South Andros is a district of the nation of the Bahamas .
26-610: Congo Town is a small village located in South Andros district, part of Andros Island in the Bahamas . It is served by the South Andros Airport . In 2010, the population was 90. This Bahamian location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . South Andros Geographically, South Andros is the southernmost third of the land mass colloquially called Andros , which includes
52-513: A British crown colony in 1718, when the British clamped down on piracy . A General Assembly was established in 1729; the first elections took place in September, and on 29 September 1729 twenty-four members representing the islands of New Providence , Eleuthera , and Harbour Island gathered together at the house of Samuel Lawford to form the assembly. The Bahamas legislature has had
78-598: A bicameral feature since its inception in 1729 as the Governor's Council performed both executive and legislative functions. In 1841 Governor Francis Cockburn divided Governors Council into two separate councils: The Executive Council to deal with executive functions and the Legislative Council to deal with legislative functions of the upper house. In 1841 the Bahamian legislature took on more structure, with
104-487: A government minister, but in principle any parliamentarian may introduce a bill. A bill must be passed by both the House of Assembly and Senate, and then must be formally assented to by the governor-general, before it becomes law. There are currently four main classifications of bills: public, money, private member, and private bills. A bill must pass through a series of stages in order to be passed by each chamber , with
130-459: A vote taken at each stage. The procedure in the House of Assembly is as follows: Each bill consists of five main parts: the long title, the short title, the interpretation clause, the main body of the bill and the objects and reasons. The long title is a description of the nature of the bill and covers the intent of the bill. The short title follows the long title and labels the bill for identification purposes. The short title sometimes also contains
156-540: Is about 30 km (20 mi) east to west, but only the eastern fringe is inhabited, as most of the island consists of salty marsh and tidal estuaries . All housing on South Andros consists of small, single family homes, sometimes clustered in small groups on a single tract of land, and almost all buildings are made of cement block and/or local limestone, as wood is expensive to import and does not withstand hurricanes well. Government-provided electric, telephone and rubbish disposal services are available to all homes on
182-485: Is known for the production of certain seasonal delicacies, fresh conch , land crab, and spiny lobster , in relative abundance, which are sold commercially in Nassau or to the representatives of Nassau food distributors, providing an important source of cash to many inhabitants. The only other current industry of note is tourism. Albeit limited, there is a small upscale ecotourism lodge, a 36-room traditional hotel and as well
208-829: The Bahamian Parliament Building in Nassau , the national capital. The structure, functions, and procedures of the parliament are based on the Westminster system . Originally inhabited by the Lucayan people , a branch of the Arawakan -speaking Taino people, the Bahamas were the site of Columbus ' first landfall in the New World in 1492. Although the Spanish never colonized the Bahamas, they shipped
234-639: The Commonwealth of Nations on July 10, 1973, retaining Queen Elizabeth II as monarch. The Parliament as presently constituted was established by Chapter 5 of the Constitution of the Bahamas, which came into effect upon the country's independence from the United Kingdom . The House of Assembly is the lower chamber . It consists of 39 members (known as members of parliament), elected from individual constituencies for five-year terms. As under
260-567: The Parliament of the Bahamas , it is part of the Mangrove Cay and South Andros constituency. The majority of South Andros residents are members of either Baptist or Seventh-day Adventist Church congregations, with a few Catholic, Anglican and other denominations represented by a church or two. There are no movie theatres, video rental stores, chain restaurants, major hotels, or major car rental agencies on South Andros; however, Bank of
286-477: The governor-general . Nine of these senators are selected on the advice of the prime minister, four on the advice of the leader of the opposition , and three on the advice of the prime minister after consultation with the leader of the opposition. The Senate is authorized by the Constitution to pass bills in the same manner as passed by the House or it can make such amendments to the bill should it consider it necessary. Those amendments will then have to be approved by
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#1732775800742312-655: The Bahamas has a branch in Kemp's Bay (ATM & public banking on Wednesdays). Parliament of the Bahamas HM Most Loyal Opposition HM Most Loyal Opposition The Parliament of The Bahamas is the bicameral national parliament of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas . The parliament is formally made up of the sovereign (represented by the governor-general ), an appointed Senate, and an elected House of Assembly. It currently sits at
338-479: The House of Assembly. The Senate may even reject a bill outrightly that had been passed by the House. However, if the House passes the bill in two successive sessions, and the Senate rejects the bill each time, the House of Assembly may send the bill directly to the governor-general without the Senate having consented to the bill. If the House passes a money bill and sends that bill to the Senate for its consent, and if
364-446: The Legislative Council being the superior legislative body and the House of Assembly being the lesser. The Legislative Council eventually was renamed to the Senate in 1964 and became the weaker house while the House of Assembly became the superior legislative body. The Senate is however still known as the upper house and the House of Assembly still as the lower house. Bahamians achieved self-government in 1964 and full independence within
390-417: The Senate does not give its consent within a month after receiving the bill, the money bill is sent to the governor-general for assent even though the Senate had not consented to it In a historic vote, attorney Sharon Wilson was unanimously elected to a second term as president of the Senate , marking the first time a woman won re-election to head that legislative body. She previously served as president of
416-441: The Senate from 2002 to 2007, and succeeded Lynn Holowesko , who served as president of the Senate from 2007 to 2012. She was succeeded by Katherine Forbes-Smith , then Mildred Hall-Watson and then Lashell Adderley . Parliament is empowered by Article 52(1) of the Constitution to make laws for the peace, order and good government of the Bahamas. The Constitution also empowers Parliament to: Parliament also maintains oversight of
442-499: The U.S. via two flights commercially from Fort Lauderdale International and other islands by charter airplane (usually from Fort Lauderdale , Florida), and from anywhere by private boat. A public ferry runs daily between South Andros and its northern neighbouring Mangrove Cay which is also considered a part of South Andros. The mail boat comes to Andros once a week from Nassau, leaving Nassau Monday night and arriving at Drigg's Hill port on South Andros on Tuesday morning, which brings
468-478: The Westminster system, the government may dissolve the parliament and call elections at any time. The House of Assembly performs all major legislative functions. The prime minister is the leader of the party controlling the majority of the House of Assembly seats. Halson Moultrie was elected the new speaker of the House of Assembly on May 24, 2017. The Senate (upper house) consists of 16 members appointed by
494-413: The commencement clause, which states when the bill will have legal force. The short title in turn is followed by the interpretation clause, which defines certain words and phrases used in the bill. The body of the bill consists of all of the other clauses, which contain the provisions of the bill, that is, they contain all of the measures that the bill is enacting. The objects and reasons is the final part of
520-457: The districts of North Andros , Central Andros , Mangrove Cay and South Andros. In 2022, the district had 3,711 inhabitants. The districts are divided by broad unspanned "creeks", some of which offer public ferry crossing; otherwise the only way to travel from one district to another is by private plane or boat. South Andros is accessed from Nassau via commercial airline (currently two trips daily from Nassau to South Andros Airport ), from
546-478: The government's finances through the Public Accounts Committee. Parliament is also the forum where public policy and matters of national importance are debated. Most of the laws passed by Parliament are for the modification or amendment of existing laws. Article 52(2) of the Constitution empowers Parliament to make laws by the passing of a bill . Most bills are introduced into Parliament by
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#1732775800742572-496: The highway crosses two bridges, one at Deep Creek and one further south at Little Creek, both refurbished in 2012. Almost the entire population of South Andros lives in housing abutting the Queen's Highway and a few short, paved roads trailing off it. The only other significant road is that leading west, inland, along the north side of Deep Creek, to Black Point, where there are a handful of additional homes. South Andros' widest point
598-458: The island, with a major power generation plant located mid-island in the settlement called The Bluff or Blufftown. Municipal water is supplied to much of the island inhabitants but for residents in the southern part of the island, water is obtained by catchment or private well : many parts of Andros enjoy an abundance of underground fresh water lenses. Natural gas is purchased by the tank, brought in weekly by mail boat from Nassau. South Andros
624-541: The majority of all imports and supplies to the island, from milk to petrol. The Queen's Highway, a two lane paved and illuminated road without traffic lights, runs approximately 60 km (40 mi) from the northernmost edge of South Andros which is the port of Drigg's Hill, to the dockside settlement of Mars Bay. At Mars Bay the road ends in a cul de sac but the island extends approximately 30 km (20 mi) further south without roads or services, inaccessible except by boat. In its course from Drigg's Hill to Mars Bay,
650-450: The management of "bonefish lodges," small hotels which offer all-inclusive packages for tourists wishing to fish the world-famous "bonefish flats" of the southeastern fringe of the island. As of summer 2005, there were 4–6 such lodges in operation, each maintaining 4–12 guest rooms. The very low level of tourist traffic supports few restaurants and almost no shops aside from the necessary basic hardware and grocery stores. For elections to
676-529: The native Lucayans to slavery in Hispaniola . The islands were mostly deserted from 1513 until 1648, when English colonists from Bermuda settled on the island of Eleuthera . In 1670 King Charles II granted the islands to the lords proprietors of the Carolinas, who rented the islands from the king with rights of trading, tax, appointing governors , and administering the country. The Bahamas became
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