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Key Historical Dates and Events
1993 The Bahamas celebrates 20 years of independence from Great Britain.
1995 Sun Intl. Hotels Ltd., of South Africa, opens the Atlantis-Paradise Island resort and casino, featuring the world’s
largest outdoor aquarium.
1996 Huchinson Whampoa plans to develop Freeport Harbor into a major world transshipment hub with develop-
ment of the multi-million dollar container port. At the Olympics held in Atlanta, The Bahamas track and field team
wins the silver medal in the women’s 4×100 meter relay. The Bahamas has their best tourism year to date with 1.6
million stopover visitors.
1998 According to Caribbean Travel Organization and the Ministry of Tourism, The Islands Of The Bahamas is recog-
nized as “The Most Popular Destination Among All Caribbean Islands.”
2000 At the Olympics held in Sydney, The Bahamas women’s track and field team wins the gold medal in the women’s
4×100 meter relay.
