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The Bahamas
Researched via:
http://wikipedia.org
Student Name: Ababacar Sonko &
Nathalie Gresseau
Date: 6/8/10
Where is Bahamas located?
 The closest island to the
United States is Bimini, which
is also known as the gateway to
The Bahamas. The island of
Abaco is to the east of Grand
Bahama.
 The southeastern most island
is Inagua. The largest island is
Andros Island.
 Other inhabited islands
include Eleuthera, Cat Island,
Long Island, San Salvador
Island, Acklins, Crooked
Island, Exuma and
Mayaguana. Nassau, capital
city of The Bahamas, lies on
the island of New Providence.
Flag, Motto, Anthem:
 Motto: "Forward,
Upward, Onward,
Together"
 Anthem: "March
On, Bahamaland“
 Royal
anthem: "God
Save the Queen"
History:
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The Right Honourable Sir Lynden Oscar
Pindling, PC, KCMG, OM, JP (22 March
1930 – 26 August 2000), is generally
regarded as the "Father of the Nation"
of the Bahamas, having led it to
Majority Rule on 10 January 1967 and
then to independence on 10 July 1973.
He served as the first black premier of
the Colony of the Bahama Islands from
1967 to 1969 and as Prime Minister of
the Bahamas from 1969 to 1992.
He was leader of the Progressive Liberal
Party (PLP) from 1965 to 1997 when he
resigned from public life.
He was also a member of Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth's Privy Council.
He was knighted by the Queen in 1983.
Economy:
As one of the most prosperous county
in the Caribbean region, the Bahamas
relies on tourism to generate most of
their economic activity.
 Tourism as an industry not only
accounts for over 60 percent of the
Bahamian GDP, but provides jobs for
more than half the country's
workforce.
 An example of Tourism in the
Bahamas is the number of cruise
ships that land in the capital of
Nassau where tourists visit the straw
market to buy different items or have
their hair braided.
 After tourism, the most important
economic sector is financial services,
accounting for around 15 percent of
GDP.
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Famous people/role model:
 Hubert Alexander
Ingraham (born 1947) is the
Prime Minister of the Bahamas.
He first served as Prime Minister
from 1992 until 2002 and
became Prime Minister again in
2007.
 He is a member of the Free
National Movement Party
(FNM). The Rt. Hon.
 Hubert A. Ingraham now heads
the FNM as Party Leader and is
a Member of Parliament for the
North Abaco constituency; he
also served as Leader of the
Opposition in the House of
Assembly from 2005 to 2007.
What do you like the most about
Bahamas?
 The yellow elder was chosen as
the national flower of the
Bahamas because it is native to
the Bahama Islands, and it
blooms throughout the year.
 Selection of the yellow elder
over many other flowers was
made through the combined
popular vote of members of all
four of New Providence's
garden clubs of the 1970s – the
Nassau Garden Club, the
Carver Garden Club, the
International Garden Club,
and the YWCA Garden Club.