September 10, 2021
PASSING the baton - descendants of former Bahamian political leaders who took up the profession include Sir Milo Butler and granddaughter Loretta Butler-Turner, Sir Orville Turnquest and Tommy
Turnquest, Sir Roland Symonette and Brent Symonette, Sir Arthur Foulkes and Dion Foulkes, and AD Hanna and Glenys Hanna Martin.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: Why do so few Bahamian families stay in politics?
Many years ago, a very well-known politician cum head of a major sporting body said he was getting out, leaving the public spotlight. I asked him quietly in a social setting one evening, “Why? Why when you are at the top of your game, everyone knows your name, you can travel anywhere, get an audience with anyone, why leave now and kiss it all goodbye?”
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