Yearbook 2010
Bahamas. According to
COUNTRYAAH,
Bahamas has a population of 385,640 (2018). The oil spill that went on in the Gulf of Mexico
for nearly three months caused concern in the
tourism-dependent Bahamas. Concern was high that oil that
leaked after a wreck on an oil platform would float eastward
during the hurricane season. At a meeting with the OAS
(Organization of American States) in June, the accident was
highlighted as an example of a disaster for which the
Caribbean countries were innocent, but which they still
risked paying dearly.
In August, the government entered into a joint venture
with China to build an exclusive tourist complex. The
project had been halted a few years earlier when a US-based
casino operator withdrew. The plan is to invest two billion
US dollars at the cable beach facility, including 3,000
hotel rooms. The construction is expected to generate 11,000
jobs, of which 6,000 are permanent.
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