The Tribune

CAT ISLANDER Adlean Armbrister, who has died aged 94, was praised for her bravery and her role in the march to Majority Rule in a tribute by Deputy Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis on Friday.

Mr Davis, the MP for Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador, described Mrs Armbrister as “a national treasure and a brave Bahamian mother”.

In a statement expressing his and his wife Anne’s sadness at the news, Mr Davis said: “Adlean made her name in the annals of our country when she, along with other strong women of Old Bight, stood against the roadblocks of injustices in 1964. They were arrested after the powerful oligarchs choose to strip their access to land that they had farmed for many generations.

“Her bravery won the right to have her matter heard before the Privy Council and energised the march toward Majority Rule that changed the course of our nation forever. On her passing, I celebrate her contribution to building a better Bahamas for generations of Bahamians.

“To her daughters, Lauren Dawkins, Zarier Munrow and Mazile Deveaux and son Remos Deveaux, I extend our deepest condolences. May she rest in peace.”