WORLD IN BRIEF : BAHAMAS : Parliament Dissolved; Vote Set for Aug. 19
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Bahamas Parliament was dissolved and general elections set for Aug. 19, in which Prime Minister Lynden O. Pindling will seek his seventh consecutive term, government officials said. A record 125,000 voters, or 95% of the voting-age population, have registered for the election, they said. Opposition leader Hubert A. Ingraham criticized the ruling Progressive Liberal Party for delays in calling for the election. The last election was held in June, 1987.
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