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Water-skiing was introduced to the Bahamas by Captain D’arcy Rutherford who had moved from London to Nassau in the 1930’s. By March 1940 he had established the first Bahamian Ladies Water-Ski Competition. With the introduction of tourism in the 1950’s, water-skiing became a popular Bahamian sport. Details Designer:  Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson…

The Out Islands are the islands that make up the Bahamas with the exception of New Providence Island. They are more sparsely inhabited and less economically developed than New Providence and Grand Bahama. The most populous of the Out Islands are Abaco, Andros, and Eleuthera; the Out Islands tend to…

Before the Second World War, about a third of all Bahamians were considered farmers – a figure which fell in 1953 to 10.55%. In 1950, the Colonial Development Corporation in London announced an ambitious, multimillion pound development plans for Africa and the Bahamas. The two were linked together, under one…

After her arrival in Bahamas in 1940, the Duchess of Windsor set about establishing two infant welfare clinics on New Providence Island. The Duchess was head of the Bahamas Red Cross and took an interest in infant welfare. The clinics were funded by the Bahamas Assistance Fund (a trust established…