Close

Wonderwall

Bahamas to Get Sidney Poitier Bridge

The Associated Press, Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 8:24am (PDT)
  • NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) -- A bridge in the Bahamas is being renamed to honor Sidney Poitier, who spent part of his childhood in the island chain east of Florida.

    RELATED: Channing Tatum: I know I'm not the best actor

    Prime Minister Perry Christie says the Paradise Island Bridge will be rechristened as part of next month's 40th anniversary celebration of Bahamian independence. Christie says the 88-year-old film star is being honored because of his life story and diplomacy. Poitier has been Bahamian ambassador to Japan and UNESCO.

    The Oscar-winning Poitier was born in the United States but spent much of his childhood on Cat Island, a sparsely populated island in the central Bahamas.

    The Paradise Island Bridge is the largest in the Bahamas. It connects the capital to the Atlantis resort, one of the region's top tourist destinations. The renaming was announced Tuesday.

    RELATED: Actor-activist Sean Penn visits post-Gadhafi Libya

Get out the vote

  • button.RAWR
  • button.AWW
  • button.OMG
  • button.LOVE

Wonderwall Video

  • 7 Wonders of the Wall for May 23, 2013
  • 7 Wonders of the Wall for May 22, 2013
  • 7 Wonders of the Wall for May 21, 2013
  • 7 of Rihanna's Worst Looks
  • 7 Wonders of the Wall for May 17, 2013
  • 7 Wonders of the Wall for May 16, 2013
  • 7 Wonders of the Wall for May 15, 2013
  • 7 Wonders of the Wall for May 14, 2013
  • 7 Most Outrageous Gwyneth Paltrow Quotes
  • 7 Wonders of the Wall for May 10, 2013
  • 7 Wonders of the Wall for May 9, 2013
  • 7 Wonders of the Wall for May 8, 2013
  • 7 Wonders of the Wall for May 7, 2013
  • 7 Best Bikini Bods
  • 7 Wonders of the Wall for May 3, 2013
  • 7 Wonders of the Wall for May 2, 2013
  • 7 Wonders of the Wall for May 1, 2013
Show Comments
When using Facebook Connect your image and name may display on Wonderwall. All Privacy Settings are controlled by Facebook

More Wonderwall

aa