With the destruction wrought by the storm, and the loss of market, many Bermudians abandoned the Turks, and those remaining were so distraught that they welcomed the visit of the Bahamian governor in 1819.

The Bahamian dialect of the English language is distinctively Caribbean in character, similar to those of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, also formerly part of the British West Indies.

With the destruction wrought by the storm, and the loss of market, many Bermudians abandoned the Turks, and those remaining were so distraught that they welcomed the visit of the Bahamian governor in 1819.

These organizations provide cultural education services, social opportunities, and genealogical records to Bahamian Americans and those interested in Bahamian and Bahamian American culture.

The Bahamian Government maintains the value of the Bahamian dollar on a par with the U. S. dollar.

The Bahamian dollar is pegged to the U. S. dollar on a one-to-one basis.

The Central Bank of The Bahamas states that it uses reserve requirements, changes in the Bank discount rate and selective credit controls, supplemented by moral suasion as main instruments of monetary policy, the objective of which is to keep stable conditions, including credit, in order to maintain the parity between the U. S. dollar and the Bahamian dollar while allowing economic development to proceed.

Although the U. S. dollar ( as any other foreign currency ) is subject to exchange control laws in The Bahamas, the parity between Bahamian dollars and U. S. dollars means that any business will accept either U. S. or Bahamian currency and many of the businesses that serve tourists have extra U. S. dollars on hand for the convenience of American tourists.

The first foreign player, in the sense of being a national of a country other than the U. S., to be chosen first overall in the draft was Bahamian Mychal Thompson in 1978.

The U. S. Coast Guard interdicted Hernández, his companion Noris Bosch, another baseball player named Alberto Hernandez ( no relation ) and five others in Bahamian waters, delivering the entire party to Bahamian authorities in Freeport, who confined them in a detention center for illegal immigrants pending eventual repatriation to Cuba, the usual outcome of such cases.

In 1982, after CBS report by Brian Ross on U. S. television made public the corruption of Bahamian government leaders, Lehder could not return to Norman's Cay.

Not to be mistaken with the Bahamian moor, below.

Similar to the above, a Bahamian moor is used to sharply limit the swing range of a vessel, but allows it to swing to a current.

Financial services constitute the second-most important sector of the Bahamian economy, accounting for about 15 % of GDP.

The Bahamian economy is almost entirely dependent on tourism and financial services to generate foreign exchange earnings.

Tourism alone provides an estimated 60 % of the gross domestic product ( GDP ) and employs about half the Bahamian workforce.

A major contribution to the recent growth in the overall Bahamian economy is Kerzner International's Atlantis Resort and Casino, which took over the former Paradise Island Resort and has provided a much needed boost to the economy.

The Bahamian Government also has adopted a proactive approach to courting foreign investors and has conducted major investment missions to the Far East, Europe, Latin America, and Canada.

Financial services constitute the second-most important sector of the Bahamian economy, accounting for up to 17 % of GDP, due to the country's status as an offshore financial center.

The Bahamian Parliament approved legislation in 1993 that extended most Freeport tax and duty exemptions through 2054.

Despite its interest in foreign investment to diversify the economy, the Bahamian Government responds to local concerns about foreign competition and tends to protect Bahamian business and labor interests.

Merchants in southern Florida have found it profitable to advertise in Bahamian publications.

* 2004 – Andre Rodgers, Bahamian baseball player ( b. 1934 )

* 2007 – Calvin Lockhart, Bahamian actor ( b. 1934 )

The Caicos Islands are separated by the Caicos Passage from the closest Bahamian islands, Mayaguana and Great Inagua.

Their descendants constitute 85 percent of the Bahamian population.

With the help of their lawyer, Trevor Carson, they transfer their ill-gotten money to a secret Bahamian bank account.

With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973.

With the Energy Policy Act of 1992 deregulation arrived in the US electric power sector, and SEI ventured into global markets with the acquisition of a 50 % stake in Freeport Power, a Bahamian utility.

The Bahamian government has recently approved working with American investors MMC to turn Mayaguana into a " free trade zone ," complete with tourism development of approximately 14 % of the island.

The school enrolls approximately 725 students, of whom 75 % are Bahamian.

As of 2000, El Portal had the second highest percentage of Bahamian residents in the US, with 2. 2 % of the US populace.

It had the third highest percentage of Bahamian residents in the US, at 2. 0 % of the population, and the sixty-ninth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 4. 70 % of its population.

It had the fifth highest percentage of Bahamian residents in the US, at 1. 30 % of the population, and the ninety-seventh highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 2. 54 % of its population ( tied with Malone, FL.

West Little River's Bahamian community had the sixth highest percentage of residents, which was at 1. 2 % ( tied with North Miami.

Eighty-five percent of the Bahamian population is of African heritage.

It is named after the goatskin drums that generate the party's rhythms and celebrates the heritage of Key West's large Bahamian population with food, art and a lot of dancing.

There is also a growing Bahamian American population in the Atlanta and Oklahoma City areas.

Although the majority of Bahamian Americans live in the Southern United States, a large population can be found in the New York City area, with the population particularly centered in Harlem.

The store was to serve wreckers, settlers and Indians in the upper Keys, and settlement of primarily Bahamian wreckers and turtlers grew up on the island.

The National Association of the Bahamas, located in Miami, offers primarily social opportunities for the local Bahamian American community.