Leon R Williams

Director Bahamas Chamber of Commerce

[Leon R Williams @leonrwms]

# The Road To 🇧🇸50🇧🇸

International Air Bahama

part II

I Have Learned:

55 years ago, 20 July, 1968, International Air Bahama an independent Passenger Airline was founded. The Airline operated scheduled flights between New Providence and Findel Inte…https://t.co/3pgn6TK4vS

[Leon R Williams @leonrwms]

# The Road To 🇧🇸50🇧🇸

International Air Bahama

Part I

I Have Learned:

55 years ago, 20 July, 1968, International Air Bahama an independent Passenger Airline was founded. The Airline operated scheduled flights between New Providence and Findel Inter…https://t.co/2N5Nhffy7Z

[Leon R Williams @leonrwms]

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PART II

White Rebellion against Independence. The Residents (63%) of Abaco petitioned the Queen to Secede from The Bahamas and remain a British Colony.

I Have Learned:

”50 Years ago, on 6th June, 1973, former Policeman and Mem…https://t.co/bR5QOvf0gX

[Leon R Williams @leonrwms]

# The Road To 🇧🇸50🇧🇸

PART 1

White Rebellion against Independence. The Residents (63%) of Abaco petitioned the Queen to Secede from The Bahamas and remain a British Colony.

I Have Learned:

”50 Years ago, on 6th June, 1973, former Policeman and Memb…https://t.co/jhTYlB3CsX

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I Have Learned:

50 Years ago, “On the 8th June, 1973 Kendal G. L. Isaacs informed the Governor, Sir John Paul by letter of his resignation as Leader of the Free National Movement.”

”On 13th June, he tabled a letter informing th…https://t.co/FNFwqbrk2v

[Leon R Williams @leonrwms]

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A Nation Is Born

I Have Learned:

50 years ago, 1973, an Album was dropped, likely after Independence Titled “A NATION IS BORN.”

The Album was a Musical History of The Bahamas featuring 12 Bahamian Artists with 12 Tracts.…https://t.co/zArzSEnjVc

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I Have Learned:

PART II

Labour Day Holiday Established

62 Years ago, 1961, Randol Fawkes MP for the St Barnabas Constituency piloted a Bill through the House of Assembly which established Labour Day as a Public Holiday. He fel…https://t.co/bOpHLd9RlO

[Leon R Williams @leonrwms]

# The Road To 🇧🇸50🇧🇸

I Have Learned:

Labour Day Holiday Established

62 Years ago, 1961, Randol Fawkes MP for the St Barnabas Constituency piloted a Bill through the House of Assembly which established Labour Day as a Public Holiday. He felt the Hol…https://t.co/59hfEIB7Ym

[Leon R Williams @leonrwms]

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Happy Whit Monday Holiday. There are 41 Days to The Bahamas Fiftieth Independence Anniversary.

I Have Learned:

Today, Whit Monday Holiday is the Seventh Monday after Easter.

This Holiday is a Christian Holiday and marks the be…https://t.co/dWlCz3cQnH

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Wining The Popular Vote Does Not Guarantee Winning An Election.

There are 40 days to The Bahamas’ Fiftieth (Jubilee) Independence Anniversary.

I Have Learned:

Part II

55 Years Ago, 10 April 1968, Prime Minister Lynden O. Pind…https://t.co/kuzhLklwol

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# The Road To 🇧🇸50🇧🇸

Wining The Popular Vote Does Not Guarantee Winning An Election.

PART 1

There are 40 days to The Bahamas’ Fiftieth (Jubilee) Independence Anniversary.

I Have Learned:

61 Years ago, 26 November 1962, General Elections were held…https://t.co/D2FFvyoSsb

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# The Road To 🇧🇸50🇧🇸

The Bahamas First Independence Secretariat 1973.

I Have Learned:

50 Years ago, the First Bahamas Independence Secretariat was chaired by Hon. George Smith, MP, Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Lynden…https://t.co/e69KPFrb11

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# The Road To 🇧🇸50🇧🇸

The New Bahamian Museum at JUMBEY VILLAGE.

I Have Learned:

50 Years ago, 6th May, 1973, The New Bahamian Museum at JUMBEY Village, which was funded by the Teachers and Students of The Bahamas was dedicated to the Nation.

When…https://t.co/7qDTDgpHts

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HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, now King Charles III visited The Bahamas

I Have Learned:

50 Years ago, Friday, 6th July 1973, a 24 year old HRH Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, now King Charles III, visited The…https://t.co/NvdJ884ahC

[Leon R Williams @leonrwms]

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Second CARIFTA Games 1973

I Have Learned:

Fifty Years ago, May 4-5, 1973, the second CARIFTA Games were held in Port Of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, during the year of The Bahamas Independence.

The Bahamas sent its first Deleg…https://t.co/6I7McYUyox

[Leon R Williams @leonrwms]

Yesterday, May 1st, 2023, I presented to the Assessment Unit of the Ministry of The Public Service for 3 1/2 Hours (9:00 AM to 12:30 PM) with a 15 minute Coffee Break on the topic “Leadership and Team Building,” at the Franklyn R. Wilson Graduate Centre,…https://t.co/iE9XhrXt1o

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# The Road To 🇧🇸50🇧🇸

BLACK TUESDAY PART 1

I Have Learned:

This Day, 58 years ago, 27th April, 1965 enshrines a place in the History Books of The Bahamas as BLACK TUESDAY.

On Tuesday 27th April, 1965 “BLACK TUESDAY,” the champions of the People cha…https://t.co/T0a4mwbQH5