A Senate or Upper House and the House of Assembly or lower House. Gov ernment headed by a Prime Minister. The Commonwealth of The Bahamas became an independent nationstate on July 10,1973. Approximately 360 financial insti- tutions are licensed to do banking and financial trust representation in The Bahamas. The country is the leading off-shore financial centre in the world.
Every hotel has a doctor on call for guests.
Most medical doctors are trained in the USA, Canada, Great Britain or The University of The West Indies. In addition, there is the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre. In Freeport, Grand Bahama, The Government operates the Rand Memorial Hospital. In the Family Islands, there are 50 health centres. International programs can be seen by satellite.