The Bahamas

Three ministers resign in the Bahamas

1994 In the wake of indebtedness as a result of longstanding accountability misuse in tourism investments, three ministers resign.

The Bahamas’ economy is diversified

1996In recent years, the government has tried to diversify the economy by developing tourism, boosting oil drilling, setting up small industries and turning the Bahamas into a financial center.

Agreement between Cuba and the Bahamas

1996The Bahamas and Cuba sign an agreement aimed at sending back Cuban nationals living in detention camps in the Bahamas. This agreement is similar to the one signed with Haiti in 1995: repatriation of Haitian refugees in the Bahamas.

Slavery abolition in several islands

1834Slavery is abolished.