The Bahamas Tourist Office has clarified the “confusing” conditions of a dream wedding competition after a judge pulled out over a complaint.
The competition gives couples a chance to win one of 16 “dream” weddings, to take place simultaneously around the islands next year.
The ongoing competition was open to “residents of the United Kingdom aged 18 and over, who are legally entitled to enter into marital/civil partnership in the UK and in The Bahamas”.
In a separate clause further into the terms and conditions, was written: “it is not Bahamas Government policy to provide marriage licenses for same sex couples and therefore same sex marriages cannot be performed.”
But confusion arose over why the civil partnerships eligibility clause had been included, as Bahamian law does not allow for these either.
As gay couples are not able to enter into civil partnerships in the Bahamas, and straight couples cannot have civil partnerships in the UK, no one would be eligible.
