Today In History: February 25

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – On this day in Bahamian history in 1720, Governor Woodes Rogers successfully defended New Providence against a larger Spanish raiding party from Cuba.

Despite the victory, the Spanish took over 100 enslaved people from the city.

In 1809 Lord John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, died in Ramsgate, England, at age 79.

He served as Governor of The Bahamas from 1787 to 1796.

Nassau’s Dunmore Lane and Harbour Island’s Dunmore Town are named after him.

In 2012 the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium officially opened in Nassau.

It was a gift from the Chinese government to the people of The Bahamas.

And in 2022, five months after its election defeat, the Free National Movement elected new executives during a three-day convention at Atlantis.

Shanendon Cartwright became Deputy Leader, and Dr. Duane Sands was elected chairman.

FNM leader Michael Pintard apologized to Bahamians affected by decisions made under the Minnis administration, admitting: “We did not get everything right.”

And in 2023, Prince Edward and countess Sophie of Wessex concluded a two-day visit, meeting Prime Minister Philip Davis, engaging volunteers, and attending a Governor General’s Youth Awards Ceremony.

Their visit drew attention from The Bahamas National Reparations Committee, which urged the royals to acknowledge calls for reparations, declaring “The time is now.”