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New Providence, island, Bahamas

New Providence: see Bahamas Bahamas, the , officially Commonwealth of the Bahamas, independent nation (2005 est. pop. 301,800), 4,403 sq mi (11,404 sq km), in the Atlantic Ocean, consisting of some 700 islands and islets and about 2,400 cays, beginning c.
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New Providence, city, United States

New Providence, borough (1990 pop. 11,439), Union co., NE N.J.; settled c.1720, set off and inc. 1899. It is largely residential but has some light industry. Roses and fruit are grown there commercially. Originally called Turkey Town, its name was changed to New Providence in 1778.
New Providence
an island in the Atlantic, in the Bahamas. Chief town: Nassau. Pop.: 210 832 (2000). Area: 150 sq. km (58 sq. miles)


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Investment company boss Hywel Jones, 55, was ambushed as he arrived for work in Nassau on the tropical New Providence Island on Wednesday.
He said government has embarked on an "infrastructural crusade" including the New Providence Road Improvement Project; phase one of the Lynden Pindling Intl Airport, the beautification program in New Providence and Grand Bahama, construction of sidewalks and administration buildings and the housing program.
Acquired by the Borough of New Providence in 1993 from C.
 
 
 
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