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Retrieved 20 August 2023. Built in 1800, it [St Matthew's Anglican Church] is the oldest church building in the Bahamas. It's hard to miss because of its distinctive tower and steeple. The church's architecture is a strange mix of neo-classical forms with gothic proportions. ^ a b c "Nassau's History Comes to Life in its Many Fine Old Churches".
The Bahamas are a group of about 700 islands and cays in the western Atlantic Ocean, of which only between 30 and 40 are inhabited. The largest of the islands is Andros Island, located north of Cuba and 200 kilometres (120 miles) southeast of Florida. The Bimini islands are to its northwest.
According to the Bahamas Penal Code article 315, "Whoever intentionally and unlawfully causes abortion or miscarriage shall be liable to imprisonment for ten years". [2] Abortions can only be performed in cases of foetal deformity, rape or incest, and on health grounds. [1] However, in response to a periodic review by the UN's CEDAW committee ...
Fox Hill Prison. / 25.02778°N 77.29194°W / 25.02778; -77.29194. Fox Hill Prison is the only prison in the Bahamas. [1] Located in Nassau, the capital, it is operated by the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services. [2] [3] Fox Hill Prison has minimum, medium, and maximum security facilities for male prisoners. [4]
BTC is an initialism for the Bahamas Telecommunications Company and offers telephone, internet and wireless services. In New Providence and Grand Bahama, it operates a GSM based EDGE, HSPA, HSPA+ and LTE network. Dual-class shares are 49% economic shares/49% voting shares of BTC are owned by the Government of the Bahamas, with 49% economic ...
The Nassau Agreement, concluded on 21 December 1962, was an agreement negotiated between President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and Harold Macmillan, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, to end the Skybolt Crisis. A series of meetings between the two leaders over three days in the Bahamas followed Kennedy's announcement of his ...
Government High School, Nassau. Coordinates: 25.0483°N 77.3619°W. Government High School is a state secondary school in Nassau, Bahamas. At one time, it was a selective grammar school [1] and one of the country's leading institutions. [2] [3]
Name Image Year built Location & coordinates Class of Light Focal height NGA number Admiralty number Range nml; Elbow Reef Lighthouse: 1864: Hope Town: Fl (5) W 15s.