Bahamas

The destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian is seen from the air, in Marsh Harbour, Abaco. (AP Photo/Gonzalo Gaudenzi)

U.S. denies protective status to Bahamas hurricane evacuees

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not give temporary protected immigration status to people from the Bahamas who evacuated after the archipelago was battered by a Category 5 hurricane, the White House said on Wednesday.

September 12, 2019
Published in Caribbean

Prime Minister Holness says farewell to the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) now in the Bahamas assisting in the recovery effort.

JAMAICA | JA Soldiers (DART) in the Bahamas Assisting with Recovery Efforts

KINGSTON, September 10, 2019 - A contingent of 120 men and women ofDisaster Assistance Response Team (DART), search and rescue efforts following the passage of Hurricane Dorian.

September 10, 2019
Published in Weather

Hurricane Dorian targets the Bahamas -Evacuation Ordered from Cays

NASSAU, Bahamas, August 31, 2019 - Hurricane Dorian bore down on the Bahamas as a fierce Category 4 storm Saturday, with new projections showing it curving upward enough to potentially spare Florida a direct hit but still threatening parts of the Southeast U.S. with powerful winds and rising ocean water that causes what can be deadly flooding.

August 31, 2019
Published in Weather

Ashley Reid and Jeffrey Pascarella, both 32, are suing Sandals Resorts for $30million claiming that their dream destination wedding in the Bahamas was marred by the butler who fondled the bride to be in her sleep.

UNITED STATES | 'Groped' by the butler, couple sues Sandals for US$30-million

USA November 29, 2018 - Claiming that "the butler did it" a New Jersey couple is now suing Sandals Resorts for $30million after maintaining that their dream wedding was ruined when a butler is alleged to have fondled the bride-to-be in her sleep.

November 29, 2018
Published in Tourism

DOMINICA: Single-Use Plastic Ban to Go Into Effect January 2019

Plastic straws, styrofoam and other single-use plastics will be banned from Dominica as of January 2019, the Caribbean nation announced Friday.

August 11, 2018
Published in Caribbean

DOMINICA: Single-Use Plastic Ban to Go Into Effect January 2019

Plastic straws, styrofoam and other single-use plastics will be banned from Dominica as of January 2019, the Caribbean nation announced Friday.

August 11, 2018
Published in Caribbean

Bahamas to introduce digital currency

The Central Bank of the Bahamas has announced plans to introduce a pilot digital currency for the country.

June 23, 2018
Published in local news

JAMAICA | JA said to be largest suplier of ganja to the United States

WASHINGTON DC, April 10, 2018 - Jamaica remains the largest Caribbean supplier of marijuana to the United States and the Caribbean islands. This is the word from the United States State Department In its 2018 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.

April 11, 2018
Published in Business & Economy

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U.S. denies protective status to Bahamas hurricane evacuees

JAMAICA | JA Soldiers (DART) in the Bahamas Assisting with Recovery Efforts

Hurricane Dorian targets the Bahamas -Evacuation Ordered from Cays

UNITED STATES | 'Groped' by the butler, couple sues Sandals for US$30-million

DOMINICA: Single-Use Plastic Ban to Go Into Effect January 2019

DOMINICA: Single-Use Plastic Ban to Go Into Effect January 2019

Bahamas to introduce digital currency

JAMAICA | JA said to be largest suplier of ganja to the United States