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BAHAMAS HANDBOOK 1970
by Etienne Dupuch Jr Publications Ltd.

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  TABLE OF CONTENTS
Bahamas Maps

Foreword by the Governor
-Introduction to the Bahamas

Features
-Three memorable visits – by Columbus, Miss English, the Astronauts
-Under the window in the sky - astronomy
-Historical showdown - humour
-Nassau’s incomparable Greeks - personalities
-The vacation that changed Winslow Homer’s art – painter’s profile
-Where has all the Goombay gone? – music
-African echoes – Bahamian heritage
-The Bahamian way of death – lodges and burial societies
- Island people - pictorial

Business & Finance
-Foreign money in the Bahamas - finance
-Bears and Bulls on Bay Street – stock market
-Conventions – hotels, groups
-Businessmen at play - pictorial
-The fine art of selling (and buying) land – real estate in the Bahamas
-Nassau advertisers’ Classified Directory

Bahamas Information
-Accommodations, agriculture, air services, birds, building permits, churches, cost of living, customs, geography, history, immigration, population, postal information, ship services, transportation, wages, water rates etc.

Freeport/Lucaya
-The man who launched a legend – an interview with Wallace Groves
-Aboard the M/V Freeport – economy cruise
-Touchdown! – American football abroad
-$80 million oil refinery rises at Freeport - industry
-Land Ho! – real estate in Freeport
-Freeport Advertisers’ Classified Directory

Freeport Information
-Accommodations, building permits, churches, Hawksbill Creek agreement, immigration, International Bazaar, licensing, transportation, water rates, etc.

Government
-The Cabinet, Ministers’ portfolios and responsibilities, Permanent Secretaries, the Bahamas Senate, the House of Assembly, Chief Public Service Officials, Local Government Division, Consuls and Representatives of Foreign Governments

Indexes
-Advertisers
-Index

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  Reviews
“…contains more information on The Bahamas than any other book we know.”
- Boston Globe (U.S.)

“…enough information to make you an expert…”
- The Financial Post (Canada)

“The Bahamas Handbook is not only interesting and informative, but one of the most respected publications in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas…”
- Governor-General Sir Milo B. Butler (Bahamas)
 
     
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