grade II Jennifer Saunders

Grade I Alicia Arthur

PLATOON EIGHTEEN

ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE MOBILE UNIT

Commander: Ch/Supt. Tess Newbold

Insp Lashawn Brice

Sgt. 2838 Kevin Ellis

Sgt. 2930 Pealunn Richardson

Sgt. 529 Johnson

Cpl. 3823 Lathario Seymour

PC 4705 Quetelle Sturrup

PC 3878 Shakeno Campbell

PC 4009 Adderley

Sgt. 2714 Reinaldo Bonaby

Sgt. 3745 Corozal Ferguson-Bethel

Sgt. 2000 Gibson

Cpl. 3809 Laquint Lavarity

PC 4176 Shaquille Bain

PC 4769 Tristian Richardson

PC 4749 Devaughn Curtis

PC 4241 Wood

PLATOON NINETEEN

ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE FIRE SERVICES VEHICLES

Sgt. 3028 Troy Culmer

Cpl. 3024 Demeko Anderson

PC 4120 Lopez Hanna

PC 4122 Alexander Hunter

ASP. Demeris Armbrister

Cpl. 3028 Dione Conliffe

Cpl. 3057 Tavingston Smith

PC 1609 Herbert Clarke

PC 4117 Giovanne Farrington

PLATOON TWENTY

ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENCE FORCE VEHICLES

L/S Antone Cash

L/S Delano Johnson

PLATOON TWENTY-ONE

THE ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE CYCLISTS

Commander: Ch/Supt. David Lockhart

Sub-Commander: Supt. Paul Cash

Sgt. 1360 Don Dorsette

Insp. Jerone Thompson

Sgt. 3884 Kristoff Greenslade

Sgt. 3292 Danielle Capron

Cpl. 1200 Charles Bastian

Cpl. 3935 Jarad McPhee

Cpl. 3414 Deanardo Lightbourne

Cpl. 549 Patrick Kemp

PC 3946 Prince Dean Jr.

PC 4209 Romanda Brennan

Sgt. 2414 Ryan Curry

Sgt. 2886 Devaughn Frazer

Sgt. 3506 Arnold Nesbitt

Cpl. 3938 Jameko Thompson

Cpl. 3922 Murrell Duford

Cpl. 3961 Cordero Rolle

Cpl. 3606 Dwight Moncur

PC 4065 Wesley Morley

PC 4668 Alexis Rolle

Grade I Dakota Gibson

K9 Una

PC 4446 Answell Johnson

PC 3541 Steven Duncombe

PC 4233 Tyrese Smith

PC 4074 Danny Wright

PC 4432 Shawndee Miller

PC 4510 Sirmar Rolle

PC 4549 Dniro Sawyer

DRILL DISPLAYS AND PERFORMANCES

BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES COMMANDER

CO Crispin Gibson

TCO Ricardo Johnson

TCO Nelson Brown

TCO Edric Morley

CO Shannon Sherman*

TCO Devanae Smith*

TCO Carlissa Gray*

TCO Neketia Burrows*

PCO Zhavonne Mackey

CO Alexs Thompson

TCO Jason Saunders

TCO Mathew Rolle

TCO Dorricco Butler

CO Kadian Beckford*

TCO Devanae Smith*

TCO Rochelle Rodgers*

TCO Lavella Ferguson*

ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENCE FORCE COMMANDER

M/S Kemron Collymore

M/S Trey-Twon Phillips

M/S Zhavanrick Dean

M/S Joshua Armbrister

M/S Renaldo Mirtil

M/S Antonio Bethel

M/S Coyotito Gray

M/S Justin Burrows

M/S Terran Stubbs

M/S Daquan Gray

W/M Amelia Saunders

M/S Antoine Darville

A/S TROY SEYMOUR

M/S Cyril Lewis

W/M Taneka Adderley*

M/S Kallie Taylor

M/S Christopher Kerr

W/M Jireh Sturrup

W/M Shatyra Ferguson

W/M Khadijah Bain

W/M Miar Rolle

W/M Savanna Pellitier

M/S Stephan Seymour

M/S Lorenzo Darville

M/S Bernard Knowles

M/S Wayman Morris

M/S Tarron Patton

M/S Darvid Moss

W/M Shirley Joseph

W/M Quentell Bain

M/S Khambrel Cooper

M/S Logan Davis

M/S Destin Demeritte

M/S Huderly Hanna

M/S Kamal Khalfani-Josephs

M/S Aquille Butler

M/S Carl Knowles

M/S Schanton Lully

M/S Paul Hanna

COMMANDER

Insp. Jamal Edgecombe-SD

Sgt. 3127 Terell Stubbs-CIB

Cpl. 3820 Dorian Butler-MD

PC 4659 Joshua Clarke-ED

PC 4496 Gervard Green-SCD

PC 4642 J’annte Ingraham-SPU*

PC 4407 Antaeo Rahming-CIB

PC 4181 Vanessa Davis-CF*

PC 4084 Mona Moss-FCIB*

PC 4398 Earin Kemp-NWD

PC 4590 Breanne Rolle-SED*

PC 4637 Cartwright-TPU

Cpl. 3604 Aniko Major-PID

Cpl. 3874 Richea Sergeant-MD*

PC 4671 Tre Stuart-ED

PC 4085 Shanteka Deleveaux-CID*

PC 4125 Randya Kemp-FS*

PC 4649 Kristian Russell-SPU

PC 4439 Gladstone Bodie-NED

PC 4211 Jerome Cargill-CLS

PC 4339 Ryan Pratt-WD

PC 4619 Lavenicia Fanfan-ED*

COMMANDER

Sgt. 3138 Aneka Adderley

Sgt. 2771 Keisa Rolle

Cpl. 2784 Cladius Henry-Martinez

Cpl. 3148 Terrence Outten

PC 1337 Kathon Hanna

Sgt. 2771 Keisa Rolle

Cpl. 2784 Cladius Henry-Martinez

Cpl. 3148 Terrence Outten

PC 1337 Kathon Hanna

ROYAL BAHAMAS MOTORCYCLIST

COMMANDER

Insp. Jerone Thompson

ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE

ROYAL BAHAMAS FIRE SERVICES

Cpl. 2784 Cladius Henry-Martinez

Cpl. 3148 Terrence Outten

PC 1337 Kathon Hanna

Cpl. 3148 Terrence Outten

PC 1337 Kathon Hanna

ROYAL BAHAMAS MOTORCYCLIST COMMANDER

Insp. Jerone Thompson

Sgt. 3506 Arnold Nesbitt

Cpl. 3935 Jarad McPhee

Cpl. 3414 Deonardo Lightbourne

Cpl. 3961 Cordero Rolle

PC 4074 Danny Wright

PC 4027 Percy Leary

PC 4212 Renardo Cash

PC 4549 Dniro Sawyer

PC 4209 Romanda Brennan

Cpl. 3938 JamekoThompson

Cpl. 3922 Murrell Duford

PC 3946 Prince Dean

PC 4065 Wesley Morley

PC 4621 Cassius Gaitor

PC 4432 Shawndee Miller

PC 4233 Tyrese Smith

PC 4457 Kendra Kemp

COMBINE CANINE DISPLAY COMMANDER

ASP. Kyle Capron-K9

ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE

Sgt. 2835 Eltura Deveaux (Sub-Commander)

Sgt. 2824 Burnside

Cpl. 3587 Brown K-9 Archie

Cpl. 3890 Keron King

PC 3997 Jasmine Sands*

PC 4208 Clifton Bowe

PC 4586 Chavez Pinder

PC 4646 Devante Poitier

W/M Ashanti Roker*

Niko

Beast

Rambo

Django

ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENSE FORCE

A/B Reynaldo Ferguson (Sub-Commander)

King

W/M Nina Nairn* K-9 Snickers

M/S Linmarc Taylor K-9 Briggs

M/S Nikita Thompson*

Gr II Reean Rollins*

K-9 Blackberry

IMMIGRATION

S.I.O David Rolle (Sub-Commander)

K-9 Nayah

T I. O Andrewnique Edgecombe* K-9 Diego

T.I.O. D’ Vaughn Longley

K-9 Caesar

BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

CC Marichio Sears

CC Kendra Johnson

CC Patrick Brice

CO Aurelia Russell*

CO Rupert Leadon

CC Vanrea Armaly-Smith (Sub-Commander)

K-9 Kapri

K-9 Puppy Apache

K-9 Kaiser

K-9 Puppy Coyote

K-9 Sasha

BAHAMAS CUSTOMS

CRO Grade I Jaydawn Turnquest* K9 Rajah

CRO Grade II Hensie Saintil

K9 Chapo

77 Jordan Jodorte

83 Chavanna Kerney

85 Chrisworth Roberts

88 Ahmad Wallace

90 Rayshawn Joachin

92 Jeremy Pinder

96 Kaden Brown

82 Khino Ferguson

84 David Strachan

87 Bradnado Neely

89 Jayden Butler

91 Samieh Pinder

94 Jy’den Sherman

COMBINED BAND DISPLAY

COMMANDER: Supt. Seldin Adderley

CPO Matthew Rolle

THE ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE

ASP Julian Darville

Insp Shakera Sweeting*

Insp. Darren Pennerman

Sgt. 341 Shantelle Rolle*

Sgt 387 Treco Johnson

Sgt. 792 Jamie Tinker

Sgt. 870 Corey Cartwright

Sgt. 1294 Chineko Andrews

Sgt. 3222 Daniel Saunders

Sgt. 3413 Cory Hield

Sgt. 1206 Kenritto Burrows

Cpl. 1255 Juan Simms

Cpl. 1713 Perry Johnson

Cpl. 3416 Rashad Rox

Cpl. 3423 Kevin Williams

Cpl. 3425 Jeff Williamson

Cpl. 3401 Rhon Adderley

PC 4413 Andre Williams

PC 4418 Freddiesha Carroll*

PC 4434 Jabari Roberts

PC 4471 Bryon Harvey

PC 4498 James Hutcheson Jr

PC 4360 Leoneisha Johnson*

PC 4452 Chavese Moss

PO Pherron Rolle

L/S Miguel Neely

ASP Eric Fowler

Insp Tabori Dean

Sgt. 2932 Denise Richardson*

Sgt. 3111 James Percentie

Sgt. 3221 Lynden Sands

Sgt. 3405 Phillip Colebrooke Jr.

Sgt. 3408 John Evans

Sgt. 3419 Brian Saunders

Sgt. 3727 Ryan Cartwright

Cpl. 3410 Gary Francis

Cpl. 3420 Ghandi Sherman

Cpl. 3918 Dejuan Davis

Cpl. 3925 Renaldo Forbes

Cpl. 3944 Ontario Dames

PC 4142 Michael Adderley

PC 4155 Patrick Humes

PC 4219 Tevin Hepburn

PC 4314 Markedner Antoine

PC 4327 Casurae Johnson*

PC 4399 Shaquille Lewis

PC 4400 Tony Mackey Jr.

PC 4505 Vernon Moss

PC 4546 Juan Pratt

THE ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENSE FORCE

L/S Daron Adderley

L/S Davin Johnson

A/B Marvin Austin

A/B Kaishon Cumberbatch

A/B Craven Maycock

A/B Toran Fortune

A/B Keano McKenzie

A/B Archules Rolle

M/S Colin Capron

M/S Livingston Munroe

L/S Howard Rolle

L/S Dale Ellis

L/W/M Krishanda Lewis

L/S Don Seymour

A/W/M Andreika Brown

A/B DeVante Johnson

A/B Craven Anderson

A/B Dominic Williamson

A/W/M Jamie Skippings

A/B Justin Stuart

M/S Shadae Lloyd

M/S D'Quan Smith

THE ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENSE FORCE

M/S Johnathon Williams

W/M Shonique Thompson

M/S Douglas Scavella

W/M Robyn Mackey

M/S Sirlesto Hanna

M/S Rashad Armbrister

Dir. James Hutcheson

W/M Samia Adderley W/M Bradesha Darville

W/M Jessica Williams M/S Tavis Archer

M/S Canaz Cooper

W/M Shaquanna Brown

M/S Andres McPhee

M/S Anniyo Rolle

M/S Edwin Neely

A/B Donald Neely

M/S Warshawski Smith A/B Troy Seymour

THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

PO Kenneth Sweeting Sgt. Andrew Farrington

Cpl. Casey Forbes

Cpl. Kirkwood Thompson

Cpl. Esther Moncur

Cpl. Leshan Bodie

Cpl. Owen Rolle Cpl. Ramo Dean

Cpl. M. Allen Cpl. Lamar Polhamus

Cpl. Oscar Dames Jr Cpl. Valduron Cleare

Cpl. Philip Rolle

Cpl. Shikiela Perpall

CO O’neil Cartwight

CO Allen Dorsette

CO Kirkwood Cleare

CO Lewis Colebrooke

CO Giante Smith

TCO Thomas Mackey

TCO Roland Joseph

TCO Soniesha Bain

TCO Nicola Rahming

TCO Ramon Butler

Mr. Jeffery Severe

Cpl. Jarmal Cooper

CO Sean Ferguson

CO Edon Bowe

CO Donavan Rolle

CO Sontino Bain

CO Elron Munroe

CO Trevor Strachan

TCO Leshaun Bassett

TCO Claysandra Morley

TCO Carlos Clarke

TCO Trae Greene

TCO Andrew Sears

DRONE DISPLAY

COMMANDER: ASP Carlos Mitchell

THE ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE

Cpl. 2064 Knowles

Cpl. 3915 Clarke

CASTLE CONSTRUCTION

COMMANDER: ASP RICARDO ROLLE

CPO Mario Ferguson

THE ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE

Insp Carlos Carey

R/Insp Elvis Moss

Sgt. 2779 Timothy Fisher

Sgt. 919 Jared Knowles

Sgt. 3424 Eugene Williamson

R/Sgt. 350 Dorrington Darling

Sgt. 1921 Carrington Dean

Cpl. 3746 Derek Burrows

Cpl. 3125 Roberto Stuart

Cpl. 1287 Brian Roache

Cpl. 3549 Breon Adderley

Cpl. 3402 Valentino Bethel

PC 4391 Delano Farrington

LC 5033 Freddie Carroll

Insp Leroy Rolle

R/Insp James Pinder

Sgt. 3144 Gilbert Knowles

Sgt. 423 Vallon Thompson

Sgt. 3730 Peter Hanna

R/Sgt. 260 Jason Cambridge

Cpl. 2077 Edward Stuart

Cpl. 3088 Oniel Cooper

Cpl. 189 Elvin Emmanuel

Cpl. 3529 Benson McKenzie

Cpl. 4006 Donovan Williams

R/Cpl. 1157 Rudolph Strapp

PC 4550 Aaron Smith

LC 5024 Parish Rose

THE ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENSE FORCE

Petty Officer Branville Walkine

Able Mechanic Jordan Rolle

Leading Mechanic Alvin Collie

PRODUCER FRED FERGUSON

DIRECTOR

SCRIPT WRITERS

CHOREOGRAPHER

STAGE MANAGERS

CHOIR DIRECTORS

BAHAMAS MUSIC ACADEMY DIRECTOR

DRUM CO-ORDINATOR

PHILIP BURROWS

PATRICE FRANCIS/PHILIP BURROWS

RICARDO CHRISTIE

RONALD SIMMS/ADMIRAL FERGUSON JR.

ASHLEY KNOWLES/ADRIAN ARCHER

SYDNEY CAMPBELL

ZAVAN COLEBROOKE/ALEXANDER BULLARD

HIGHER LEVEL BAND LEADER J. D. STEWART

BO HOG & DA ROOTERS LEADER

ALFRED ‘BO HOG’ JOHNSON

PERFORMERS

JOANNE CALLENDER

ERICA ‘LADY E’ JOHNSON

DONRICA BURROWS

ARIEL NEWBOLD

XAVY SIMMS

COLYN McDONALD

LAVADO ‘SHINE’ SANDS

SONOVIA PIERRE

ANJA BOWE

ILSHA McPHEE

THEOPHILUS ‘T’ COAKLEY

KARRINGTON McKENZIE

DANIELLE LEE

NEHEMIAH HIELD

PHIL STUBBS

KING ERRISSON

JOVANNA HEPBURN

KENTARIO McKENZIE

TEREZ DAVIS

HARTMAN BROWN

BAHAMAS MUSIC ACADEMY

PROFESSOR SYDNEY CAMPBELL

SHAVINCIA SAUNDERS

ROMEL SHEARER

JACK BARR

ISABELLA YOUNG

DAMARIS HALLIDAY

BONNY BYFIELD

NIKITA ROLLE* (NEED TO CONFIRM)

ZARAH RIGBY

LEIANNE HALLIDAY

VALENCIA ANTHONY

NIA CREARY

KAJJALI LIGHTBOURN

OMARI DOWNES

TRISTAN JOHNSON

MARIAH SMITH

BRYANNA SMITH

KLAIRE STUBBS

ANALIESA ANTHONY

DINAJ MAJOR

50th Independence National Mass Choir

DIRECTOR – ASHLEY KNOWLES

ADRIANNA MUNNINGS

ALICIA FERGUSON

ALISHA WELLS

ALLISON GARCIA

AMBER-LAYNE MILLER

ANAYA RUSSELL

ANDREA BOWE

ANTHONY WILLIAMSON

ANTOIN BOWE

ANYA LEWIS

ARTHURNIQUE JONES

ASHLEY JASMIN

BESSIE ROLLE

BREEA COLEBROOKE

BRIEL JACQUES

CARLISA WILKINSON

CHARDIO KNOWLES

CHARPHANE BURNSIDE

CHARZIA CURTIS

CHIQUITA CULMER

CHRISTENA MORRISON

CHRISTI KNOWLES

CHRISTIE HART

CRYSTAL DAMES

CRYSTAL FERGUSON

D’ANDRA SWEETING

DEAH DUVALIER

DELMAR BOWE

DENIRO THOMPSON

DESTINEE BOWE

DESTINY KNOWLES

DEVITA BETHEL

DEZARIA MCKENZIE

DOMONIC MOULTRIE

ERRIN GREEN

ESTELLA GIBSON

FELISHA THOMPSON

GAYLENE SEYMOUR

GINA ROSE

HADASSAH THOMPSON

IEISHA WALLACE

ILSHA JOHNSON

INDIRA MACKEY

JACINTA ROLLE

JALAINE BURROWS

JAMAL MILLER

JASMINE FERGUSON

JAYNELLE MCPHEE

JEMMA ROACHE

JENNIEMAE MAJOR

JERMAIN DAMES

JERVON MACKEY

JESSICA DARVILLE

JO’PAUL SCAVELLA

JOHN LEWIS

JONIQUE BROWN

JORDIN HART

JOSHELYN WOOD

KACEY DUNCOMBE

KAREEM ROLLE

KATHRINA GARDINER

KENISHA HAMILTON

KENYA FERGUSON

KENYETTA BAIN

KEVA ROBINSON

KIMBERLY BROWN

LA-DONNA MORRIS

LAKASHA MILLER EVANS

LATANIA BANNISTER

LATISHA TAYLOR

LESLEY BROWN

LESTER JOHNSON

LINQUA GIBSON

MARQUISTA THOMPSON

MARVIA CURTIS

MELODY JOHNSON

MEOSHI WALLACE

MIRIAM CURTIS

MONIQUE MCKENZIE

NATALA MACKEY

NATASHA JOHNSON

NAVARRO NEWTON

NICOLA BROWN

NOEMI HIGGS

PATREA GARDINER

PATRICE MOXEY

PATRICIA RAHMING

PAULA MCKEVA

PAULAMAE SANDS

PERCELL STURRUP

QUEANNA WOODSIDE

RAEDAWN ROLLE

RAQUEL BOWE

ROVETTE MURPHY

RUTHMAE DAVIDSON

RYAN HANNA

SELWYN ROBERTS

SHANTE LACROIX

SHARON ROACH

SHAYNE LEWIS

SHEKERA DAVIS-MCDONALD

SHELIQUE JOHNSON

SHONIQUA FERGUSON

SONIA HINSEY

SOPHIA WALLACE

STEPHANIE LOEDOLFF

T’NEE’ MOSS

TAKARA LEWIS

TAMEKA LEWIS

TARNISHA FOWLER

TONIQUE BROWN

TONYSHA RUSSELL

TYRANIQUE THOMPSON

UCHENNA IJEOMA

VALARIE BURROWS

VALENTINO BROWN

VALYNCIA BULLENS

VANESSA CLARKE

VIVIAN MISSICK

VOLONA HART

ZHIVARGO LAING II

NATIONAL CHILDREN’S CHOIR

DIRECTOR – ASHLEY KNOWLES

ADMINISTRATOR - SHARLENE NEWBOLD

ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR- KENDERLYN THEOPHILUS

ADANNE McPHEE

AIYANNA HERNANDEZ

ALYANNA ROLLE

ALYSSA BAIN

ALYSSA RICHARDS

AMARI PINDER

ANTONIO HERNANDEZ

ASARI MACKEY

ASIA McPHEE

BREANNA SAUNDERS

BRIELLE BROWN

CHAUNCEY WRIGHT

CIERA KNOWLES

DAVINCIA RAHMING

DE'LYN FERNANDER

DERAND ROLLE

DIALLO MAURA

DINAJA GRAY

DONOVAN JONES

DYLAN JOSEPH

GABRIELLE GRANT

GABRIELLE RHODRIQUES

HARMONY WILLIAMSON

ISAIAH PASCAL

JADA McKINNEY

JAIME MACKEY

JONATHON COX

KIMYA POITIER

KRISTON ROLLE

KYHIELLE WALLACE

LAYEL GARRAWAY

LEONARD DELANCY

LYNETTE DELANCY

MADISON FERGUSON

MARLEE POITIER

MELIA BRIDGEWATER

NALA NEELY

RENEE SEYMOUR

SHIANN McKENZIE

TAMARVIN EDGECOMBE

TAYLEN NICOLLS

TEMPERANCE THURSTON

TRACY JOHNSON

TYSHA JOHNSON

YAYA MAURA

Shia Pratt

Joshanique Mortimer

Daniel sears

Kasim kemp

Reno Josue

Alexander Bullard

Stephon moss

Julian Storr

Erold Gerrick Farquharson

Davonya Mortimer

Zaavan Colebrooke

Neil Symonette

Ian brathwaite

Felix Mcphee

Khambrel Seymour

Keith Mackey Jr

Dennis Wallace

Rashad Seymour

Hugo Minnis

Roland julmis

Reginald Sands Jr

DRUMMERS

Santhon bastian

Lothario adderley

Rico Thompson Jr

Raemon Wilson

Kaitlyn Corneille

Dailyn Russell

Brando thompson

Ranaaj Thurston

Harry kemp

Terrano Oliver Sr.

Michael Adderley

D’Aveion Rolle

Zayvion Simmons

Anaya Riley

Damone Riley

Damone Riley jr

Lynden farrington

Frankie Youte

Michael Kirlew

Pharis Nicolls

Koen Bodie

DANCERS

ADDERLEY, Jaydjnn

ADDERLEY, Laniqua

ARCHER, Anthea

BAIN, Katelyn

BAIN, Kenneisha

BETHEL, Arlicia

BETHELL, Tanaj

BODIE, D’Khyla

BROWN, Cierra

BROWN, Dinae

BROWN, D’Quel

BROWN, Paige

BURROWS, Hailey

BUTLER, Jazmyne

BUTLER, Sy’Rai

BUTTERFIELD, Sasha

CAREY, Torrance

CARTWRIGHT, Paige

CASH, Tehryn

CLARKE, Jajanaee

CLARKE, jamalia

CLARKE, Paityn

COLEBROOKE, Asia

COOPER, Aria

COOPER, Destiny

CULMER, Danyell

CULMER, Shaune

DAMES, Calia

DARVILLE, Candea

DAVIDSON, Morgan

DAVIES, Sydney

DAVIS, Nishe

DAVIS, Taliah

DEAN, Alphanique

DONALDSON, Tiffany

DORSETT, Diane

DORSETT, Tahj

DUNCOMBE, Sarai

EDGECOMBE, Ashnique

ELLIOT, Monique

FARRINGTON, Aaryn

FERGUSON, Illiah

FERGUSON, Shereika

FORD, Christen

FORD, Courtnie

FRANCOIS, Jasmine

FRANK, Anheli

FRENCH, Ja’Amariah

GATES, Nicole

GENTRY, Ja’Ryan

GIBSON, Aisha

GIBSON, Cydney

GILBERT, Channah

GITTENS, Leah

GREENE, Lanae

GREENSLADE, Abrielle

HALL-PERCENTIE, Kevanna

HANNA, Denaria

HANNA, Denise

HEPBURN, Paris

HIGGS, Alyssa

HINSEY, Solo

HODGE, Ja’Malia

INGRAHAM, Bryannah

JACQUES, Mary

JENKINS, Ja’Liyah

JOHNSON, Chaari

JOHNSON, Chelsea

JOHNSON, Destiny

JOHNSON, Jaliyah

JOHNSON, Krishontae

JOHNSON, Myrkeeva

JOHNSON, Tiara

JOHNSON, Tyanna

JOHNSON, Whitney

JONES, Daelyn

JOSEPH, Ronisheca

JOSEY, Carey

KELLY, Lupita

KNOWLES, Amiyah

KNOWLES, Caroline

KNOWLES, Ernesha

KNOWLES, Jessica

KNOWLES, K’lysa

KNOWLES, Sylvia

LIGHTBOURNE, Lashae

LINDSEY, Ja’Rahni

LINDSY, Ja’Carsan

LOCKHART, Aysha

LOCKHART, Vondesha

LOCKHART, Zerline

MACKEY, Paige

MAJOR, Destiny

MAYCOCK, Chernise

MCSWEENEY, Alyssa

MILLER, Elliyah

MILLER, Shaddai

MINNIS, Vivian

MONCUR, Adriann

MONCUR, Anjelica

MONCUR, Shekinah

MORTIMER, Tylah

MOXEY, Andranique

MUNROE, Keandra

MURPHY, Brenay

MURRAY, Jene

NAIRN, Jaliah

NELSON, Mikayela

NEWBOLD, Hannah

NICOLLS, Stephanna

NOTTAGE, Israel

OUTTEN, Michelle

OUTTEN, Rachel

PAUL, Kiara

PIERI, Olivia’olivia

POITIER, Destinique

POITIER, Kieasha

PRATT, Samantha

RAMSEY, Raven

RECKLEY, Bimini

RITCHIE, Lyntonae

ROBERTS, Ne’Vaeh

ROKER, Iranique

ROLLE, De’Ara

ROLLE, Eboney

ROLLE, Kai

ROLLE, Trevanna

RUSSELL, Alicia

RUSSELL, Camaryn

SANDS, Ceggnei

SANDS, Harmony

SANDS, Kaitlyn

SANDS, K’nardia

SANDS, Navarah

SARGENT, Eryn

SAUNDERS, Waynisha

SAWYER, Avani

SEARS, shantia

SIMMS, Kriston

SMALL, Christina

SMITH, Claytesha

STORR, Lynniah

STOVEL, Laije

SYMONETTE, Rozanna

TAYLOR, Tarua

THOMPSON, Chante

THOMPSON, Tatyana

THOMPSON, Trevona

THORDANSON, Teagan

THURSTON, Darrennae

TURNER, Ja’Makiyah

VASSER, Ja’Brianna

VILDOR, Ronée

WALFORD, Samiyah

WALLACE, Denzell

WASHINGTON, Ja’Essence

WEMYSS, Krysten

WILLIAMS, Claneece

WILSON, Ja’Douglas

WINDER, Thaliya

COOPER, Colyn

ADDERLEY, Vernal

ADDERLEY, VERNAL

ALBURY, Aaron

ARCHER, Gregory

BASTIAN, Garvin

BURROWS, Doyle

CULMER, Alfred

HEPBURN, Dru

NAIRN, Tanarje

ROBERTS, Selwyn

ROBERTS, Selwyn

ROBINS, Joshua

RUSSELL III, Edward

STURRUP, Alex

STURRUP, Jonothan

Family Island Committees

Abaco (South)

Mrs. Bridgette Farquharson-Knowles – Family Island Administrator

Mrs. Candace Davis – Chairperson

Mrs. Shenique Bain – Deputy Chairperson

Mrs. Jacqueline Estevez – Chief Councillor

Ms. Khadijah Stuart

Ruthamae Davis – Chairperson

Lillian Laing – Vice Chairperson

Dornell Davis

Ernestine Swain

Pastor Josette Thompson

Verna Stuart

Ganvia Johnson

Pastor Joann Jones

Karen Stuart

Abaco (Moore’s Island)

Donna Stubbs – Chairman

Rochelle Mackey – Deputy Chairman

Andros (Central)

Natasha Scott – Secretary

Peter Douglas

Samantha Porter

Apostle Dr. Dorinda Dean

W/INSP. Rose Simmons

LaShanta Fowler – Adminstrator, Chair

Marilyn Bastian – Asst. Chair

Alice Bastian

Cheryl Bastian

Prenell Brown-Clarke

Anna Mae Clarke-Rolle

Wayde Cornish

Bernadette Johnson

Wellington Jones

Henrietta King

Sharamae King

Elvado Moxey

Veronica Outten

Keith Robinson

Sheria Saunders

Andros

(Mangrove Cay)

Christopher Smith Jr.

Sergeant Valentino Smith

Monique Sweeting

Nicholas Taylor

Andros (North)

Beverley Laramore – Family Island Adminstrator

Darnell Evans

Donnamae Pickstock

Juliette Gaitor

Daisy Bowleg

Andrea Rolle

Andros (South)

Julita Ingraham

Sophia Smith

Rudell Cornish

Percitta Brown

Ashley Brown

Charmaine Ferguson

Bernadette Rolle

Stanley Sands

Denise Carey

Stacey Adderley

Kaden Smith

Sandra Miller

Joel Rahming

Jennifer Johnson Bimini

Evak Arthur – Administrator

Desiree Ferguson – Administrator

Chief Superintendent Brian Rolle

ASP Berniel Pinder

Inspector Derecko Sweeting (and other offices of the RBPF)

Cherisse King

Amadine Rolle

Daisy Roberts

Elshadre Robins

Myron Saunders

Hugh Rolle

Nadia Sherman Rolle

Terez Sherman Rolle

Bernard Cash (and other officers of the RBDF)

Alexia Duncombe

Shari Saunders

Lakia Carey Sherman

Phillipia Ellis

Tasha Bullard Hamilton

Mavin Saunders

Jerlisa Toote Bain

Mendeza Rolle

Shane Deveaux

Marva Bain

Marshaleise Levarity

Wilkeisha Dorsette

Philize Ellis

Stanley Wilson

Leisa Smith

Lisa Pelecanos

Wendy Finlayson

Amaya King

Kevin Smith

Antoinette Stuart

David Ferguson – Chairman

Mrs. Beverly Pinder – Co-Chairman

Mrs. Elvie Cunningham

Mrs. Andy Gibson

Mr. Kenneth Farquason

Mr. Kyle Farquason

Mr. David Daxon

Mrs. Hylene Moss

Crooked Island

Mrs. Rosemary Daxon

Pastor Babara Gibson

Father Peter Ferguson

Pastor Dennis Thompson

Pastor Rodney Faquason

Pastor Anna Rolle

Pastor Waylon Johnson

Chief Councillor Robert Roberts

Councillor Dahlia Sturrup

Councillor Esdale Underwood

Sonja Pinder

Delilah Pinder

Norma Roberts

Richie Pinder

Opal Pinder

Melbert Pinder

Eleuthera (Spanish Wells)

Chief Councillor Terrance Davis

Deputy Chief Councillor Lisa Arahna

Councillor Kaaleth Brown

Councillor Jaquirria Sawyer

Reverend Marie Neely

Eleuthera (Harbour Island)

Pastor Tavar Major

Mrs. Lucy Butler

Mrs. Kayla Davis Dean

Mr. Ivana Cleare

Mr. Martin Grant

Ms. Nora Albury

Ms. Eloise Knowles

Mrs. Jessie Brooks

Mrs. Marionette Cartwright

Ms. Tanya Hutchinson

Ms. Blaire Percentie

Mrs. Claire Percentie

Ms. Shammie Grant

Mr. Will Simmons

Ms. Cassandra Roberts

Mrs. Julia Barry

Mrs. Sallymae Higgs

Mrs. Flossiemae Bain

Ms. Nadia Bullard

Mrs. Gaylean Cleare

Ms. Sasha Bullard

Mr. Asa Brown

Eleuthera (North)

Alicia Munroe

Aldred Albury

Theresa Johnson

Laurel Bullard

Ajee Bethel Ingraham

Tinisha Miller

Monique Saunders

Claudia Kelly-Neilly

Bianca Neilly

Ricardo Belle

Denise Belle

Wildear Albury

Celia Imlach

Junette Deveaux –Albury

Chardel Gibson

Bishop Cedric Albury

Nurse Bianca Edwards

Patrick Kemp

Eulimae Higgs

Latiesha Williams

Florence Pratt-Meyer – Administrator

Shantina Munnings – Chairperson

Clarise Hall – Madam Deputy

Clara Young

Grace Rolle

Bishop Ernest Sweeting

Eleuthera (South)

Andrea Mackey

Sybil Forbes

Lashanda Leary

ASP Nigel Rolle

Laverne Armbrister

Shavon Ferguson

Shawna McCartney

Exuma (Mainland)

Donald Rolle – Family Island Administrator (The Exumas & Ragged Island)

Rochelle Anderson - Family Island Administrator (The Exumas & Ragged Island)

Kendal McPhee – Chief Councilor

Brian Strachan – Chairperson

Charity Armbrister-Mckenzie – (MOTIA)

Tamika Rolle – (MOTIA)

Shazarah Bootle – (MOTIA)

Chief Superintendent James Moss

ASP Adrian Knowles

Monique Morley

Florence Johnson

Renae Culmer

Adrianna Rolle

Roumayne Miller

Felecia Rolle

Glenida Munroe

Dorcas Shuttleworth

Carson Gray

Ragged Island

Alfred Francis – Chief Councillor & Committee Chairperson

Basil Nino Francis – Deputy Chief Councillor

Amal Smith – Councillor

Alfears Nesbitt – Councillor

Charlene Lockhart-Bain

Sameka Munroe

Rochelle Maycock

Erica Wallace

Janrod Wallace

Patricia Pinder

Davonte Wallace

Ashli Lockhart

Flavio Cox

Amapola Lindo

Willamae Bridgewater

Dometrious Taylor

Dwayne McKenzie

Evamae Palacious

Romell Andrews

Leona Burnside

Theadoer Kelly

Nishgo S. Bain Collie

Rashontae Ferguson

Great Inagua

Deborah Pyfrom

Odessea Rolle

Herman Gilbert

Jandilee Archer – Chairperson

Romaona Taylor

Malinda Pratt

Supt. McGregor

Bianca Major

Barrington Carter

Golda Fox

Ian Knowles

Jermaine Adderley

Judee Farquharson

Keith Shaw Taylor

Kendrick Knowles

Linda Bowe

Leanthia Knowles

Patricia Major

Tuesday White

Judy Rigby

Danielle Cartwright (Secretary)

Long Island District

Ayesha Charlton – Chairperson

Julese Lewis – Vice Chair

Mayaguana

Garinique Charlton – Secretary

Pristore Cartwright – Treasurer

Utica Lightbourne – Fundraising Manager

Nikita Charlton

Edison Brooks

Sharlene Charlton

Gena Murphy

Akeisha Simms

Patranell Hield

Vincent Murphy

Earnel Brown

Pastor Melony Murphy

Pastor Huel Williamson

Pastor Vanda Capron

Franklyn Charlton

San Salvador

Frances Hepburn-Symonette – Family Island Administrator

Michelle Storr – Chairperson

Camile Bowleg – Assistant Chairperson

Astrid Jones

Karen Hepburn – Secretary

Lana Fernander

Rum Cay

Frances Hepburn-Symonette – Family Island Administrator

Kirkland Knowles – Chief Councillor

Leilann Wilson – Secretary