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The Bahama Leaks are 1.3 million internal files from the company register of the Bahamas.After the release of the Panama Papers in 2016, an unknown source handed over internal data from the national corporate registry of the Bahamas to Frederik Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer, who analyzed them with the help of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).
In terms of gross domestic product per capita, the Bahamas is one of the richest countries in the Americas (following the United States and Canada), with an economy based on tourism and finance. [1] Tourism alone provides an estimated 45% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and employs about half the Bahamian workforce.
Great Inagua is the second largest island in the Bahamas at 596 sq mi (1544 km 2) and lies about 55 miles (89 kilometres) from the eastern tip of Cuba.The island is about 55 by 19 mi (89 by 31 km) in extent and mostly flat with some sand hills, the highest points being East Hill at 132 ft (40 m), Salt Pond Hill at 102 ft (31 m), and James Hill at 90 ft (27 m). [4]
Venus and Serena Williams went on an epic girls' trip to the Bahamas last week, and the tennis legends were living their best lives as they made the most of their off-season.
This isn't the first time a model has tested the Bahamas waters for an Instagram. This summer, a nurse shark attacked a 19-year-old model who was posing and swimming with the sharks.
The Bahamas relies heavily on tourism to generate most of its economic activity. Tourism as an industry accounts for about 70% of the Bahamian GDP and provides jobs for about half of the country's workforce. [108] The Bahamas attracted 5.8 million visitors in 2012, more than 70% of whom were cruise visitors. [109]
Scottie Scheffler, of the United States, reacts at the end of the second round of the Hero World Challenge PGA Tour at the Albany Golf Club in New Providence, Bahamas, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.
The economy of the Bahamas is dependent upon tourism and offshore banking. The Bahamas is the richest country in the West Indies and is ranked 14th in North America for nominal GDP. [ 8 ] It is a stable, developing nation in the Lucayan Archipelago , with a population of 391,232 (2016).