- The Bahamas tourism industry is not only a valuable contributor to the economy of the Bahamas‚ but a significant contributor to employment sector of the Bahamas as well. The tourism industry contributes over 3.5 million dollars to the economy annually and employs more than 50‚000 people. Developing a strong and sustainable tourism industry will ensure growth in employment. A ten year tourism plan will help to protect the jobs of the 50‚000 Bahamians who are directly and indirectly employed
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Egypt and the Bahamas are two countries well known for their exotic locales. The two countries absorbing have people and landscapes. The countries have a rich history which has led to their fascinating government and how it was founded Egypt is popular for being home to one of civilization’s largest ancient empires and the abundant amount of monuments they erected. Conversely‚ the Bahamas is popular for being a fun and vibrant set of islands‚ which is the source of most of the country’s income. The
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The Bahamas The Bahamas with its capital city of Nassau is a Chain of islands in the Atlantic Ocean‚ northeast Cuba and southeast Florida. Absolute location of Bahamas is 24 15 N‚ 76 00 W. The island of the Bahamas does not have much natural recourse so they have to import food. This makes prices high. This is good for environment because they do not over use their water supply for farming‚ water and soil are clean because they do not use toxic chemicals. They do have
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Documented Essay The Bahamas after Independence I strongly believe Independence has become both a blessing and a curse towards the Bahamas. Prior to receiving its Independence‚ the Bahamas was first a crown colony government under the British in the year 1718 and were encourage to abide by all rules and regulations that were pass on to them. The British offered the Bahamas protection‚ wealth and power. After many years of being supported by the British government‚ the Bahamas believed that it was
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treasures in the Bahamas is like being asked to speak about the heat in the Sahara Desert‚ or the cold at the North Pole; the Bahamas is itself a veritable hidden treasure in the opinion of many. If‚ for a moment‚ you believe that I am exaggerating‚ then ask the average tourist that comes here; especially one coming from some metropolitan city like New York or London. Ask them what they experience in The Bahamas and you will hear over and over again the same refrain. "I look up at the Bahamas sky and see
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Punishment The Bahamas hanged 50 men since 1929 according to records kept at Her Majesty’s Prison. Five were hanged under the Ingraham administration; 13 were hanged under the Pindling government‚ and 32 inmates were executed between 1929 and 1967. The last act of capital punishment in The Bahamas took place on January 6‚ 2000 when convicted murderer David Mitchel was executed by hanging. Mitchel was convicted of stabbing two German tourists to death. (Nassau Guardian‚ published: August 27‚ 2012) A report
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The beach is better in the Bahamas. The main attractions of the beach in the Nassau‚ Bahamas are the stunning view. There are no secret the number one reason vacationers come to the Bahamas is for the luminous‚ warm weather‚ the soft‚ rosy sand‚ and the gigantic underwater cave system. Various people use the word “beautiful” but with pink‚ smooth sand that caress your feet with every step‚ and turquoise waters that’s clear enough to see the bottom‚ beautiful is unquestionably an understatement. One
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Research Essay The proximity of The Bahamas to the USA. A blessing or a curse? Table of Contents Introduction Page 3 Migration Period Page 4 Prohibition Page 6 Export of Various Products Page 9 References Page 11 Introduction Being close to the United States of America has had its benefits and fall backs in and to the Bahamas. The Bahamas experienced many changes between 1870 and 1940. Such changes were the migration
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Child Abuse in the Bahamas A child is a precious gift given to parents‚ but they may not realize children are fragile. Children might be disciplined by their parents in order for them to listen‚ but some parents might take their punishments too far. There are many different ways a child can be abused by his or her parents. Barrington H. Brennen stated that‚ child abuse occurs when a parent‚ guardian or care giver mistreats or neglects a child‚ resulting in injury‚ or significant emotional
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that we were going to Atlantis. I was very excited because‚ it was going to be my first time going to the Bahamas. One day I wanted to see what made Atlantis so fun. I looked up Atlantis on my computer and I saw this huge slide. I knew that if I could go down the slide I can do some many things like skydiving and rock climbing a mountain. A few days later we got on a plane and flew to the Bahamas. When the whole arrive in Atlantis I saw lots of pools and in the middle of theses pools I see a huge pyramid
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