Shanendon Cartwright
Shanendon Cartwright | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Parliament of the Bahamas for St. Barnabas | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Free National Movement |
Shanendon Eugene Cartwright is a Bahamian politician from the opposition Free National Movement.[1] He is the member of parliament for St. Barnabas.[2]
He was first elected in the 2017 Bahamian general election.[3] He was re-elected in the 2021 Bahamian general election.[4]
Cartwright was executive chairman of the Bahamas Public Parks and Beaches Authority.[5]
In 2022, he was elected deputy leader of the Free National Movement (FNM).[6]
On 4 December 2024, Cartwright threw the parlimentary mace out of a window, after feeling Speaker Patricia Deveaux did not let him speak.[7] This move paralleled an incident in 1965, when the leader of the opposition also threw the mace out of a window, pushing for political change, in an event since dubbed "Black Tuesday".[8] It followed reports from US federal prosecutors that Bahamian officials were facilitating imports of cocaine into the United States in exchange for bribes.[7][9] Members of the FNM were later forced out of the building by police. Cartwright was later released.[8]
References
- ^ "St. Barnabas | Shanendon Cartwright". Free National Movement. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ THOMPSON, TANEKA (2024-05-01). "Cartwright nominates for deputy leader". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "No 'willful wrongdoing' says Cartwright". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ Guardian, The Nassau (2021-09-06). "Shanendon Cartwright deserves to be re-elected to the House of Assembly". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "NOT MY GOOD NAME: Cartwright pushes back against accusations levied by PM". Eye Witness News. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Shanendon Cartwright elected FNM deputy leader, Dr Duane Sands voted in as chairman | The Tribune". m.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ a b "Bahamas suspends parliament after lawmaker throws symbolic mace out window". Reuters. 5 December 2024.
- ^ a b Williams, Joshua (4 December 2024). ""The Power Rests In The Hands of the Bahamian People"". Our News Bahamas.
- ^ "Southern District of New York | U.S. Attorney Announces Cocaine Importation Charges Against Chief Superintendent Of Royal Bahamas Police Force And Other Bahamian Officials". United States Department of Justice. 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2024-12-05.