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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 (2004) and What You Won't Do for Love (2005)
Deandre Ayton, was ranked number-one high-school basketball player in the USA by scout in 2015; Mychal Thompson, two-time NBA champion and first foreign-born player to be selected as 1st pick in the NBA draft history. Angela Palacious, first woman deacon and priest of the Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands
Nassau had a population of 128,420 females and 117,909 males and was home to 70,222 households with an average family size of 3.5 according to the 2010 census. [19] Nassau's large population in relation to the remainder of the Bahamas is the result of waves of immigration from the Family Islands to the capital. Consequently, this has led to the ...
A History of the Bahamian People notes that the Out Islands were historically "a miniature replica of Nassau's socialeconomic system based on race, differential wealth, and economic power" with some settlements being inhabited entirely by Afro-Bahamians, others by white Bahamians, and others by mixed communities generally dominated by whites. [8]
This is a list of artists who were born in the Bahamas or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. Artists are listed by field of study and then by last name in alphabetical order, and they may be listed more than once, if they work in many fields of study.
The Straw Market in the capital Nassau. Traditional crafts include straw work on islands, creating beautiful hats and baskets. This skill was useful when Bahamians led subsistence lifestyles, with baskets being used for carrying fruit and fishing traps. Today, straw work and wood carvings are produced and sold to tourists in Nassau's Straw Market.
Sportspeople from Nassau, Bahamas (1 C, 95 P) Pages in category "People from Nassau, Bahamas" The following 99 pages are in this category, out of 99 total.
Danushavan was the name of Aygehat – Danush Shahverdian, Armenian politician and diplomat; Ghukasyan was the name of Ashotsk – Ghukas Ghukasian, founder of Armenia's Communist Youth Movement; Imeni Beriya was the name of Shahumyan, Ararat – Lavrentiy Beria, Soviet politician and head of the secret police