NEW PROVIDENCE, Bahamas, January 16 2015, CNS – Sixteen couples are tying the knot here today. The couples were lucky to be chosen from among 3,000 entrants in the Ministry of Tourism’s “16 Islands, 16 Weddings, One Priceless Day” promotion.
This makes it the largest ever wedding sweepstakes for a destination.
They arrived here on Tuesday and were treated to a welcome reception where Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe thanked the participants saying that officials were surprised by the number of persons who applied.
“While you have been a part of a promotion, the truth is we are sincere about sharing with you who we are, what we do. We want to share with you all that God has created for us and we want you to feel that you are a part of the family,” he said.
“And so having you in The Bahamas to share such an important part of your life is just so significant. And we believe that events such as these will go down in history in helping us to define The Bahamas, particularly in a world where tourism is now becoming the number one industry.”
