The Cabinet Office has announced that Majority Rule Day (January 10) will be observed on Monday, January 12, 2015.
A Majority Rule Exhibition, a photo narration outlining important steps in the march to Majority Rule, will be displayed downtown in Rawson Square and can be viewed as of Friday, January 9, for a full week.
Marking the historical day, Governor General Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling will lay a wreath at the Mausoleum of her late husband, first Majority Rule Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling, at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 10, at St. Agnes Cemetery.
In Grand Bahama, there will be a Second Annual Majority Rule Day Parade and Cultural Explosion, beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Pioneers Way, downtown Freeport, presenting the Bahamas Brass Band and uniformed groups.
Various schools throughout the archipelago will hold special assemblies, including one at Sandilands Primary School, January 9, beginning at 9:00 a.m., or will conduct commemorative events.
The holiday weekend will feature celebrations, including the popular “King Eric” All-for-One Regatta in Montagu Bay, January 10-12, featuring A, B, and C class sloops and a children’s race showcase.
Special church services will also be held.
