Season 1 · Episode 1
The Hawksbill Creek Agreement
Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry
Grand Bahama History · Hawksbill Media
October 20, 202410m 1s
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Show Notes
This episode focuses on the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Hawksbill Creek Agreement which granted special privileges to a private company, The Grand Bahama Port Authority, to develop the area of Freeport on Grand Bahama Island. The report examines the historical background, the terms of the Agreement, the economic and social conditions of the area, and the resulting controversy over the Government's powers of immigration control. It also includes recommendations for the administration of the Agreement and the development of Freeport and the Bahamas.
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