Sir Lynden O. Pindling resonates with few post-independence Bahamians Dear Editor, Sir Lynden O. Pindling is the father of the modern Bahamas. Having led The Bahamas to majority rule in 1967 and to independence in 1973, Pindling’s name is forever enshrined in the annals of Bahamian history. Nassau International Airport was renamed Lynden Pindling International Airport in 2006 by the first Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) administration of former Prime Minister Perry Christie — a fitting tribute, which brings to mind the Grantley Adams International Airport in Christ Church, Barbados. It also brings to mind the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica. Pindling’s image graces the Bahamian one dollar bill, which is symbolic of The Bahamas severing colonial ties with England.