subsequent years he served as Chairman and Director of the Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board. He served as a Director of the Central Bank of Bahamas in 2012. He has also been a member of the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army; a member of the Vestry, Epiphany Anglican Church; a member of the Steering Committee for the University of the West Indies Centre for Hotel and Tourism Management; a Director, Elizabeth Estates Children ’ s Home; Chairman, Advisory Committee, School of Hospitality & Tourism Studies; Vice Chairman and Director of the Bahamas Stock Exchange; and a Director of Abaco Markets. He also served on the Audit Committee with The National Insurance Board of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and Bahamasair. He is currently a Director of Commonwealth Bank Ltd. and Providence Advisors Ltd. Illustrious Sandy Sands has served the Bahamas Hotel Industry Management Pension Fund as a Trustee since 1988. He also serves as a Trustee of the Bahamas Hotel and Allied Industries Pension Trust. He is currently the Honorary Consul General to Japan, having succeeded his father in this position. He is a founding Archon of Delta Lambda Boulé (Nassau, Bahamas) of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. In June 2015, at the Annual Session of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Most Worshipful Grand Master Leslie M. Dean bestowed Honorary Past Grand Master status upon Illustrious Sandy Sands. He is married to Michelle M. Pindling- Sands, a former Senator. She is the daughter of the late (G.I.G.) Sir Lynden O. Pindling KCMG PC NH JP, the second Premier and first Prime Minister of the Bahamas and Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling, ON GCMG, former Governor-General of the Bahamas.
G. (Gweneth) Diane Stewart (née Sands) was an attorney-at-law and partner with McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes concentrating on commercial and civil litigation, with
Director for the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Renée D. (Darlene) Lockhart (née Sands) is a Chartered Accountant and is the Administration Partner of PKF Chartered Accountants, the
firm founded by her father. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Public Hospital Authority, and financial consultant for her
a specialization in family law. She took up the practice of law thanks to the constant and gentle urging of her father. She was a Director of FirstCaribbean International Bank Ltd. (Bahamas) and briefly served as a Supreme Court Justice of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Prior to her entry in the field of law she taught high school for 5 years. Mrs. Stewart is a lecturer for more than 10 years at the Eugene Dupuch Law School. She is the Vice- Chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of The Bahamas & Turks & Caicos Islands, and choir-master of her church, St. Ambrose. She serves on other civic organizations and social committees as well such as the Zonta Club of New Providence. Dr. Basil G.L. (George Lascelles) Sands is an accomplished
church, St. Mary the Virgin, and other civic organizations, including the Cancer Society of The Bahamas. Dr. Duane E.L. (Ernest Lascelles)
“ Ernie ” Sands is a cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon. As his father fondly stated, “ He fixes hearts whether they be injured by
bullets, knives, or love. ” Dr. Duane Sands was one of the members of the commission sent to evaluate and report on the mental and physical condition of Sovereign Grand Commander Booker T. Alexander 33° in 1991. He served as a Director of the Central Bank of Bahamas from 2008 through 2010. He also served as the Chairman of the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation in 2011. Additionally, he served as Minister of Health. Very active in national politics, he was appointed as a Senator by the Free National Movement Party (FNM) serving two terms. He is currently the chairman of the FNM. Dr. Duane Sands is a member of Royal Eagle Lodge No. 1. He is also a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Pi Xi Chapter. The Sands family name traces back nearly four centuries as some of the earliest inhabitants of the Bahamas were of this surname.
veterinarian and the owner of the Central Animal Hospital. Dr. Basil Sands is a member of Royal
Eagle Lodge No. 1 and James E. Morley Consistory No. 73. He is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Pi Xi Chapter. He was Elevated to the Thirty-third and Last Degree of Scottish Rite freemasonry as a member of the Class that bears his father ’ s name—Basil L. Sands Class of 2019. In addition to his professional career, Dr. Basil G.L. Sands is a self-made wellness/gym instructor and a general contractor. He serves as the Grand Medical
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