Thursday, June 25, 2026
Monday, March 30, 2026
Chipman (d.1951) Chipman (d.1957) Chipman (d.1962) Chipman (d.2013) Chipman (d.2014) and the Court Case
By The Bahamianologist
There is a particular truth about The Bahamas that the official histories have long preferred to leave unspoken. It is not a comfortable truth, yet it is an honest one: families across every economic and social spectrum — families that gave priests, politicians, teachers, preachers, artists, entrepreneurs, the famous and the infamous, an entire economic class and generation to the nation, and families whose contributions were quieter but no less real — were born outside the formal bonds of marriage.
Bahamians had a name for them: outside children. A plain term for a common reality that the official record preferred not to count.
Were it not for the whispered secrets that outlive the principals by generations, such truths would remain buried in the memories of those who carried them in silence to their graves.
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Offshore Tall Ship - AI Redo
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Monday, December 15, 2025
Christmas Tree Lighting Service - Harbour Is.
DECK THE SHORES
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Harbour Is. Junkanoo Parade Number Picking
BOXING DAY JUNKANOO PARADE NUMBER PICKING
Thursday, November 20, 2025
The Queen Pearl: A Harbour Is. Mystery
The Queen Pearl: A Harbour Is. Mystery
Chapter 1: The Pink and the Grey
The heat in Dunmore Town didn’t just sit on you; it owned you. It was a physical weight, a damp blanket woven from salt spray, frying oil, and the exhaust of a hundred golf carts putting along narrow, colonial streets.
Jack Watkins adjusted his tie, a reflex that marked him instantly as an outsider. In Nassau, a tie was business. Here, in Harbour Is., Eleuthera, it was a sign of mental instability or a court summons. Jack was neither crazy nor a lawyer, though the locals looked at him with the same suspicion reserved for both. He was an insurance investigator for Maritime & General, and he was currently sweating through a suit that cost more than the golf cart nearly running him over.
"Watch it, bey!" a voice shouted from the cart.
Jack stepped onto the curb, narrowly missing a pile of potcake poop. The town was vibrating. This was the opening night of the Annual Conch Fest, a week-long deification of the Strombus gigas, the sea snail that fed the nation. The air smelled of spicy peppers, lime juice, and deep-fried seafoods.
Jack wasn't here for the fritters. He was here for the Queen.
Sunday, August 31, 2025
The Benefits of Sitting by the Sea and Breathing in Salt Sea Air
The Benefits of Sitting by the Sea and Breathing in Salt Sea Air
Sitting by the sea and breathing in the salt-rich air offers a variety of benefits for both your physical and mental well-being. This is a practice that has been recognized for centuries, and many of the reported benefits are supported by a growing body of scientific research.
Monday, June 3, 2024
Harbour Is. - Home of the Rich and Famous
"Pink Sand Beach" - ©A. Derek Catalano
Pink Sand Beaches: The island is renowned for its three-mile-long pink sand beach, which is both unique and breathtaking. The pink hue comes from tiny coral insects known as Foraminifera.
Turquoise Waters: The clear, warm waters are ideal for swimming, snorkeling, and other water activities.

















