Obediah (Obie) Hercules Wilchcombe (14 November 1958 - 25 September 2023) was a Bahamian journalist, politician, and Cabinet Minister.
Wilchcombe began his career in 1975 when he joined the Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas as a journalist.
[4] In 2002, Wilchcombe was first elected to office as the Member of Parliament for West Grand Bahama and Bimini.
[1][8] Wilchcombe was a close friend of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, and was accused of extortion following their son's death in the Bahamas in 2009.
[9] Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, Wilchcombe expressed his desire for the nation to reject the British monarchy.