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		Symonette had decided that he would indeed seek the leadership at the next convention that the decision was made to postpone it by those who believe that this would be guaranteeing the PLP another five-year term in office.
		Symonette is not considered to be a prime candidate for leadership of his party is the fact that he is white.
		Symonette as leader of the FNM, the PLP would have him for breakfast, lunch and dinner, bringing up at every opportunity the misdeeds of the United Bahamian Party (UBP), which was headed by his father, Sir Roland Symonette.
	freeport.nassauguardian.net /print/311582469825484.php (883 words)

	The Nassau Guardian Online Guide
		The son of the late Sir Roland Symonette, first premier of The Bahamas and former leader of the United Bahamian Party (UBP) was a guest on Island FM's radio talk show "Parliament Street."
		Mr Symonette said Mr Ingraham had done a lot for the country and mashed a few corns, "but that was in the best interest of The Bahamas as a whole." He said that it was up to Mr Ingraham to decide if he wanted to come back and run the FNM.
		One listener called in to the show and asked Mr Symonette whether he would be running for the position of deputy leader, with Mr Ingraham running for the position of leader again.
	www.thenassauguardian.com /national_local/280743571807457.php (583 words)

	The Freeport News - The race card no longer works
		Symonette's successful bid for the deputy leadership of his party, with some suggesting that this achievement by a very capable and respectable Bahamian politician is tantamount to turning the clock back on the gains made by the fl majority in this country.
		Symonette is white and the son of the late Sir Roland Symonette, who was leader of the now disbanded United Bahamian Party (UBP) and in that capacity served as the first premier of The Bahamas.
		By attacking Brent Symonette and linking him to the UBP, members of the PLP who participate in this racist exercise are seeking to remind fls in this country that the UBP was a wicked and racist political organization, which indeed it was.
	freeport.nassauguardian.net /editorial/284738024760310.php (1107 words)

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		He served as the premier of the Bahamas between 1955 and 1967.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Roland_Symonette.html (102 words)

	Bahamas news - Bahamian news portal: - Under Brent's Patronage Or Blah, Blah Black Sheep - Commentary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		And, of course everyone knows by now that Brent Symonette was left a pair of cufflinks and about $10,000.00 by his truly wonderful father, Sir Roland Theodore Symonette.
		Brent Symonette has surely gone on to parlay these bequests into what is reportedly one of the great personal fortunes in The Bahamas.
		What if they all were still allowed to play the game Roland Theodore Symonette played so well in the years when he parlayed his high intelligence, business savvy and daring into a fortune, the very one from which he plucked a pair of cufflinks and ten thousand dollars for his beloved son Brent?
	www.bahamasb2b.com /news/wmprint.php?ArtID=1676 (957 words)

	BahamasUncensored.Com Archive - mAY 2003
		Symonette that he knew that the objections he was making from his seat were intellectually dishonest, and that it was the old UBP streak coming out of him.
		Symonette that he lacked the courage of his convictions, and that he had surrendered his chance to speak from the front of the House by not seeking to run for the Leadership of the FNM.
		Symonette had accused the PM of leading people to believe that the country would be better off under him knowing full well the state of the economy when he made those promises.
	www.bahamasuncensored.com /may03.htm (13767 words)

	Fred Mitchell Uncensored
		Symonette who is already a rich man could not be satisfied with what he has.
		Symonette who is the son for the first Premier of The Bahamas Sir Roland Symonette learned nothing from his father's : political experience.
		Symonette: " Was my failure to have communicated the issue of : this contract to the Board of Directors of the Airport Authority." So what the FNM was doing by this carefully orchestrated resignation is to : limit the fault to that; not to corruption, crookedness and greed.
	www.briland.com /wwwboard/messages/3150.html (8679 words)

	Fred Mitchell Uncensored.Com For June 2001
		Symonette's case, he owns a company that he gave the contract to pave the road around the Nassau International Airport of which he is the Chairman of the owning authority.
		Symonette who is the son for the first Premier of The Bahamas Sir Roland Symonette learned nothing from his father's political experience.
		Symonette: " Was my failure to have communicated the issue of this contract to the Board of Directors of the Airport Authority." So what the FNM was doing by this carefully orchestrated resignation is to limit the fault to that; not to corruption, crookedness and greed.
	www.fredmitchelluncensored.com /June01.html (17007 words)

	The Nassau Yacht Club
		The Nassau Yacht Club was founded on September 9, 1931 to promote yacht building and yacht racing and to provide a clubhouse and marina facilities for the enjoyment of members.
		Founding members were Roland Symonette, Charles Albury, Charles Arteaga, Roy Arteaga, John Knowles, Harry Knowles, J.E. Lewless, Herbert Mckinney, Dudley Sands, Everette Sands, Stafford Sands, William Saunders, and Joseph Thompson.
		And three former NYC Commodores (Bobby Symonette, Percy Knowles and Sir Durward Knowles) were selected as judges by the International Yacht Racing Union.
	www.nassauyachtclub.org /html/about.htm (351 words)

	The Nassau Guardian - www.thenassauguardian.com.com
		He saw an opportunity for the church to grow and, with the support of the vestry of St. Barnabas and the blessing of Bishop Markham, he approached Sir Roland Symonette who was then Premier of the colony and a land developer.
		Sir Roland granted the request and provided a plot of land in the newly established Ridgeland Park Subdivision.
		Benjamin Pratt, a contractor in the employ of Sir Roland Symonette and a faithful Anglican, built the church.
	www.thenassauguardian.net /religion/316412443828030.php (846 words)

	‘Federating the British West Indies:’
		Particular emphasis would be placed on the attitudes of some specific pre-independence leaders and their political parties in both states, namely Cheddi Jagan (PPP), Roland Symonette (UBP) and Lynden Pindling (PLP) to the West Indian Federation.
		In the Bahamas, the white Bahamian unquestionably believed that fl Bahamians did not have the capacity or the experience to lead the society and their criticism of other fl West Indians suggests that they were also unsure of their ability to govern.
		Moreover, the white dominated government under Roland Symonette, displayed their ethnic biases with their “open-door immigration policy” with respect to whites from Europe, England, Rhodesia and South Africa, while maintaining a strictly selective policy for West Indian nationals and those that were resident in the Bahamas were faced with discrimination.
	www.landofsixpeoples.com /news303/ns3071225.htm (3088 words)

	Shadow of Evil III
		The four were Sands; the premier, Sir Roland Symonette; a dentist, Dr. Raymond Sawyer; and C. Trevor Kelly, then minister for maritime affairs.
		A fifth member of the government, Speaker of the House Robert Hallam Symonette (the premier's son), was also named.
		Robert Symonette, a yachtsman, admitted that he had been retained as a "consultant" at $14,000 a year to advise on marina construction in the Groves enclave.
	www.jabezcorner.com /Grand_Bahama/sep4.htm (1388 words)

	MARCO CITY PLP
		The majority group in the House of Assembly, popularly known as the Bay Strcet Boys, later formed the United Bahamian Party led by the late Sir Roland Symonette, Kt., and the late Sir Stafford Sands, C.B.E., Kt.
		On June 8, 1956, the first step towards majority rule was made when six members of the PLP were returned as members of the House of Assembly under the leadership of Sir Lynden.
		In the general elections of 1962, the PLP captured 44 per cent of the total votes but won only eight seats, while the UBP received 36.6 per cent of the total votes yet won 57.6 per cent of the representation in the House of Assembly.
	groups.msn.com /MARCOCITYPLP/history2.msnw (1547 words)

	Political Parties of The Bahamas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The growing popularity of the PLP after its formation provoked the formation of the United Bahamian Party (UBP) in 1958 which comprised mainly the white ruling class.
		The UBP governed The Bahamas until 1967 led by Sir Roland Symonette, the first Bahamian Premier.
		The Bahamas attained majority rule in 1967 when the PLP, led by Lynden O. Pindling, wrested power from the UBP in a general election.
	www.hk-bahamas.de /en/parties.php (315 words)

	BahamasUncensored.Com - Last Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		He was accorded an official funeral with Fred Mitchell, Glenys Hanna Martin, Allyson Maynard Gibson and Brent Symonette representing the Parliament, both Government and Opposition.
		Symonette as well for — such as the airport situation.
		Attack Brent Symonette for his record of his policies — that’s what you guys are there for, but is it really the right thing to bring his race into it?
	www.bahamasuncensored.com /lastweek.html (3691 words)

	The Last Word (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		As the record shows, the sovereign will of the people has an uncanny way of bringing to naught the careers of some of the most powerful.
		As great as they once were, Sir Roland Theodore Symonette, Sir Stafford Lofthouse Sands and the indomitable the Rt.
		Hubert Alexander Ingraham were all made to drink deeply of the dregs of defeat.
	www.jonesbahamas.com /?c=128&a=5250&sid=58c55776529901194c77387321356cfa (752 words)

	RADIO ABACO NEWS
		On 11th April party leader Tommy Turnquest, accompanied by party leader in the House Alvin Smith, and Brent Symonette, the only FNM Nassau parliamentarian, to address party delegates to the upcoming convention.
		The group was welcomed by South Abaco MP Robert Sweeting and it was noted that the FNM had been knocked down in the election but not knocked out.
		It was announced that Tommy Turnquest would run to keep his position in the party leadership convention during May and had an opponent, but it was not Brent Symonette, who is the son of the first premier of The Bahamas, Sir Roland ‘Pop’ Symonette.
	oii.net /Journal/may03/radio.shtml (968 words)

	JS Online: Obituaries in the News
		NASSAU, Bahamas - Lady Margaret Symonette, wife of the country's first premier, Sir Roland Symonette, died from a stroke Sunday.
		Her husband became the first premier elected in the Bahamas in 1964, when Great Britain granted the Caribbean territory autonomy and relegated its appointed governor to a more symbolic role in government.
		Lady Symonette, who was born in Schriever, Ontario, met her husband while on a vacation in the Bahamas in 1945.
	www.jsonline.com /news/nat/ap/jun02/ap-deaths060502.asp?format=print (969 words)

	The Progressive Liberal Party - Home of the Bahamas Ruling Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Other candidates vying for the two seats in that contest were Messrs.
		Roland T. Symonette, Alfred Etienne J. Dupuch, Geoffrey Johnstone and Wilfred G. Cash.
		In the process, Smiley was shot in the neck just east of the Royal Nassau Sailing Club.
	www.progressiveliberalparty.com /news_print.lasso?id=32806 (881 words)

	MAYNERGY
		Roland T. Symonette 1955 - 7 Jan 1964 (+1980)UBP
		Roland T. Symonette 7 Jan 1964 - 16 Jan 1967 (+1980) UBP
		Vernon Symonette as the representative, has historically shown the native islanders little respect and interest in development.
	www.webspawner.com /users/maynergy (2067 words)

	Eleuthera History as background for Bahamas vacation rental
		It is odd how soon Eleuthera reduces one to a condition in which almost every happening seems easiest dealt with in a position recumbent and as distant as possible from the actual scene of disaster"
		Sir Robert was responsible for the development of the important, inter-island mailboat system, that is still important today, in delivering supplies, as well as the mail.
		Sir Roland is responsible for the roads, and a great deal of buildings in Eleuthera.
	www.eleuthera-rental.com /eleuthera.html (1655 words)

	1967
		Attending the "Forecastle Frolic" were the Governor of the Bahamas, Sir Ralph Grey, and Lady Grey; Premier and Mrs.
		Lynden O. Pindling; former Premier Sir and Lady Roland Symonette; and American Consul-General Mr.
		During the Nassau visit ADM Clarey attended a reception in his honor given by Mr.
	www.uss-newport-news.com /hist/1967.htm (769 words)

	Bahamas Political Dynamics - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
		Despite the PLP defeat, however, the UBP could not impede the process of political change in the Bahamas.
		Steps toward internal self-government proceeded under the UBP as party leader Sir Roland Symonette became the country's first premier (the preindependence title for prime minister) in 1964.
		During the next several years of UBP rule, the PLP waged a media and propaganda campaign to focus attention on the alleged unfairness of electoral boundaries.
	www.photius.com /countries/bahamas_the/government/political.html (2342 words)

	New Providence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Before the initial service in July, 1961, the late Sir Roland Symonette, first Premier of The Bahamas and a Methodist, had donated two lots in Boyd Subdivision to the Methodist District for the erection of a church.
		A third piece of land was donated by Sir Roland and the Late John F. McCarthy, an Insurance Executive, on which the Manse was built and dedicated on White Sunday, 1969.
		We trust that God will enable her to serve the community for many years to come.
	bahamasmethodist.org /nassau.htm (2704 words)

	NoStressLand Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Jasmine assures the intimacy of a private estate home built to catch the breeze.
		The resort hideaway was built by Sir Roland Symonette, Bahamian Prime Minister.
		It includes 80 acres of lush tropical beauty joined with miles of silken, pink sand beaches.
	www.nostressland.com /link/cat54.php (984 words)

	Al Gore's bogus island adventure [Free Republic]
		An affluent shipbuilder, Sir Roland Symonette, was appointed the first premier.
		Pindling made corruption the centre of his campaign as he toured the 22 inhabited islands by boat and helicopter.
		In the event, Pindling and Symonette each found themselves at the head of a party with 18 seats.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a39a1ee4c227d.htm (8932 words)

	A Limey In Bermuda: Out Of Focus
		Their minds have been poisoned by the historical hysteria of 300 years of slavery and they see every white person in authority as "the master with the whip."
		This is what Brent Symonette, and every white person who aspires to political leadership in this country has to face.
		Symonette is told that he is a racist simply because he is white and his daddy, Sir Roland Symonette, was a UBP.
	www.limeyinbermuda.com /latest_news/2005/01/out_of_focus.html (5301 words)

	DIS WE TINGS - HISTORY IN REVIEW
		In 1962 the 'Universal Suffrage' was granted given Bahamian women the right the vote.
		In 1964, the Bahamas was granted internal self-government and Sir Roland Symonette was named the first Premier of the country.
		However, the greatest period Bahamian history came in 1967 when the Progressive Liberal Party won elections and fls had majority rule for the first time.
	www.geocities.com /diswetings/page2.html (718 words)

	ipedia.com: List of Prime Ministers of the Bahamas Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		See also lists of incumbents, list of Governors-General of the Bahamas.
		Prime Ministers of the Bahamas, 1955-present Sir Roland Symonette :...
		Sir Roland Symonette: 1955 - 16 January 1967
	www.ipedia.com /list_of_prime_ministers_of_the_bahamas.html (136 words)

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