Today In History – November 5

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – On this day in Bahamian history, on the 5th of November 2020, a Rolling Stone article about artist Tony McKay aka Exuma was published.

McKay was born on Cat Island in 1942. He was a musician whose distinctive style mixed carnival, Junkanoo, calypso and traditional Bahamian ballads.

In 1978, McKay received a British Empire Medal from Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to Bahamian music and culture. 

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Fast forward to 2021, then newly elected Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis  said he was “not minded” to allow oil drilling in The Bahamas and was completely opposed to oil exploitation in the country.

He was speaking to reporters after his delegation returned from the United Kingdom where the COP26 Summit and other meetings were held.

Before being elected to office, Davis had said he  supported an agreement struck with the Bahamas Petroleum Company to exploit the natural resource for the benefit of the Bahamian people if it is found to exist in commercial quantities.

He also previously acknowledged that his law firm had briefly represented bpc.

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Then in 2023, a blaze destroyed 80 percent of the Kool Acres Shantytown in eastern New Providence. 

The blaze came two days before the shantytown was set to be demolished by authorities.

Ministry of Works Buildings Control Officer Craig Delancy said many of the buildings in the community burned to the ground. 

He said the blaze also came hours after officials had been inspecting the illegal community earlier that morning.