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BAHAMAS HANDBOOK 1980
by Etienne Dupuch Jr Publications Ltd.

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  TABLE OF CONTENTS
Features
-A.F. Adderley – giant strides across the Bahamian stage
-Bahama Holiday – 45 years so far
-Mrs. Phenney – governor’s terrible-tempered wife
-Cereus – one-night wonder
-Nassau 1880 – before electricity, discos, jets and TV
-Pine-barrens – monumental misnomer

Leisure & Vacation
-“What I liked best” – survey of vacationers’ impressions
-Sports Islands – indulge yourself year-round

The Family Islands
-Vacations with a difference – in the resort islands
-Maps

Business & Finance
-International banking – and the Bahamas
-Guide to investing – government policy examined
-Hurricane! – insurance advice for everyone
-Property market – a wild year

Bahamas Information
-Accommodations, air services, banking, boating, churches, company formation, customs, geography, history, immigration, population, postal information, public finance, ship services, transportation, wages, water rates and more.

Freeport/Lucaya
-Introduction
-Industry and Tourism boom – and company-town image disappears
-Professional Englishman masks shrewd executive – Jack Hayward, O.B.E.
-Charters’ entry revitalizes refinery – “a highly profitable acquisition”
-More miracles from the “Quiet man” – Wallace Groves

Freeport Information
-Accommodations, building permits, churches, cost of living, education, golf courses, international bazaar, licensing, transportation and more.

Government
-Sir Gerald Cash – he enjoys being Governor General
-Cabinet Ministers and their Portfolios
-Senate, House of Assembly
-Government Offices
-Parliamentary Secretary, Heads of Public Corporations, Permanent Secretaries
-Public Service Officials
-Consuls & Foreign Government Reps
-Representatives of the Bahamas Abroad

Indexes
-Advertisers
-Credits
-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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