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He worked in public health at Princess Margaret Hospital as director for dental services from 1989 to 1993, and as the chairman of the Bahamas Dental Council from 2002 to 2007. Major is a member of Progressive Liberal Party. [4] He served as the vice chairman of the party from 2008 to 2010. [5]
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.
Epcot Medical Center – Nassau, New Providence, Immuno-Augmentative Clinic – Freeport , City of Freeport Lyford Cay Hospital, Nassau , New Providence , 25°01′56″N 77°30′48″W / 25.032329310901275°N 77.51342654758956°W / 25.032329310901275; -77.51342654758956 ( Lyford Cay Hospital
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
The telephone area code for the island is 242, which is the same as the rest of the Bahamas. There are 2 main telecommunication providers that cover most of the Exuma cays, Aliv [15] and BTC Bahamas. High-speed internet is available from both providers with varying technologies such as DSL, cellular and fiber optic cable becoming available. [16]
Area code 242 is the telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for The Bahamas. Area code 242 translates to the letter sequence BHA on an alpha-numeric keypad. The numbering plan area (NPA) was created in a split of area code 809 , which was originally assigned to the Bahamas and many of the Caribbean islands.
The lowest ZIP Code is in Holtsville, New York (00501, a ZIP Code exclusively for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service center there). [25] Other low ZIP Codes are 00601 for Adjuntas, Puerto Rico ; 01001 for Agawam, Massachusetts , and the ZIP Codes 01002 and 01003 for Amherst, Massachusetts ; 01002 is used for mail in town, while 01003 is reserved ...
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.