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Grand Bahama Infrastructure
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Grand Bahama has first class amenities and infrastructure. With a high standard of infrastructure including wide open streets, a lack of congestion, well planned communities, separate commercial and residential zones, well maintained pathways and miles of waterside locations. The city has an infrastructure to maintain a population of 200,000 additional residents. Cable NetworkCable Bahamas Ltd is a major telecommunications provider on the island of Grand Bahama. The company supplies more than 100 cable television channels, digital music services and its CoralWave broadband Internet access to thousands of residences and businesses on Grand Bahama Island. With options ranging from 512Kb/s to over 1Gb/s the company delivers commercial Internet service to every major hotel, international and national banks, legal and accounting offices, retail companies as well as government agencies.For more information please visit www.cablebahamas.com HealthThe Community Health Services in Grand Bahama, together with the Rand Memorial Hospital, form a Local Health System, which is called the Grand Bahama Health System. The Rand Memorial Hospital, located in Freeport, Grand Bahama, was originally opened in 1969 as a private facility known as the Grand Bahama Clinic. This facility became a public hospital in 1971. There are also private medical clinics. EducationOn Grand Bahama Island there are 13 high schools and 27 primary schools. The Bahamas offers post-secondary education through college and vocational education; other post-secondary options are readily accessible in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. There are four major educational institutions on the island of Grand Bahama:
Postal Service
The National Postal service offers air and surface mail services for inter-island and to all foreign countries. There is one central delivery service from which boxes are rented at inexpensive rates. There are also a number of worldwide courier services available including FEDEX and UPS & DHL.
PowerThe Grand Bahama Power Company is an integrated utility that generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity on the island. The Company supplies electric power to Grand Bahama Island's approximately 18,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Grand Bahama Power's transmission and distribution assets include over 800 miles of lines. For more information please contact www.gb-power.com. WaterGrand Bahamas' abundant fresh water is a natural resource unmatched in the Caribbean area. The Grand Bahama Utility Company, Ltd. pumps 7 million gallons daily of fresh, pure water, via state-of-the-art pipe networks. The system is adequate for a modern city of 250,000, almost the entire population of The Bahamas. Rainfall averages 58 inches per year, replenishing the natural ground aquifer, a vast lens of fresh water located under the island.Radio and TelevisionThe Bahamas Broadcasting Corporation, a public corporation, provides radio and television services throughout the Bahamas. The main station, Radio Bahamas (ZNS-1), has been operating since May 1936 and has a frequency of 1540 kHz. It operates 24 hours a day and serves the entire country. Private radio has been approved by government, 100 JAMZ, COOL96 and 102.1 are three local private radio stations broadcasting from Grand Bahama. Other National Fm Radio Stations are MORE FM and LOVE 97.TelecommunicationsThe Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTC) has been the regulator and provider of telecommunication services in the Bahamas for 100 years. Today the Company offers modern, fully digital switching networks providing high-speed communications services to residential and business consumers throughout The Bahamas. These services are transmitted via fiber optics, copper, coaxial, satellite and wireless media. Professional AssistanceFor any Professional Services needed on the island of Grand Bahama please use the directory search engine located at www.gbpa.com/licensee.php |
