Speech #930081335

Prosperity. at least for the merchant class. was achieved during the Prohibition Era. which created the very profitable industries of bootlegging ani smuggling. The relationship of the United States and the Bahamas has expanded to the cultural and political as well as the socioeconomic arena. The sizable emigration of Bahamlans to the United States during periods of economic depression have brought a new culture to this country. A new culture and tradition to add to the already rich recipe of varied cultures which comprise the United States. Tourism is a major source of revenue in the Bahamas and the United States provides 90 percent of those tourists.