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Travellers Rest Restaurant, in Nassau, is known for serving authentic "local" foods. [2] [4] Bahamian cuisine is showcased at many large festivals, including Independence Day (Bahamas) on July 10 (during which inhabitants prepare special dishes like guava duff), Fox Hill Day (second Tuesday in August), and Emancipation Day.
Nassau: 1966 State-owned S A Clonaid: Health care Biotechnology Nassau: 1997 Cloning P A Compass Point Studios: Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Nassau: 1977 Record label, defunct 2010 P D Flamingo Air: Consumer services Airlines Nassau: 2004 Charter airline P A Golden Wings Charters: Consumer services Airlines Nassau: 2000 ...
Only about 0.8% of the Bahamas' land area is arable, about 140 square km (54 square miles). [5] Most arable land is on New Providence, Abaco, Andros, and Grand Bahama islands; challenges for Bahamian agriculture include limited fresh water resources for irrigation, the difficulties of inter-island transport of goods in the archipelago, a lack of human capital, the country's small size (which ...
The Bahamian economy is almost entirely dependent on tourism and financial services to generate foreign exchange earnings. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Bahamas is approximately $5.7 billion with tourism accounting for 50%, financial services nearly 20% and the balance spread among retail and wholesale trade, fishing, light manufacturing and agriculture. [9]
Nassau had a population of 128,420 females and 117,909 males and was home to 70,222 households with an average family size of 3.5 according to the 2010 census. [19] Nassau's large population in relation to the remainder of the Bahamas is the result of waves of immigration from the Family Islands to the capital. Consequently, this has led to the ...
The advisory, posted on Jan. 26, warns travelers to "exercise increased caution" because of crime on the islands of New Providence including Grand Bahama, Nassau, and Freeport.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman swore in 26 citizens as "special deputies" who will be activated to assist the county during emergencies, such as a terrorist attack or a natural disaster.
Nassau 172,196 238,132 New Providence ... Bahamas City 500 3,827 Grand Bahama ...