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DANVILLE, KY U.S. News will award the Grand Prize Winner a 'Spring Break Trip for Two' from STA Travel to one of four top destinations: Jamaica, Cancn, Acapulco or the Bahamas (including air and hotel packages for their vacation, maximum value $1,500 per
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? Club Med: On departures through Oct. 18, Club Med Columbus Isle in the Bahamas will charge you only $999 per person (based on double occupancy) for a seven-night vacation with everything -- roundtrip air from Fort Lauderdale, all meals, drinks,
- GEECF: USD$90,000,000 for Delivery of Biospheres to Africa
NASSAU, Bahamas, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Environmental Energy Corp., (OTC: GEECF www.geecf.ru) acknowledged Dr. Albert Reynolds' African Initiative to deliver 1,120 Biosphere Systems to Africa. Speaking in New York on September 25th
- Pirates Hold Nearly 100 Filipino Sailors Off Africa -Official
MANILA (AFP)--The number of Filipino sailors being held by pirates around the Horn of Africa has risen to nearly 100 after the hijacking of a Greek merchant vessel, the Philippine government said Monday. The Greek vessel, which was flying the Bahamas
- Now, American Football is at an impasse locally
The Bahamas American Football Federation (BAFF) is an entity. This arm of the sport, based in Freeport, Grand Bahama, has been granted full membership status by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). When this happens, it means that
- Belgium: Fire damaged banana boat
A Bahamian cargo ship carrying bananas to Belgium caught fire at sea and sailed to Bermuda for repair. There was a call to Harbour Radio last Wednesday reporting that the Segovia Carrier, a cargo ship travelling from Dominican Republic, suffered an
- Storms hamper rescue efforts in Houston after Ike
David Jet kayaks around damaged boats in Nassau Bay, Texas. High winds from Hurricane Ike caused widespread damage in the area. Power outages caused by Hurricane Ike may last for up to a month, officials warn. By P.J. Huffstutter and David Zucchino, Los
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Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas have prospered through tourism and international banking and investment management. Because of its geography, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.
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AP - The National Hurricane Center says Laura has weakened over the cold waters of the north Atlantic and is no longer a tropical storm.
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