government. However the plan didn’t come into fruition as the government could not get the support from the church.


When the PLP came into power in 2012, Prime Minister Christie initiated plans again to regulate the web shops and held a referendum to determine the will of the people to regulate these shops and also establish a national lottery.


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suggestions and although the Prime Minister claimed he would abide by the referendum, he changed his mind and instead announced he would regulate and tax the web shops although didn’t permit a national lottery to be set up.


Te government said at the time that the web shops generated around $600m gross annual revenue and given this figure it seemed important to tax it whilst also protecting the consumer.


Trade winds that blow through the islands ensure that the average temperature in the Bahamas ranges between 20 and 32 degrees, with sea temperature around a constant 26 degress all year round.


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Andros is the largest island on the Bahamas and boasts some of the most exceptional natural surroundings. The island is rinded by the world’s third-largest fringing barrier reef and has the highest concentration of blue holes in the world - marine sinkholes.


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Te web shops basically provided two different businesses – firstly online gaming for their customers and secondly as bankers, often lending money to customers and operating automatic teller machines. Both of these services in an unregulated situation could cause major problems. Some 4,000 people are employed by the web shops also – a factor the government also took into consideration.


Te Gaming Act 2014 was introduced in October


The uninhabited island of Big Major Cay is affectionately known as Pig Beach thanks to its famous swimming pigs. Fed by visitors, the pigs have become a well-known attraction in the Exuma group of islands.


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Junkanoo street parades are the main festival in the Bahamas and see dance troupes and musicians parading through the streets in vibrant costumes. The liveliest and largest of the Junkanoo party parades takes place in the capital, Nassau.


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