Question: 1(a) Write a detailed account of the Burma Road Riot in Nassau‚ Bahamas. So many of the most dramatic and significant social events in the Bahamas history were played out on the stage of Bay Street and‚ as a result of these events‚ Bay Street was turn into a place where Bahamians came together in display of unity and a place where they sought to act out dissenting viewpoints. The Nassau Riot in 1942
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Cruise to The Bahamas During my junior year in high school me‚ my mom and some of her friends went on a cruise to the Bahamas. It was a three day cruise leaving Miami going to Nassau‚ Bahamas which is their capital. It was a Thursday night in May 2008 and we had a flight to catch to Miami. Even though the boat didn’t leave till the next day in the afternoon‚ it was best to get there early in case you missed your flight because most cruises aren’t refundable. We ending up flying to Fort Lauderdale
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can be spent to ensure that the produce realizes it maximum potential and growth. In The Bahamas commercial farming is usually carried out in the pine islands such as Abaco‚ Grand Bahama and New Providence. Commercial farming is also practiced in Exuma‚ Eluthera‚ and Long Island Resource‚ mechanization and modernizated way of planting and growing crops are associated with the commercial farming. In the Bahamas commercial farming took on a new method of growing crops. This new method‚ called hydroponic
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Last summer I went on a cruise to the Bahamas and this has been a very good memory that will stick in my mind for as long as I live. I had such a great time and I wish I can go back again and have an adventure of a lifetime and make more memories with my family and friends. We did a lot of different activities while we were there and not much time. I swam in the ocean and the water was so cool and refreshed I felt like I was in a clean pool. It was very hot there and always in the day because the
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The Bahamas and its National Lottery Referendum The Islands of the Bahamas‚ located just southeast of Florida is a chain of islands that make up a tiny yet proud country in the Caribbean. Currently the government of the Bahamas‚ based on the British parliamentary system‚ is debating on the legalization of a national lottery for the country. Since the Bahamas is a predominantly Christian country‚ gambling is illegal for local citizens since it is considered a sin in The Bible. The questions of a
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The Bahamas: A Tourism Success Story When we mention the Bahamas‚ what comes to mind‚ white sandy beaches‚ 2 day cruising‚ parasailing‚ water skiing‚ all night beach parties‚…tourism? Yes‚ the Bahamas is world renown for their active part in tourism. They are the third richest country in the Americas and the richest country in the world with a predominantly black population‚ all owing to tourism. There are several other Caribbean countries which actively involved in tourism‚ yet‚ none are
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The Beautiful Bahamas Has there ever been a thought of going to the Bahamas? If not‚ maybe it should be a thought. The Bahamas is a gorgeous place to visit. To start‚ the water is a vibrant blue. It is the prettiest ocean water that I have ever seen. Whether flying in or cruising in‚ it surely is a beautiful sight. The sight of just being able to see the island is like no other. Being in the Bahamas is a great place to go‚ especially if you have never been there before. The Bahamians love when
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What role did the Women’s Suffrage Movement Play during the “Quiet Revolution” in the Bahamas? Notable women such as Dame Doris Johnson‚ Mary Ingraham‚ Eugenia Lockhart‚ Mabel Walker and Georgianna Symonette has made countless triumphs toward the equal rights of all women in the Bahamas. In particular all of these women mentioned before were major persons in the Women’s Suffrage Movement in the Bahamas. This movement’s main purpose was to ensure that all women would have a right to practice
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The Bahamas has been shaped by the tourism industry and one need only review the Bahamian history to support this. Tourism has been the vehicle which has enabled The Bahamas to make the transition from a simple economy based on fishing‚ privateering and a failing sponge industry‚ to a sophisticated modern economy. With tourism accounting for as much as 70% of national income‚ 50% of total employment and 60% of government revenue‚ it is indeed the bedrock of the global economy of the Bahamas. According
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affecting the increasing crime rate in the Bahamas When most tourists think of the Bahamas the picture of clean green pristine care free island paradise comes to mind as advertised and promoted around the world. Many of the tourists do not see the other side of the picture as shown on the brochure. The people of the Bahamas who live in the country everyday have to endure the other side of the brochure which is the increasing crime rate in the Bahamas. The people of the these islands are known
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