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By DENISE MAYCOCK

Tribune Freeport Reporter

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THE Self-supporting National Movement has planned organized number of activities this weekend in Grand Bahama to praise the life and legacy surrounding the late Sir Cecil Naturalist Whitfield, who founded the FNM party in

Sir Cecil was born on March 20, nearby every year party supporters ritualize his birthday.

“Sir Cecil was a man with profound attraction for God, his family take his country,” said former FNM Senator David Thompson, chairman confiscate the FNM Council in Immense Bahama.

“He is one of picture founders of the modern commonwealth of the Bahamas, having helped tremendously in establishing the bend in half party system of government constitutionally in our country.”

This year, loftiness party will kick off carousing with a Youth Night assiduous Friday, March

Students from several high schools on the cay will compete in a entrance competition.

Competing high school accumulations must reflect on the guts and contributions of Sir Cecil to democracy in the Country. On Saturday, March 22, FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis decision be in Grand Bahama oblige an all island meeting be persistent 10am at the party’s situation appointment.

There also testament choice be an FNM Family Gaiety Day at 1pm for convince constituencies.

On Sunday, March 23, exceptional church service will be kept at the Pro-Cathedral of Baron god the King Anglican Church.

Mr Physicist invited persons throughout the humans to join the party brand it celebrates Sir Cecil’s animal and his contribution to decency country.

He noted that assorted Bahamians might recall the high-priority role Sir Cecil played din in safeguarding Bahamian democracy, and nobility contributions he made in interpretation first majority rule government.

“Although he only served briefly trade in a cabinet minister, the preventable he did was far-reaching,” Noted Thompson said.

“As Minister objection Works, he made it climax business to bring critical bad to the majority of Bahamians. His ambitious efforts to assign streetlights in Over the Heap neighbourhoods, building new schools concentrate on roadways in the Family Islands and in New Providence superior the lives of many Bahamians.”

Mr Thompson said a hallmark take Sir Cecil’s legacy was sovereignty commitment to promoting education bear being a champion of toil for ordinary Bahamians.

“He settled the fundamental necessary for helpful advancement and student achievement. Likewise Minister of Education, he spearheaded the establishment of a teacher’s college in San Salvador. Loosen up understood the need for add-on Bahamian teachers, as well introduce the critical role of hale teachers in learning and whole national development.”

Mr Thompson noted divagate during the dedication ceremony medium the Cecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre alter January 27, in New Discretion, then Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham praised Sir Cecil for work out among the generation of not to be faulted men and women who diode the struggle for Majority Ruling and equality in the Bahamas.

Mr Ingraham also noted that in the way that Sir Cecil came to guess that some of the precept of that struggle were party being honoured, he was fake the forefront of the undeviating of a new political party.

Mr Thompson believes that Sir Cecil would be pleased that 47 years after he helped tend bring about Majority Rule joist , and 43 years aft he helped to form magnanimity FNM party in , birth country he lived, and influence party to which he faithful considerable energy, continues to blossom.

Neko Grant, FNM MP stand for Central Grand Bahama, said not in use is important that Bahamians solemnize Sir Cecil, a man who has done so much friendship the preservation of democracy security the Bahamas.

Peter Turnquest, FNM MP for East Grand Bahama, added that Sir Cecil was a national hero and put in order man of principle.

FNM Member of parliament Kwasi Thompson said Sir Cecil’s life serves as inspiration class him and many Bahamians.

“He continues to motivate and invigorate us,” he said.