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List Of Bahamians
This is a list of Bahamians, who are identified with The Bahamas through residential, legal, historical, or cultural means, grouped by their area of notability. Business people * Pauline Allen-Dean first woman to become manager of a commercial bank and the first woman to serve as managing director of a commercial bank * Garet 'Tiger' Finlayson OBE owner of Solomon Mines (luxury retail goods), Burns House and Butler & Sands *Sherrexcia (Rexy) Rolle Vice-president of Operations & General Counsel of Western Air Entertainers * Etta Cameron jazz singer; based in Denmark; frontrunner of the Danish 1970s and 1980s music scene * Wendy Coakley-Thompson writer; author of the novels ''Back to Life (novel), Back to Life'' (2004) and ''What You Won't Do for Love (novel), What You Won't Do for Love'' (2005) * Langston Fishburne – actor, son of Laurence Fishburne * "King" Eric Gibson entrepreneur and musician; semi-official Ambassador of Bahamian Goodwill * Lenny Kravitz actor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The Bahamas
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, especially in environments where communication is challenging (such as the maritime environment, where semaphore is used). Many flags fall into groups of similar designs called flag families. The study of flags is known as "vexillology" from the Latin , meaning "flag" or "banner". National flags are patriotic symbols with widely varied interpretations that often include strong military associations because of their original and ongoing use for that purpose. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for decorative purposes. Some military units are called "flags" after their use of flags. A ''flag'' (Arabic: ) is equivalent to a brigade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenny Kravitz
Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop and folk. Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance four years in a row from 1999 to 2002, breaking the record for most wins in that category and setting the record for most consecutive wins in one category by a male. He has been nominated for and won other awards, including American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Radio Music Awards, Brit Awards, and Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. Kravitz's hit singles include "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" (1991) and "Again" (2000), each of which reached the top 10 on the ''Billboard'' Top 100 chart; other hits include " Let Love Rule" (1989), "Always on the Run" (1991), " Are You Gonna Go My Way" (1993), " Fly Away" (1998), and "American Woman" (1999), each of which reached the top 10 on the Alternative Airplay chart. Kravitz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of The Bahamas
The prime minister of the Bahamas is the head of government of the Bahamas. The prime minister is formally appointed into office by the governor-general of the Bahamas, who represents Charles III, the king of the Bahamas (the Bahamian head of state). The following article contains a list of prime ministers of the Bahamas, from the establishment of the position of chief minister of the Bahama Islands in 1955 to the present day. Constitutional basis Under section 72 of the constitution of the Bahamas, the governor-general of the Bahamas must appoint "the member of the House of Assembly who is the leader of the party which commands the support of the majority of the members of that House". In the event of a hung parliament, the governor-general should appoint the member who is "most likely to command the support of the majority of members of that House". Official oath of office Office of the Prime Minister The prime minister of the Bahamas is the head of the government of the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry Christie
Perry Gladstone Christie PC, MP (born 21 August 1943) is a Bahamian former politician who served as Prime Minister of the Bahamas from 2002 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2017. He is the second longest-serving Bahamian elected parliamentarian (behind the late Sir Roland Symonette who was first elected to parliament in 1925 and served until 1977), representing the Centreville constituency from 1977 to 2017. He is also a former athlete. His Progressive Liberal Party is the oldest Bahamian political party, holding solid majorities in the Bahamian Parliament several times in its long history. Political career Christie is believed to have been the youngest Bahamian ever appointed to the Senate. Named as a Senator by Prime Minister Lynden Pindling in November 1974, Christie served in that capacity until June 1977. In January 1977 he was appointed chairman of the Gaming Board, which regulates casinos in The Bahamas. Receiving the PLP's nomination for the Centreville constituency in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girlfriends (U
A girlfriend is a female friend or a romantic partner. Girlfriend(s) or Girl Friend(s) may also refer to: Film and television * ''Girl Friends'' (1936 film), a Soviet film * ''Girlfriends'' (1978 film), an American comedy-drama starring Melanie Mayron * ''Girlfriends'' (2006 film), a French film * ''Girlfriends'' (2009 film), a South Korean film * ''Girlfriends'' (2021 film), a Spanish film * ''Girlfriends'' (2000 TV series), an American TV sitcom * ''Girl friends – Freundschaft mit Herz'', a German drama TV series * ''Girlfriends'' (2012 TV series), a British reality TV series * ''Girlfriends'' (2018 TV series), a British drama TV series * ''Girlfriend'' (2004 film), a Hindi film * ''Girlfriend'' (2010 film), a Canadian-American drama film by Justin Lerner * ''Girlfriend'' (2018 film), a Bengali action film * Girl Friend (2002 film), an Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film * "Girlfriends" (''Flight of the Conchords''), an episode of ''Flight of the Conchords ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persia White
Persia Jessica White (born October 25, 1972) is a Bahamas-born American actress, singer and musician. White is known for her role as Denise Williams on the short-lived television series ''Breaker High'' and as Lynn Searcy on the UPN/ CW sitcom '' Girlfriends''. White is also a member of the band XEO3, and a solo singer who released her debut album ''Mecca'' in 2009. She is also known for her role as Abby Bennett Wilson in ''The Vampire Diaries'' (2012-2017). Early life White was born in Nassau, Bahamas and was one of four children to an Irish-American mother and a Bahamian father, thus making her a Bahamian actress. Her early years were spent in the Bahamas. White's father was paralyzed in a car accident when she was three, and he later moved to Miami to seek better medical care. White's mother moved with her children to South Florida two years later but did not reunite with White's father. White later joined the Miami Coconut Grove Children's Theater. As a teen, she studied danc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelique Sabrina
Angelique Sabrina (born February 7, 1998) is a Bahamian singer, songwriter, dancer, actress and performer. Early life Angelique was born on February 7, 1998, in Nassau, Bahamas and was brought up in a family with an extensive musical background. Her music producer father, Gregg White, was the first to sign alternative hip-hop group Arrested Development. Angelique grew up as a student of music. She began studying piano, guitar, and drums as a child and spent extensive personal time studying Broadway and Disney songs, and artists like Frank Sinatra and Diana Ross. Her first live performance was at a talent pageant that she entered herself into at the age of 9. She performed an original song that she wrote especially for that occasion and placed first runner-up. Angelique went on to perform at numerous school performances and events. Angelique's first original songs began playing on local radio stations in The Bahamas while she was still 11 years old. Music career At the age of 12, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jeffersons
''The Jeffersons'' is an American sitcom television series that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, to July 2, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of List of The Jeffersons episodes, 253 episodes. ''The Jeffersons'' is one of the longest-running sitcoms in history, the second-longest-running series with a primarily African Americans, African American cast by episode count and the first to prominently feature a married interracial marriage, interracial couple. Show The show focuses on George Jefferson, George and Louise Jefferson, a prosperous African-American couple who have been able to move from Queens, New York, Queens to Manhattan owing to the success of George's dry-cleaning chain, Jefferson Cleaners. The show was launched as the second (and longest running) television spin-off, spin-off of ''All in the Family'', on which the Jeffersons had been the neighbors of Archie Bunker, Archie and Edith Bunker. The show was the creation of Norman Lear. ''The Jeffersons'' eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier ( ; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was an American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a competitive British Academy of Film and Television Arts award (BAFTA), and a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. Poitier was one of the last major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. Poitier's family lived in the Bahamas, then still a Crown colony, but he was born unexpectedly in Miami, Florida, while they were visiting, which automatically granted him U.S. citizenship. He grew up in the Bahamas, but moved to Miami at age 15, and to New York City when he was 16. He joined the American Negro Theatre, landing his breakthrough film role as a high school student in the film ''Blackboard Jungle'' (1955). In 1958, Poitier starred with Tony Curtis as chained-together escaped convicts in ''The Defiant Ones ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamera Mowry
Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley (née Mowry) () (born July 6, 1978) is an American actress, television personality, and former singer. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tamera Campbell on the ABC/ WB sitcom '' Sister, Sister'' (opposite her twin sister Tia Mowry). She has also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie '' Twitches'' and its sequel, ''Twitches Too'', and played Dr. Kayla Thornton on the medical drama ''Strong Medicine''. She next starred in a reality television series following her and her twin sister's lives, titled '' Tia & Tamera'', which began airing on the Style Network in 2011 and ended in 2013 after three seasons. From 2013 to 2020, Mowry was one of the co-hosts of the syndicated daytime talk show ''The Real'' originally alongside Adrienne Bailon, Tamar Braxton, Loni Love and Jeannie Mai. She was on the Hallmark Channel show ''Home & Family'' until its cancellation in August 2021. Early life Tamera Darvette Mowry was born in Gelnhausen in then-West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tia Mowry
Tia Mowry is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her starring role as Tia Landry in the sitcom '' Sister, Sister'' (1994–1999), opposite her twin sister Tamera Mowry. The sisters then starred together in the Disney Channel Original Movie '' Twitches'' (2005) and its sequel, ''Twitches Too'' (2007). The two also starred in the fantasy comedy film ''Seventeen Again'' (2000) and voiced the LaBelle sisters in the animated series '' Detention'' (1999–2000). They were featured in the reality series '' Tia & Tamera'' from 2011 to 2013. Mowry voiced Sasha in the animated series ''Bratz'' (2005–2006). She starred as Melanie Barnett in the comedy-drama series '' The Game'' (2006–2015), Stephanie Phillips in the sitcom ''Instant Mom'' (2013–2015) and Cocoa McKellan in the sitcom ''Family Reunion'' (2019–2022). Mowry had starring roles in the teen comedy film ''The Hot Chick'' (2002), the musical comedy film ''The Mistle-Tones'' (2012), the romantic comedy film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
