The Ministry for Grand Bahama hosted a ceremony on Wednesday honouring thirty people in commemoration of Majority Rule Day.
Minister to Grand Bahama, the Hon. Ginger Moxey was in attendance and delivered remarks. She said, “wee stand on the shoulders of the pioneers who leveled the playing field for the generations that followed. They were heroes, heroines and foot soldiers from New Providence, Grand Bahama and islands throughout The Bahamas.”
Moxey added, “they were advocates for change and the forces behind the Burma Road Riot in 1942, the labour movement in the 1950s, the women’s suffrage movement in 1951, the formation of the Progressive Liberal Party in 1953, the general strike in 1958, the right for women to vote in a general election in The Bahamas for the first time in 1962 and Black Tuesday in 1965.”
Speaking of the honourees, the Minister said, “the wonderful story tellers provide us with a snapshot of the history of Grand Bahama in their stories about life in West End in the 1930s and 40s, the original settlement of Pineridge in the 1950s, the development of the city of Freeport, growing up in Pinder’s Point, Ole Free Town and more.”
The Ministry for Grand Bahama also has a Majority Rule exhibition on display in the foyer of the Harold DeGregory Building until Friday.
