Fox Hill Day - Its Historic & Cultural Significance

Aug 06, 2026

Maurice Tynes, Fox Hill Community Centre Chair

Maurice Tynes is the second son and third child of Clarence and Lottie Tynes. The family moved to Bernard Rd, Fox Hill when he was five. His father was a police officer and his mother a registered nurse spending most of her career at the Red Cross becoming the first Director General of the Bahamas Red Cross in an independent Bahamas.

Mr. Tynes was educated at St Annes Anglican School where he passed his GCEs and at the Government High School where he sat and passed his A Levels. His academic background is in Public Administration.

Mr. Tynes had a distinguished career in the public service and served in the Immigration Department, Cabinet Office, as Clerk to the Senate and Clerk of the Parliament from 1993 to 2017.

Mr. Tynes was active in his Fox Hill community and served as Chairman of the Fox Hill Festival Committee 2009 to 2018. He was a founding member of the Fox Hill Congos Junkanoo Group and the Fun Time Junkanoo Group and serves as a member of the National Junkanoo Committee. He is a Co- Chair of the Fox Hill Community Centre.

Mr. Tynes’ life has been defined by his involvement in his church. A lifelong member of St Anne’s Anglican Church, he has seved in the serving choir, the singing choir, on the vestry of the church and as a chalice bearer.