Bahamas News
Bahamas gets a slice of South Florida, officially
By Sherrica Thompson
Staff Writer
#TheBahamas, August 5, 2022 – The Bahamas now has a city named after it in the US. On Tuesday, July 19, Miami commissioners voted to mark a section of Miami’s oldest neighbourhood as the “Little Bahamas of Coconut
The decision was made to mark the area’s cultural and historical importance. This is the second time that the commission has formally named a neighbourhood with boundaries by resolution.
The naming of the neighbourhood comes at a time when the West Grove is under pressure from gentrification that threatens to displace long-time residents, including descendants of Bahamian settlers and early pioneers who came from other states in the American South.