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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.
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.
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The Xanadu Beach Resort & Marina, also known as the Xanadu Princess Resort & Marina, was a resort and marina on the island of Grand Bahama in the Bahamas.Built in 1968, the resort was purchased by Howard Hughes in 1972 and was for several years the most celebrated resort in the Caribbean and served as a hideaway for the Hollywood jet set of the era.
West End (also referred to as "Settlement Point" [1] [2]) is the oldest town and westernmost settlement on the Bahamian island of Grand Bahama.It is agreed by most academics and lawmakers that West End is the current capital of Grand Bahama, contrary to the popular belief that Freeport is the capital of the island.
Freetown is an area in the Bahamas located on the island of Eleuthera. As of 2018, it had a population of about 100. As of 2018, it had a population of about 100. It should not be confused with the Freetown parliamentary constituency on the island of New Providence , which saw 4,004 votes cast in the 2017 election. [ 1 ]
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The Mary Star of the Sea Church [1] is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church [2] and is located in East Sunrise Highway [3] in the city of Freeport the second largest in the Bahamas. Follow the Roman or Latin rite and depends on the Catholic Archdiocese of Nassau ( Archidioecesis Nassaviensis ) [ 4 ] based in the capital, Nassau ...