Which statement about Sir Stafford Sands is accurate?

• A. He is known as the father of tourism
• B. He discovered pineapple soil
• C. He mapped the IDL
• D. He proposed Uranus as coldest planet

Answer: (A)

This is about recognizing who transformed a country’s economy through tourism and earned a lasting nickname for that work. Sir Stafford Sands earned the title father of tourism in the Bahamas because his leadership turned tourism into a major economic engine. As a government minister focused on tourism and planning, he promoted large-scale hotel development, attracted international investment, and built the infrastructure and marketing networks that drew visitors from outside the region. His efforts helped establish tourism as the backbone of the Bahamian economy and set the pattern for sustained growth in arrivals, jobs, and national revenue.

The other options don’t fit because they point to things outside his realm of influence—discovering soil for pineapple placement, mapping the International Date Line, or proposing a planetary fact about Uranus. Those achievements aren’t associated with his contributions, whereas his impact on tourism is well recognized.