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Hundreds March in 2026 Randol Fawkes Labour Day Parade

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Labour Day celebrations were held across the country on Friday as thousands paraded in an annual show of solidarity.

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June 5, 2026

Joshua Williams

NASSAU , BAHAMAS – Labour Day celebrations were held across the country on Friday as thousands paraded in an annual show of solidarity.

The day is named in honour of the late Sir Randol Fawkes, the Father of Labour, who championed workers’ rights in the 1960s and served as the first Minister of Labour in a majority government in 1967.

The annual march went off without a hitch as workers gathered from the crack of dawn, making their way from Windsor Park on East Street through the streets of the capital.

The day served as both a celebration and a commemoration of the sacrifice and steadfastness of those who paved the way.

Educators, hotel workers, and communications professionals were among the hundreds of workers who marched in the Sir Randol Fawkes Labour Day Parade Friday.

Marchers carried flags and signs through the streets of the capital in celebration of the ongoing protection of workers’ rights and the legacy of Bahamian labourers who sacrificed for the benefits workers enjoy today.

Among them were well-known union leaders Kimsley Ferguson and Belinda Wilson.

And even some company leaders joined in with their workers, like Bahamas Power and Light CEO Toni Pratt.

As customary, political parties were represented in their party colours.

But Labour Minister Pia Glover-Rolle told me today is all about workers uniting, no matter what party they represent.