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I was looking through the photos from my time in the Bahamas. This was taken on the island of Nassau.
Bahamas
March 2012
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When we entered Fort Charlotte, we paused to read some of the informational placards. This one provided information on several military figures associated with the history of New Providence in the Bahamas:
Colonel Andrew Deveaux Jr. (1758-1812)
A South Carolina planter, Andrew Deveaux was the Redcoats' Commander of the Royal Forresters during the American Revolution. In 1783, shortly before the Treaty of Versailles would officially return The Bahamas to Britain, Deveaux took it upon himself to lead a group of other Loyalists in recapturing New Providence for the crown.
While this expedition has traditionally been displayed as gallant heroism, the fact remains that Deveaux and his followers were on the losing side of a war. Like many Loyalists, Deveaux, no doubt, felt uncomfortable in the new United States and may have wanted to establish a refuge for himself. Indeed, for his efforts, Deveaux received 100 acres on Cat Island.
Don Juan Manuel de Cagigal (1739-1811)
Born and educated in Cuba, Juan de Cagigal rose to the rank of Governor General of Cuba and the Havana. After participating in the 1782 seizure of Pensacola, he attacked Nassau with 5000 men, setting up a government here.
Cagigal's career gives us a glimpse of the complexities of 18th century foreign policy. Like many Cubans of the era, he saw the political and military advantages of aiding American Colonists against Spain's old enemy, the English; strengthening the colonies could weaken the mother country. So when George Washington sent Governor Cagigal a desperate plea for financial aid, Cuba generously responded, with the ladies of Havana famously donating their diamonds.
Commodore Esek Hopkins (1718-1802)
Esek Hopkins, like many in the trade, once sailed a fleet of privateer vessels. But when America sought independence from England, he became the Commander-in-Chief of the American Fleet.
Flying the ''Don't Tread on Me'' flag, and with John Paul Jones among his officers, Hopkins led the first-ever American naval victory -- the taking of New Providence. This action may have been based on secret orders, but it was officially considered disobedience. Despite the support of future American president John Adams, Hopkins' controversial record brought about his military dismissal in 1778.
From left to right:
Orville A.T. Turnquest, Minister of National Security of the Bahamas
José Miguel Insulza, OAS Secretary General
Date: March 18, 2011
Place: Washington, DC
Credit: Juan Manuel Herrera/OAS
During a three-night press trip to Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas in late February 2011 for the opening of the new U.S. Departures Terminal at Lynden Pindling International Airport, I took quite a few photographs of the beaches and ocean from various places our group visited, as well as our visit to a lovely restaurant called the Poop Deck on the coast not far from the airport. We stayed at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort. During our visit we were also lucky enough to be taken on a luncheon cruise on a beautiful, 81-foot motor yacht called the M/Y Equinox. These are some of the photographs I took during my visit. There are thousands more photographs and thousands of articles on air travel and destinations throughout the world on my travel news site at www.AirlinesAndDestinations.com – including five articles from that Nassau trip, all profusely illustrated with photographs and videos.
a youth-focused project with The Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation (BREEF) aimed at increasing knowledge about marine ecosystems and the threats they face, including plastic pollution, biodiversity loss and climate change. The project is also funded by SGP, and was implemented as part of the Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) programme.
Photo: SGP Bahamas
Instead of having traffic lights along Nassau's popular West Bay Street shopping district, the city has a smartly dressed policewoman directing traffic from a small mobile booth in the middle of the street...
FILE - In this March 30, 1979 file photo, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran, third from left, poses with his family while vacationing in the Bahamas. From left are daughter Leila Pahlavi, son Alireza Pahlavi, the shah, his wife Farah Diba Pahlavi, and son Reza Pahlavi. Alireza Pahlavi was found dead Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot at his home in Boston. Leila Pahlavi was found dead from an overdose of barbiturates in a London hotel in 2001. Shah Pahlavi died of cancer in Cairo in 1980. (AP Photo, File)