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Lat.: N26 31' 00"
Long.: W78 42' 00"
Size: 530 Sq. mls
Island Crest
GRAND BAHAMA
Island Information
Grand Bahama is the most northerly island in The Bahamas. Ignored during early times because of its shallow waters and the treacherous Little Bahama Bank, Grand Bahama is now the second most populous island in The Bahamas, and its major city, Freeport, is regarded as the nation’s second city. Grand Bahama is believed to have been originally settled by the Siboney Arawaks followed by the Lucayan Arawaks, who called the island Bahama. Later it became known as Grand Bahamas.
Freeport, which was just a pine forest just over three decades ago, but is now a thriving port city, industrial centre and tourist area, is the brainchild of American financier the late Wallace Groves. His Grand Bahama Port Authority Limited was granted 50,000 acres of land with an option of a further 50,000 by the Government of The Bahamas to build a free port and industrial centre under the Hawksbill Creek Agreement of 1955. It has surpassed West End, which was known for its involvement as a transshipment centre for liquor during the prohibition years and is perhaps the first permanent settlement on Grand Bahama.
Other settlements include High Rock, Eight Mile Rock, Hawksbill Creek, Pinder’s Point, Lewis Yard, Hunter’s, Pelican Point, McClean Town and Sweetings Cay. Places to visit in Freeport are the Mall, the Rand Nature Centre, Garden of the Groves, the Grand Bahama Museum, the Lucayan National Park and the Grand Lucayan Waterway.
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GRAND BAHAMA ADMINISTRATORS POSTING
As of 30th April 2001
area code 1(242)
LOCATION
NAME
POSITION
OFFICE NUMBER
FAX NUMBER
City of Freeport
Rufus Johnson
Administrator
352-6332
352-9027
High Rock (East)
Joseph Ferguson
Senior Deputy Administrator
353-5313
353-5314
Eight Mile Rock (West)
Charles King
Senior Deputy Administrator
348-2877
348-2879
GRAND BAHAMA CHIEF COUNCILLORS’ TELEPHONE / FAX NUMBERS
area code 1(242)
DISTRICT
CHIEF COUNCILLOR
PHONE NUMBER
FAX NUMBER
City of Freeport
Burton Miller
373-6938 / 351-2312
351-2309
East Grand Bahama
McDonald Cooper
353-5434
353-5001
West Grand Bahama
Rosney Cooper
348-1429
348-2879
Information courtesy of Bahamas Information Services, Department of Archives and Local Government.
For more information visit the Website of the Ministry of Tourism