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The Bahamas,officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas,is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and 88% of its population. The archipelagic country consists of more than 3,000 islands,cays,and islets in the Atlantic Ocean,and is located north of Cuba and northwest of the island of Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands,southeast of the U.S. state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys. The capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force describes the Bahamas' territory as encompassing 470,000 km2 (180,000 sq mi) of ocean space.
This article talks about transportation in the Bahamas,a North American archipelagic state in the Atlantic Ocean.
Bimini is the westernmost district of the Bahamas and comprises a chain of islands located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) due east of Miami. Bimini is the closest point in the Bahamas to the mainland United States and approximately 210 km (130 mi) west-northwest of Nassau. The population is 2,417 as of the 2022 census.
West Grand Bahama is one of 31 districts of The Bahamas. The district covers the entire western portion of Grand Bahama island,excluding the city of Freeport,which forms its own district. Communities within West Grand Bahama include the settlements of Mack Town,Hunters,Lewis Yard,Pinder's Point,Eight Mile Rock,Hepburn Town,Bartlett Hill,Hanna Hill,Pine Dale,Martin Town,Russell Town,Jones Town,Sea Grape,Holmes Rock,Bootle Bay and the westernmost settlement of West End.
Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA) 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. The Bahamian government spent a approximately $1 million on staff severance costs as part of the deal.
ZNS is a national television broadcaster operated by the state-owned Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas (BCB). ZNS-TV's two transmitters,serving Nassau and Freeport,are the only over-the-air TV stations in the country. The rest of the country receives these channels via Cable Bahamas,a privately held company that maintained an exclusive licence to operate cable TV services until 2009.
Arthur Dion "A. D." Hanna was a Bahamian politician who served as the eighth governor-general of the Bahamas from 2006 to 2010.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the Bahamas have limited legal protections. While same-sex sexual activity is legal in the Bahamas,there are no laws that address discrimination in broad terms or harassment on the account of sexual orientation or gender identity,nor does it recognize same sex unions in any form,whether it be marriage or partnerships. Households headed by same-sex couples are also not eligible for any of the same rights given to opposite-sex married couples.
Western Air is a commercial airline based in the Bahamas offering daily flights throughout the islands of The Bahamas and South Florida. Western Air is a privately owned airline,established in 2000,headquartered at the San Andros Airport on Andros Island. The airline operates its own passenger terminal and full service maintenance facility at the Grand Bahama International Airport. Western Air's uniformed fleet of EMB145 50-seater jets with one-class cabins are heavily utilized by Bahamian locals and tourists to travel between the city of Nassau and the outer islands,such as Bimini,Exuma,Cat Island,Andros,Abaco and Grand Bahama. Western Air launched its first US route,between Nassau and Fort Lauderdale,Florida in May 2022.
Walker's Cay is the northernmost island in the Bahamas,part of the North Abaco district. Once a popular sport fishing location,the island was left deserted after 2004,following severe hurricane damage. The island is currently undergoing renovation under new owner Carl Allen,and celebrated the grand reopening of its marina in 2021.
The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
The sport of association football in the country of Bahamas is run by the Bahamas Football Association. The association administers the Bahamas national football team,the beach soccer teams and futsal. It is Part of the CONCACAF.
Sir Cornelius Alvin Smith is a Bahamian politician and diplomat,who served as the 11th Governor-General of the Bahamas from 2019 to 2023.
Dionisio James D'Aguilar is a Bahamian Free National Movement (FNM) politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Freetown and Minister of Tourism and Aviation from 2017 to 2021. Before getting involved in politics,he was a well-known businessman who served on the board of directors for multiple companies.
Anita Louise Doherty,was a Bahamian athlete,educator,and philanthropist,best known as a competitor in the pentathlon at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games as well as competing in tennis,field Hockey,netball,and softball.
This article lists events from the year 2022 in The Bahamas.
Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe or Pakesia Edgecombe;Pakesia Parker is a politician who was a government minister in The Bahamas. She was the first woman to represent her constituency and she was the only woman in the cabinet when she became the minister responsible for Disaster Preparedness,Management and Reconstruction.
Kingsley Smith is a Bahamian politician from the Progressive Liberal Party.
West Grand Bahama and Bimini is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas. It elects one member of parliament (MP) using the first past the post electoral system. It has been represented by Kingsley Smith from the Progressive Liberal Party since 2023.
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