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In April 2013, the Bahamas Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade warned that the police would press charges against people who post “lewd” or “obscene” pictures on social media websites and Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson announced that the government was working on legislation that will police information posted on the ...
Tourism in the area dates back as early as the 1940s, and by the 1950s, it had become a centre for hotel development. It was called the Bahamian Riviera. [citation needed] The Emerald Beach Hotel, opened in 1954, was the first air conditioned hotel and opened the largest casino in the Bahamas.
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Bimini got wireless telegraphy in 1920 and Grand Bahama opened its first Telegraph Station in West End in 1925. [3] On December 16, 1933, the first telephone service to the United States from the Bahamas was introduced. After World War II, the Telecommunications Department, of The Bahamas began to make steady progress in its development.
Paradise Island is an island in the Bahamas formerly known as Hog Island. The island, with an area of 277 hectares (685 acres) [ 1 ] (2.8 km 2 /1.1 sq mi), is located just off the shore of the city of Nassau , which is itself located on the northern edge of the island of New Providence .
City/Town Coordinates Pop. 1990 (census) Pop. 2009 (est.) [1] Island Nassau: 172,196 238,132 New Providence: Freeport: 35,650 47,085 Grand Bahama: West End
Chub Cay is a private island and is only accessible by being a guest of Chub Cay Resort and Marina. Aside from the natural beauty of the island and extensive facilities of the hotel, guests of the resort enjoy year-round deep sea and flats fishing, as well as a variety of watersports activities.