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McCarnety DNA Anounnces the last 38 Canididates
http://bahamaspress.com/2012/01/24/mccartney-dna-announces-the-last-of-38-candidate/
My fellow Bahamians and particularly, my fellow Grand Bahamians, today, January 24, 2012 is going to be remembered as one of the greatest days in the history of Bahamian politics. It is more than a very special day. Today, January 24th, 2012 will forever be recorded in the annals of Bahamian history as a day when the face of Bahamian politics was changed forever. Many of the political “experts” and pundits predicted that this historic milestone in Bahamian politics was an impossibility; they said a day like this one was unachievable based solely on the fact that they had never seen it happen before in their lifetime. Others tried, they reminded us constantly, but all had failed. It simply was not possible! Well my fellow Bahamians, My fellow Grand Bahamians, this was possible!Never before in a modern day Bahamas has a so-called “third” party political organization presented Bahamian voters with a full slate of viable and highly qualified candidates to contest a general election. Today, I can say that this has all changed. With the introduction of the three candidates that I am about to present to you today Bahamas, The Democratic National Alliance will have defied another set of odds and – in doing so – this one time so called “splinter group” is now “The Alternative Government” on the Bahamian political landscape – a force that, by all standards, is more than prepared to become the next government of the Bahamas. Working together, we have rewritten Bahamian history and have redefined the possible!
China 3.4 billion resort http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/life/china-begins-work-34-billion-dollar-resort-bahamas-697306
China is funding a US$3.4 billion gaming and entertainment resort in the Bahamas that's being billed as the largest of its kind in the Caribbean.The 1,000-acre Baha Mar resort is slated to open in late 2014. A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Nassau, Bahamas, on February 21, and was attended by ministers of the Bahamas and presidents of Chinese enterprises that are funding and helping to build it. The showpiece of the project will be a 100,000-square-foot casino, which will be the Caribbean's largest, its developers claim. The resort will also include a 50,000-square-foot retail strip, an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature championship golf course and a 200,000-square-foot convention center.A 20-acre water park and three spas are being planned on the Bahamian Riviera, along 3,000 feet of pristine beach. A cluster of hotels run by Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, Morgans Hotel Group, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and an unnamed casino hotel promises to create 2,250 new rooms.Developers say that the Baha Mar resort is expected to create 12,000 new jobs in the Bahamas and contribute to a 10 percent spike in the Bahamian gross domestic product. Tourism currently accounts for 60 percent of the country's GDP
'Awesome' hurricane rips through Bahamas' 700 islands
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-08-25/world/hurricane.bahamas_1_grand-bahama-island-nassau-and-paradise-island-caribbean-island-chain?_s=PM:WORLD
The Bahamas worked to return to normal Thursday evening after the worst of Hurricane Irene hammered the Caribbean island chain.
By 4:45 p.m., the U.S. National Hurricane Center noted, the Bahamian government had discontinued the hurricane warning that had been in effect for the central part of the island nation.
But notably, a short time later, Bahamas' National Emergency Management Agency "strongly" urged those on the island of New Providence -- home to the national capital, Nassau -- to stay off the streets until authorities give an "all clear."The storm wreaked significant havoc on the Bahamas, though there were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries, according to Bahamian government agencies. Previously, officials blamed Irene for two deaths in the Dominican Republic and one in Puerto Rico.Irene began bearing down on the Bahamas on Wednesday night, bringing 115 mph winds that ripped through trees and power lines and whipped up waters offshore."Last night, it felt like there were several jet airplanes landing on the house," said Ric von Maur, an American who has lived in Nassau for the past six years. "But once daylight came, we knew things were going to be OK."While early reports Thursday indicated few major problems in the main tourist hubs, authorities were still trying to gauge the severity of damage across all the Bahamas' 700 islands, which the nation's tourism website notes are spread over 100,000 square miles of ocean.Some of the worst-hit areas were Cat, San Salvador and Long islands, each of which took "direct hits," according to Gayle Outten-Moncur of the National Emergency Management Agency."There has been bad flooding in some areas," she said, in part due to storm surges.Specifically, Outten-Moncur noted that there were reports of between two and three feet of water in homes on Cat Island, which is about 130 miles southeast of Nassau and Paradise Island. On Northern Cat Island, Bahamas Information Services reported that a police station's roof had blown off.On the island of Mayaguana, meanwhile, several churches reported damage that included some lost roofs, said the National Emergency Management Agency.A high school's roof blew off on Crooked Island, where part of St. John the Baptist church collapsed. And several homes were blown away on Acklins Island, part of the destruction of a large portion of the Lovely settlement, according to the Emergency Management Agency.
By 4:45 p.m., the U.S. National Hurricane Center noted, the Bahamian government had discontinued the hurricane warning that had been in effect for the central part of the island nation.
But notably, a short time later, Bahamas' National Emergency Management Agency "strongly" urged those on the island of New Providence -- home to the national capital, Nassau -- to stay off the streets until authorities give an "all clear."The storm wreaked significant havoc on the Bahamas, though there were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries, according to Bahamian government agencies. Previously, officials blamed Irene for two deaths in the Dominican Republic and one in Puerto Rico.Irene began bearing down on the Bahamas on Wednesday night, bringing 115 mph winds that ripped through trees and power lines and whipped up waters offshore."Last night, it felt like there were several jet airplanes landing on the house," said Ric von Maur, an American who has lived in Nassau for the past six years. "But once daylight came, we knew things were going to be OK."While early reports Thursday indicated few major problems in the main tourist hubs, authorities were still trying to gauge the severity of damage across all the Bahamas' 700 islands, which the nation's tourism website notes are spread over 100,000 square miles of ocean.Some of the worst-hit areas were Cat, San Salvador and Long islands, each of which took "direct hits," according to Gayle Outten-Moncur of the National Emergency Management Agency."There has been bad flooding in some areas," she said, in part due to storm surges.Specifically, Outten-Moncur noted that there were reports of between two and three feet of water in homes on Cat Island, which is about 130 miles southeast of Nassau and Paradise Island. On Northern Cat Island, Bahamas Information Services reported that a police station's roof had blown off.On the island of Mayaguana, meanwhile, several churches reported damage that included some lost roofs, said the National Emergency Management Agency.A high school's roof blew off on Crooked Island, where part of St. John the Baptist church collapsed. And several homes were blown away on Acklins Island, part of the destruction of a large portion of the Lovely settlement, according to the Emergency Management Agency.