The Dupuch name is synonymous with publishing in The Bahamas. The family has a long history in the business, starting with the Nassau Daily Tribune founded by Leon Dupuch at the turn of the last century and continued by his son, the late Sir Etienne Dupuch. Etienne Dupuch Jr has carried the tradition forward into the 21st century. He is founder and owner of Etienne Dupuch Jr Publications, the largest magazine and book publishing company in the country.

"I was born into the business, I've been involved in every aspect of the business," says Dupuch, who founded the company in 1959. Since then, he has watched it expand into a major publishing house that produces the Bahamas Handbook; the full-colour Welcome hardback books circulated in hotel rooms throughout Nassau, Paradise Island and Grand Bahama; The Bahamas Investor; the entertaining What to Do magazines; the Dining & Entertainment Guide; and the handy Bahamas Trailblazer Maps.

The Bahamas Handbook, an annual publication, has grown to more than 600 pages over the years. Etienne Dupuch Jr. and his wife, the late Sylvia Perfetti Dupuch, designed it as the authoritative source for The Bahamas. Its diverse readership includes locals, tourists, business people and investors -- not surprising since it contains everything from the most up-to-date statistical information to entertaining features on the history, and the people of the islands.