BAHAMAS: Anna Nicole Smith will be laid to rest alongside her 20-year-old son in the Bahamas after an appropriately flamboyant pink-themed funeral

Record ID: 408067

  • Title: BAHAMAS: Anna Nicole Smith will be laid to rest alongside her 20-year-old son in the Bahamas after an appropriately flamboyant pink-themed funeral
  • Date: 2nd March 2007
  • Summary: (W1) NASSAU, BAHAMAS (MARCH 1, 2007) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF SECURITY ON PERIMETER OF CEMETERY VARIOUS OF MEDIA NEAR CEMETERY
  • Embargoed: 17th March 2007 12:00
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  • Location: Bahamas
  • Country: Bahamas
  • Topics: Legal System,Arts / Culture / Entertainment / Showbiz
  • Reuters ID: LVACVODOOY14TYQWCALEJE7LLB0N
  • Story Text: Anna Nicole Smith will be laid to rest alongside her 20-year-old son in the Bahamas after an appropriately flamboyant pink-themed funeral. The former playmate Anna Nicole Smith will be buried on Friday (March 2) next to her 20-year-old son in a custom-made gown following an "over the top" memorial service, said a friend helping to organize the memorial.
    It's not obvious from the news coverage, but amid the fuss over the late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith's burial in the Bahamas the country is gearing up for an election.
    The ruling Progressive Liberal Party is bidding for a second term against the Free National Movement. Prime Minister Perry Christie's government will likely hold the election by May 2, according to PLP chairman Raynard Rigby.
    Smith, whose death in Florida on Feb. 8 triggered a media frenzy, has already become an election issue. Immigration Minister Shane Gibson resigned on Feb. 18 after a newspaper published pictures of him embracing her on a bed, leading to accusations that the government granted her residency too easily.
    Smith's notoriety has also showered new publicity on the Bahamas, an Atlantic vacation destination where the government is running on its economic record and handling of the all-important tourism sector.
    The government also says it deserves credit for attracting foreign investment and boosting islands away from the main New Providence island.
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