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Freeport is a city, district and free trade zone on the island of Grand Bahama of the northwest part of The Bahamas.In 1955, Wallace Groves, a Virginian financier with lumber interests in Grand Bahama, was granted 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres) of pineyard with substantial areas of swamp and scrubland by the Bahamian government with a mandate to economically develop the area.
The tourism industry is a significant sector of the Bahamian economy. In 2021, it was estimated that tourism accounted for 45% of the Bahamas's national gross domestic product. [2] In 2024, the Bahamas received over 11.22 million tourists, of which 1.7 million were foreign air arrivals. [3]
Stafford Sands was a lawyer who, from 1946, represented Wallace Groves and other Americans who sought to establish casinos, resorts, free-trade areas, and other developments in the islands, primarily at Freeport on largely undeveloped Grand Bahama island. [3]
Freeport Container Port covers a 72-hectare (180-acre) area with docks stretching 1,037 metres (3,402 ft) and a draught of about 16.1 metres (52 ft 10 in). FCP can handle ships up to 16,100 TEUs , and is equipped with three berths averaging 15 metres (49 ft) in depth.
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investment and Aviation is a government agency of The Bahamas. [1] Its head office is at the Bolam House in Nassau . The agency has other offices in New Providence .
Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA) (IATA: FPO, ICAO: MYGF) is an international airport in Freeport, The Bahamas.It was privately owned until the government of The Bahamas purchased it in April 29 2021 for one Bahamian dollar, a deal they were able to procure largely due to the devastation from Hurricane Dorian, which almost completely destroyed the airport in 2019.
Eight Mile Rock consist of 11 subsettlements: Hepburn Town, Bartlett Hill, Hanna Hill, Pinedale, Martin Town, Russell Town, Jones Town, Seagrape. Eight Mile Rock is 14 miles from Freeport and the largest settlement outside of Freeport. This area obtained its name from the eight miles of solid rock found along its shore line.
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