Nassau, Bahamas - The long-awaited
transformation of historic Nassau
moved a step closer to reality this week with a single newspaper ad: a job
opening for a managing director for the Arawak Port Development Company.

"The
search for a managing director for the new shipping facility means the
long-awaited move of container shipping out of downtown Nassau is becoming
reality," said Vaughn Roberts, managing director of the Downtown Nassau
Partnership, the interim public-private sector organisation charged with
steering the revitalization of the nation's busy capital. "Moving
container shipping off Bay Street
has the capacity to swiftly alter the landscape of historic Nassau...