Bradley Roberts
08-03-04, - 03:40 AM
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MY FELLOW BAHAMIANS, TODAY IS ANOTHER HISTORIC DAY IN THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BAHAMASAIR, FOR ITS SIGNIFICANCE IS NOT ONLY FOUND IN WHAT I HAVE COME TO ANNOUNCE TODAY, BUT IT LIKEWISE SPEAKS TO THE COMMITMENT OF MY GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THAT BAHAMASAIR BECOMES A WORLD CLASS CARRIER FOR BAHAMIANS AND OTHERS WHO WILL GRACE OUR SHORES.
FOR IT IS NO SECRET THAT BAHAMASAIR WAS STARTED WITH THE RIGHT CONCEPT IN MIND, BUT IN THE LAST DECADE, BAHAMSAIR BECAME THE FIRST AIRLINE THAT I KNOW OF WHICH OPERATED LIKE A SHIPWRECKED CRUISELINER—LEADERLESS, HEADED NOWHERE FAST AND TAKING ON WATER WHILE CAPTAIN NERO FIDDLED.
HOWEVER, IN THE LAST TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF THE COMMITMENT OF MY GOVERNMENT, WE HAVE CHANGED THE COURSE, CHANGED THE CAPTAIN AND HIS CREW AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TOOK THE RUNNING OF AN AIRLINE AS A MANDATE TO GOVERN ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE.
SO TODAY, WE CELEBRATE NOT ONLY THE PRESENT, BUT ALSO THE FUTURE AS MY GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO MOVE BAHAMASAIR TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE AND MUST GO.
WHEN BAHAMASAIR WAS INCLUDED IN MY MINISTRIAL PORTFOLIO AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE PRIME MINISTER IN AUGUST 2002, I FULLY UNDERSTOOD THE DAUNTING TASK CONFRONTING ALL OF US, REMEMBERING THAT WHILST IN OPPOSITION I WAS THE AIRLINE’S MOST ARDENT DETRACTOR. I DARE SAY THAT MANY BAHAMIANS HAD GIVEN UP HOPE ON BAHAMASAIR AND CONSIDERED IT TO BE NO MORE THAN A BURDEN THAT BAHAMIAN TAXPAYERS HAD TO BEAR.
HOWEVER, I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT SINCE ITS APPOINTMENT, NEW BOARD HEADED BY CHAIRMAN, BASIL SANDS HAS SUCCESSFULLY BEGUN TO STEER THE AIRLINE TOWARDS MAKING IT THE AIRLINE OF CHOICE IN THE BAHAMAS THROUGH IMPROVING ITS IMAGE IN THE AREA OF ON TIME PERFORMANCE.
THEY ALSO SIMULTANEOUSLY SET ABOUT REDUCING THE AGE OLD HEAMMORAGING WITH LOSSES BEING CUT BY ONE HALF THIS PAST 2003 / 2004 FISCAL YEAR FROM $27 MILLION TO $13½ MILLION. THEY HAVE ALSO BEGUN TO OUTSOURCE UNPROFITABLE FAMILY ISLAND ROUTES AND HAVE SET IN MOTION AN EXERCISE TO PRIVATIZE THE AIRLINE.
IT IS WORTHY TO NOTE THAT THESE MILESTONES WERE ACCOMPLISHED AT A TIME WHEN THE AIRLINE BUSINESS IN GENERAL IS STILL REELING FROM UNPRECEDENTED FINANCIAL WOES.
ON ANOTHER NOTE, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SIR CLEMENT T. MAYNARD, THE FOUNDING FATHER OF BAHAMASAIR. I AM SURE SIR CLEMENT MUST FEEL A SPECIAL SENSE OF JOY TO FINALLY SEE THE AIRLINE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, ONE THAT HE ENVISIONED.
AND TO SIR CLEMENT I SAY, YOU HAD THE RIGHT IDEA ALL ALONG, SIR BUT THE SHIP WAS HIJACKED FOR TEN YEARS AND NOW MY GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT WHAT YOU ENVISIONED FROM THE VERY START.
TODAY, THOUGH, WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE THE COMMISSIONING OF THE FIRST OF TWO ADDITIONAL BOEING 737-200 JET AIRCRAFT WHICH WILL EXPAND THE AIRLINE’S FLEET TO ELEVEN (11) AIRCRAFT – 7 DASH-8’S AND 4 BOEING 737-200’s. THESE JETS ARE REQUIRED TO EXPAND THE AIRLINE’S INTERNATIONAL NETWORK UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND INTO THE MID WESTERN STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS IN THE CARIBBEAN.
YOU WILL RECALL THAT I MENTIONED RECENTLY IN PARLIAMENT DURING THE BUDGET DEBATE, THESE TWO AIRCRAFT WERE PURCHASED AFTER A FULL COMPETENCY INSPECTION FOR A TOTAL COST OF $4.1 MILLION WITH 50K CYCLES LEFT ON THE ENGINES.
IN COMPARISON, THE EXISTING TWO JET AIRCRAFT WERE PURCHASED BY THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION AT A COST OF $15 MILLION, WITHOUT A COMPETENCY INSPECTION AND CONSEQUENTLY WERE THE SOURCE OF MUCH UNNECESSARY MAINTENANCE SPENDING AND WITH ONLY 21K CYCLES REMAINING ON THE ENGINES.
PRIME MINISTER, UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT, EMBARRASSING ATTEMPTS TO PURCHASE AIRCRAFT VIA A TANGLE WEB OF INTERMEDIARIES, I AM DELIGHTED TO REPORT TO YOU SIR AND THE BAHAMIAN PUBLIC THAT NO MIDDLE MEN WERE INVOLVED IN THE PURCHASE OF THESE AIRCRAFT. THE PURCHASE WAS MADE DIRECTLY FROM THE OWNER. WE ARE PLEASED THAT THE NIGHTMARE ERA FOR BAHAMASAIR IS OVER.
MY GOVERNMENT IS ELATED TO SEE BAHAMASAIR PROGRESSING MORE AND MORE EACH DAY AS A BUSINESS AND NOT HOW IT OPERATED FOR THE TERRIBLE POLITICAL YEARS OF 1992 TO 2002. TODAY ALL DECISIONS ARE ROOTED IN SOUND BUSINESS PRINCIPLES INSTEAD OF POLITICAL RHETORIC AND BLATENT LARGESSE.
HAVING JUST CELEBRATRED OUR INDEPENDENCE, BAHAMASAIR IS PERHAPS ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S BEST EXAMPLES OF HOW FAR WE HAVE COME IN MATURING AS A NATION. TODAY, WE HAVE A MANAGING DIRECTOR AND OTHER SENIOR MANAGERS WHO HAVE SERVED UNDER TWO DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIONS AND CONTINUE TO DO A GOOD JOB. LIKEWISE, STAFF AND PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN SYSTEMATICALLY RECONDITIONED NOT TO ABUSE THE AIRLINE.
WE HAVE A TOTALLY BAHAMIAN BOARD AND MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT AS I SAID HAS BEGUN TO TURN THE AIRLINE AROUND. THE BAHAMIAN TRAVELING PUBLIC IS RALLYING TO SUPPORT THEIR NATIONAL AIRLINE AS WAS EVIDENCED DURING THE RECENT TRAVEL AGENCIES PARTIAL BOYCOTT OF THE AIRLINE WHICH HAS BEEN RESOLVED WITHOUT MINISTERIAL INTERVENTION.
THE ARRIVAL OF THIS JET AIRCRAFT TODAY SIGNALS THE BEGINNING OF YET ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE HISTORY OF BAHAMASAIR. A MILESTONE THAT I EXPECT WILL DEMONSTRATE MY GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT TO FURTHER INTEGRATE OUR TOURISM PRODUCT BY PROVIDING VALUE ADDED INTERNATIONAL AIRLIFT. OUR VISION IS THAT THIS WILL CAUSE OUR VISITORS TO BEGIN THEIR BAHAMIAN EXPERIENCE FROM THE TIME THEY GET ON BOARD BAHAMASAIR’S AIRCRAFT WITH CALYPSO MUSIC AND LOCAL DRINKS ON BOARD.
HOWEVER IT GOES EVEN FURTHER. THE MORE TOURIST BAHAMASAIR BRINGS TO OUR SHORES THE GREATER THE FINANCIAL IMPACT THROUGH RETENTION OF HARD CURRENCY AND IMPROVEMENT IN OUR BALANCE OF PAYMENTS.
YOU WOULD HAVE NOTED THAT WE HAVE ALTERED THE DESIGN ON THE EXTERIOR OF THESE AIRCRAFT TO REFLECT THE NEW DESIGN RECENTLY INTRODUCED BY THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM. THIS WAS DONE PRIMARILY TO SHOW THE INTERCONNECTIVITY BETWEEN BAHAMASAIR AND THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND IT SPEAKS WELL FOR COOPERATION WE ARE EXPERIENCING WITH MY COLLEAGUE, MINISTER WILCHCOMBE AND HIS TOURISM TEAM AS WE ENDEAVOR TO FULFILL OUR NATIONAL TOURISM MISSION.
THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM HAS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE AIRLINE IN ASSISTING WITH SEAT GUARANTEES AND CODE SHARE ARRANGEMENTS WHICH ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND BENEFICIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF ANY AIRLINE.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUPPORT BAHAMASAIR HAS BEEN RECEIVING FROM MY COLLEAGUE MINISTER GLENYS HANNA-MARTIN IN FACILITATING THE ACTIVITIES OF BAHAMASAIR. THANK YOU MINISTER HANNA-MARTIN.
I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THE AIRLINE’S LOSSES WERE CUT IN HALF IN FISCAL YEAR 2003 / 2004. WELL I HAVE EVEN MORE AND BETTER NEWS – I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT BAHAMASAIR, WITH THE HELP OF THESE TWO ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT, HAS ALREADY COMMITTED TO CUTTING LOSSES BY MORE THAN ONE HALF AGAIN IN THIS 2004 / 2005 FISCAL YEAR.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THIS WOULD MEAN THAT WE MAY BE LOOKING AT LOSSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $5 – 6 MILLION DOLLARS. OH! WHAT A HAPPY DAY THAT WOULD BE.
IT IS THEREFORE BEFITTING, ON BEHALF OF MY GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOEPLE OF THE BAHAMAS, THAT I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ONCE AGAIN THANK THE BOARD, MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF THE AIRLINE FOR THEIR RELENTLESS EFFORTS.
FINALLY, I ENCOURAGE THE BAHAMIAN PUBLIC AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TO EXERCISE THAT STRONG SENSE OF NATIONAL PRIDE WHICH LIES DEEP INSIDE ALL OF US AND PATRONIZE YOUR NATIONAL FLAG CARRIER. WE CAN DO IT, BUT ONLY IF WE DO IT TOGETHER.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I TRUST YOU WILL TAKE THESE TWO ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT AS A SYMBOL OF MY GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT FOR BAHAMASAIR AND THE BAHAMAS TO SOAR TO EVEN GREATER HEIGHTS.
THANK YOU!
MY FELLOW BAHAMIANS, TODAY IS ANOTHER HISTORIC DAY IN THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BAHAMASAIR, FOR ITS SIGNIFICANCE IS NOT ONLY FOUND IN WHAT I HAVE COME TO ANNOUNCE TODAY, BUT IT LIKEWISE SPEAKS TO THE COMMITMENT OF MY GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THAT BAHAMASAIR BECOMES A WORLD CLASS CARRIER FOR BAHAMIANS AND OTHERS WHO WILL GRACE OUR SHORES.
FOR IT IS NO SECRET THAT BAHAMASAIR WAS STARTED WITH THE RIGHT CONCEPT IN MIND, BUT IN THE LAST DECADE, BAHAMSAIR BECAME THE FIRST AIRLINE THAT I KNOW OF WHICH OPERATED LIKE A SHIPWRECKED CRUISELINER—LEADERLESS, HEADED NOWHERE FAST AND TAKING ON WATER WHILE CAPTAIN NERO FIDDLED.
HOWEVER, IN THE LAST TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF THE COMMITMENT OF MY GOVERNMENT, WE HAVE CHANGED THE COURSE, CHANGED THE CAPTAIN AND HIS CREW AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TOOK THE RUNNING OF AN AIRLINE AS A MANDATE TO GOVERN ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE.
SO TODAY, WE CELEBRATE NOT ONLY THE PRESENT, BUT ALSO THE FUTURE AS MY GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO MOVE BAHAMASAIR TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE AND MUST GO.
WHEN BAHAMASAIR WAS INCLUDED IN MY MINISTRIAL PORTFOLIO AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE PRIME MINISTER IN AUGUST 2002, I FULLY UNDERSTOOD THE DAUNTING TASK CONFRONTING ALL OF US, REMEMBERING THAT WHILST IN OPPOSITION I WAS THE AIRLINE’S MOST ARDENT DETRACTOR. I DARE SAY THAT MANY BAHAMIANS HAD GIVEN UP HOPE ON BAHAMASAIR AND CONSIDERED IT TO BE NO MORE THAN A BURDEN THAT BAHAMIAN TAXPAYERS HAD TO BEAR.
HOWEVER, I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT SINCE ITS APPOINTMENT, NEW BOARD HEADED BY CHAIRMAN, BASIL SANDS HAS SUCCESSFULLY BEGUN TO STEER THE AIRLINE TOWARDS MAKING IT THE AIRLINE OF CHOICE IN THE BAHAMAS THROUGH IMPROVING ITS IMAGE IN THE AREA OF ON TIME PERFORMANCE.
THEY ALSO SIMULTANEOUSLY SET ABOUT REDUCING THE AGE OLD HEAMMORAGING WITH LOSSES BEING CUT BY ONE HALF THIS PAST 2003 / 2004 FISCAL YEAR FROM $27 MILLION TO $13½ MILLION. THEY HAVE ALSO BEGUN TO OUTSOURCE UNPROFITABLE FAMILY ISLAND ROUTES AND HAVE SET IN MOTION AN EXERCISE TO PRIVATIZE THE AIRLINE.
IT IS WORTHY TO NOTE THAT THESE MILESTONES WERE ACCOMPLISHED AT A TIME WHEN THE AIRLINE BUSINESS IN GENERAL IS STILL REELING FROM UNPRECEDENTED FINANCIAL WOES.
ON ANOTHER NOTE, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SIR CLEMENT T. MAYNARD, THE FOUNDING FATHER OF BAHAMASAIR. I AM SURE SIR CLEMENT MUST FEEL A SPECIAL SENSE OF JOY TO FINALLY SEE THE AIRLINE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, ONE THAT HE ENVISIONED.
AND TO SIR CLEMENT I SAY, YOU HAD THE RIGHT IDEA ALL ALONG, SIR BUT THE SHIP WAS HIJACKED FOR TEN YEARS AND NOW MY GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT WHAT YOU ENVISIONED FROM THE VERY START.
TODAY, THOUGH, WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE THE COMMISSIONING OF THE FIRST OF TWO ADDITIONAL BOEING 737-200 JET AIRCRAFT WHICH WILL EXPAND THE AIRLINE’S FLEET TO ELEVEN (11) AIRCRAFT – 7 DASH-8’S AND 4 BOEING 737-200’s. THESE JETS ARE REQUIRED TO EXPAND THE AIRLINE’S INTERNATIONAL NETWORK UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND INTO THE MID WESTERN STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS IN THE CARIBBEAN.
YOU WILL RECALL THAT I MENTIONED RECENTLY IN PARLIAMENT DURING THE BUDGET DEBATE, THESE TWO AIRCRAFT WERE PURCHASED AFTER A FULL COMPETENCY INSPECTION FOR A TOTAL COST OF $4.1 MILLION WITH 50K CYCLES LEFT ON THE ENGINES.
IN COMPARISON, THE EXISTING TWO JET AIRCRAFT WERE PURCHASED BY THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION AT A COST OF $15 MILLION, WITHOUT A COMPETENCY INSPECTION AND CONSEQUENTLY WERE THE SOURCE OF MUCH UNNECESSARY MAINTENANCE SPENDING AND WITH ONLY 21K CYCLES REMAINING ON THE ENGINES.
PRIME MINISTER, UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT, EMBARRASSING ATTEMPTS TO PURCHASE AIRCRAFT VIA A TANGLE WEB OF INTERMEDIARIES, I AM DELIGHTED TO REPORT TO YOU SIR AND THE BAHAMIAN PUBLIC THAT NO MIDDLE MEN WERE INVOLVED IN THE PURCHASE OF THESE AIRCRAFT. THE PURCHASE WAS MADE DIRECTLY FROM THE OWNER. WE ARE PLEASED THAT THE NIGHTMARE ERA FOR BAHAMASAIR IS OVER.
MY GOVERNMENT IS ELATED TO SEE BAHAMASAIR PROGRESSING MORE AND MORE EACH DAY AS A BUSINESS AND NOT HOW IT OPERATED FOR THE TERRIBLE POLITICAL YEARS OF 1992 TO 2002. TODAY ALL DECISIONS ARE ROOTED IN SOUND BUSINESS PRINCIPLES INSTEAD OF POLITICAL RHETORIC AND BLATENT LARGESSE.
HAVING JUST CELEBRATRED OUR INDEPENDENCE, BAHAMASAIR IS PERHAPS ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S BEST EXAMPLES OF HOW FAR WE HAVE COME IN MATURING AS A NATION. TODAY, WE HAVE A MANAGING DIRECTOR AND OTHER SENIOR MANAGERS WHO HAVE SERVED UNDER TWO DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIONS AND CONTINUE TO DO A GOOD JOB. LIKEWISE, STAFF AND PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN SYSTEMATICALLY RECONDITIONED NOT TO ABUSE THE AIRLINE.
WE HAVE A TOTALLY BAHAMIAN BOARD AND MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT AS I SAID HAS BEGUN TO TURN THE AIRLINE AROUND. THE BAHAMIAN TRAVELING PUBLIC IS RALLYING TO SUPPORT THEIR NATIONAL AIRLINE AS WAS EVIDENCED DURING THE RECENT TRAVEL AGENCIES PARTIAL BOYCOTT OF THE AIRLINE WHICH HAS BEEN RESOLVED WITHOUT MINISTERIAL INTERVENTION.
THE ARRIVAL OF THIS JET AIRCRAFT TODAY SIGNALS THE BEGINNING OF YET ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE HISTORY OF BAHAMASAIR. A MILESTONE THAT I EXPECT WILL DEMONSTRATE MY GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT TO FURTHER INTEGRATE OUR TOURISM PRODUCT BY PROVIDING VALUE ADDED INTERNATIONAL AIRLIFT. OUR VISION IS THAT THIS WILL CAUSE OUR VISITORS TO BEGIN THEIR BAHAMIAN EXPERIENCE FROM THE TIME THEY GET ON BOARD BAHAMASAIR’S AIRCRAFT WITH CALYPSO MUSIC AND LOCAL DRINKS ON BOARD.
HOWEVER IT GOES EVEN FURTHER. THE MORE TOURIST BAHAMASAIR BRINGS TO OUR SHORES THE GREATER THE FINANCIAL IMPACT THROUGH RETENTION OF HARD CURRENCY AND IMPROVEMENT IN OUR BALANCE OF PAYMENTS.
YOU WOULD HAVE NOTED THAT WE HAVE ALTERED THE DESIGN ON THE EXTERIOR OF THESE AIRCRAFT TO REFLECT THE NEW DESIGN RECENTLY INTRODUCED BY THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM. THIS WAS DONE PRIMARILY TO SHOW THE INTERCONNECTIVITY BETWEEN BAHAMASAIR AND THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND IT SPEAKS WELL FOR COOPERATION WE ARE EXPERIENCING WITH MY COLLEAGUE, MINISTER WILCHCOMBE AND HIS TOURISM TEAM AS WE ENDEAVOR TO FULFILL OUR NATIONAL TOURISM MISSION.
THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM HAS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE AIRLINE IN ASSISTING WITH SEAT GUARANTEES AND CODE SHARE ARRANGEMENTS WHICH ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND BENEFICIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF ANY AIRLINE.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUPPORT BAHAMASAIR HAS BEEN RECEIVING FROM MY COLLEAGUE MINISTER GLENYS HANNA-MARTIN IN FACILITATING THE ACTIVITIES OF BAHAMASAIR. THANK YOU MINISTER HANNA-MARTIN.
I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THE AIRLINE’S LOSSES WERE CUT IN HALF IN FISCAL YEAR 2003 / 2004. WELL I HAVE EVEN MORE AND BETTER NEWS – I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT BAHAMASAIR, WITH THE HELP OF THESE TWO ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT, HAS ALREADY COMMITTED TO CUTTING LOSSES BY MORE THAN ONE HALF AGAIN IN THIS 2004 / 2005 FISCAL YEAR.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THIS WOULD MEAN THAT WE MAY BE LOOKING AT LOSSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $5 – 6 MILLION DOLLARS. OH! WHAT A HAPPY DAY THAT WOULD BE.
IT IS THEREFORE BEFITTING, ON BEHALF OF MY GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOEPLE OF THE BAHAMAS, THAT I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ONCE AGAIN THANK THE BOARD, MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF THE AIRLINE FOR THEIR RELENTLESS EFFORTS.
FINALLY, I ENCOURAGE THE BAHAMIAN PUBLIC AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TO EXERCISE THAT STRONG SENSE OF NATIONAL PRIDE WHICH LIES DEEP INSIDE ALL OF US AND PATRONIZE YOUR NATIONAL FLAG CARRIER. WE CAN DO IT, BUT ONLY IF WE DO IT TOGETHER.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I TRUST YOU WILL TAKE THESE TWO ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT AS A SYMBOL OF MY GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT FOR BAHAMASAIR AND THE BAHAMAS TO SOAR TO EVEN GREATER HEIGHTS.
THANK YOU!