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Bahamas celebrating 40th independence in 2013

The Bahamas is marking its 40th year of independence with a series of events, including an exhibition match between Tottenham Hotspur and the Jamaican national team on 23 May. 

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Opodo Travel News
Friday, April 12, 2013
Friday, April 12, 2013

The Bahamas is marking its 40th year of independence with a series of events, including an exhibition match between Tottenham Hotspur and the Jamaican national team on 23 May.

Tickets for the game taking place at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium in Nassau are available online. Other festivities forming part of the celebration – including concerts, regattas and sporting events – will be detailed on a new website launching later this week.


Formerly a British colony, the Bahamas became an independent Commonwealth realm on 10 July 1973, retaining the Queen as monarch. Today, the islands are a popular holiday destination.

Commenting on 2013’s significance, the co-chair of the 40th Independence Anniversary Committee Charles Charter said: ‘This anniversary allows us abundant opportunities to tell and retell our stories to a new generation of Bahamians, who would need to appreciate that the journey to nationhood started long before them but requires that they continue its development.’

Source: Opodo Travel News

The 40th Anniversary of Independence Celebrations Committee launched a calendar of events in commemoration of the 40th anniversary at a press conference at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture April 8, 2013. Pictured: (top) Head of the secretariat for the 40th Bahamas independence celebrations Jack Thompson announced plans for the secretariat during the press conference at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Monday, April 8, 2013. Also pictured is committee member Dr Gail Saunders. (BIS photo/Kristaan Ingraham)

Palm Cay, the upscale waterfront development on Nassau's eastern shore, will host the second annual Bahamas Sports Fishing Network (BSFN) Boat Show April 27.

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