Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.
Lucayan Indians inhabited the Bahama islands when Christopher COLUMBUS first set foot in the New World in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Piracy thrived in the 17th and 18th centuries because of The Bahamas' close proximity to shipping lanes. Since gaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism, international banking, and investment management, which comprise up to 85% of GDP.
Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain
30 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.
| Name | Type | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Inagua | District | BS-IN |
| Mayaguana | District | BS-MG |
| Acklins | District | BS-AK |
| Crooked Island and Long Cay | District | BS-CK |
| Exuma | District | BS-EX |
| Long Island | District | BS-LI |
| Rum Cay | District | BS-RC |
| Black Point | District | BS-BP |
| San Salvador | District | BS-SS |
| Central Andros | District | BS-CS |
| Mangrove Cay | District | BS-MC |
| South Andros | District | BS-SA |
| Cat Island | District | BS-CI |
| New Providence | Capital | BS-X01~ |
| North Andros | District | BS-NS |
| Central Eleuthera | District | BS-CE |
| North Eleuthera | District | BS-NE |
| South Eleuthera | District | BS-SE |
| Berry Islands | District | BS-BY |
| Moore's Island | District | BS-MI |
| City of Freeport | District | BS-FP |
| West Grand Bahama | District | BS-WG |
| East Grand Bahama | District | BS-EG |
| Central Abaco | District | BS-CO |
| South Abaco | District | BS-SO |
| North Abaco | District | BS-NO |
| Bimini | District | BS-BI |
| Ragged Island | District | BS-RI |
| Harbour Island | District | BS-HI |
| Spanish Wells | District | BS-SW |
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Roarcry · the church
A donation to the congregation. It is not repaid, earns nothing, and carries no claim on anything. Roarcry is not a registered 501(c)(3), so give as a gift rather than for a write-off.
A gift named for Bahamas is a restricted gift: recorded against Bahamas and spent there. If it cannot be spent there within a year it is pooled into the general fund and spent wherever it is needed most. That is a term of the gift, said here so that giving is agreeing to it.
Investment Fund, LLC · the issuer
A subscription for Class B units. It is at risk, it is not tax-deductible, it is not a donation, and you can lose all of it. Open only to verified accredited investors.
One fund covers every country on the map, on one set of terms. No country has its own vehicle, its own minimum or its own return.
The church is not the issuer, not a guarantor and not a party to any subscription. No donation to the church confers any interest in the fund.
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