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FTX Spent $256 Million on Bahamas Real Estate — Now the Island's Government Wants It Back
Bahamas regulators appeal to U.S. bankruptcy judge to try to claim ownership over FTX-owned properties in New Providence, Bahamas.
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Group Plans Permanent West Indian Museum
Work is underway to open a permanent West Indian museum in Hartford in June 2023.
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West Indian Museum Coming to Connecticut
June is National Caribbean American Heritage Month. As of 2010, West Indians became the largest foreign-born population in our state. Now, several groups are working to turn a temporary exhibit into a permanent museum to share and celebrate their culture and history. The temporary exhibit is currently housed in the Windsor Historical Society and is a taste of what will…
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Tropical Storm Warning Remains in Effect for Parts of Florida, Cuba and Bahamas
Much of the Florida peninsula, along with parts of Cuba and the Bahamas, are under a tropical storm warning.
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Americans Who Died at Bahamas Resort Identified
A Florida man and a Tennessee couple were identified as the three American tourists who died under mysterious circumstances at a Bahamas resort last week.
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Florida Man, Tennessee Couple ID'd as Guests Found Dead at Bahamas Resort
Officials say samples extracted from three U.S. tourists who died at the Sandals Emerald Bay resort in Exuma, Bahamas under mysterious circumstances have been sent to a U.S. lab to expedite results and help authorities understand what happened
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3 US Tourists Die at Bahamas Hotel After Falling Ill
Officials in the Bahamas say three U.S. tourists have died at a resort there after falling ill. And another has been airlifted to a hospital for treatment. Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper issued a statement Friday saying that police are investigating and the cause of death was unknown, though foul play “is not suspected.” Their identities haven’t been made public....
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Crystal Cruises Diverts Another Ship to Bahamas to Avoid Seizure
A second cruise ship has diverted to the Bahamas, avoiding a U.S. judge’s order to seize one of the company’s vessels as part of a lawsuit over unpaid fuel.
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Death Toll Reaches 5 From Capsized Boat Off Florida, Search to Be Suspended
The death toll from a suspected human smuggling boat that capsized in a storm off Florida with 40 people aboard reached five Thursday, as the active search for survivors was set to be suspended, U.S. Coast Guard officials said. Capt. Jo-Ann F. Burdian announced at a news conference Thursday that four more bodies were found in the previous 24 hours…
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Body Found Amid Coast Guard Search for 38 Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Florida
The Coast Guard has recovered one body and is keeping up the search for 38 other people missing from a capsized boat after a solitary survivor was found clinging to the overturned hull off the Florida coast
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39 Missing After Suspected Human Smuggling Boat Capsizes 45 Miles From Florida
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for 39 people after the boat they were on reportedly capsized about 45 miles off Florida’s coast over the weekend.
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Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Travelers Are Going to Different Sets of Caribbean Islands
Unvaccinated travelers are gravitating to Caribbean islands that will let them in, while the vaccinated want places that keep the unimmunized out.
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AA Flight to Bahamas Delayed Overnight After Students Reportedly Refuse to Wear Masks
An American Airlines flight to from North Carolina to the Bahamas was delayed overnight after a group of students refused to comply with the federal mask mandate, according to the airline.
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Summer Travel Is Returning: Here's Who's Booking and Where They're Going
Travel searches are surging, and bookings aren’t far behind. But it isn’t happening uniformly across continents. Here’s who is booking and where they’re going.
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Tour Faith Hill and Tim McGraw's $35 Million Private Island
The Bahamian island Faith Hill and Tim McGraw spent years and many millions to develop is on the market for $35 million.
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Alaska Is Out, But the Caribbean Is Full Speed Ahead: What We Know About Cruising in 2021
More than a year after cruising came to a standstill as Covid gripped cabins, holidaymakers are seeing signs that cruises could be making a comeback.
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How Travelers Who Test Positive for Covid Can (Legally) Fly Home Fast
Travelers who test positive for Covid abroad can face unexpected quarantines and substandard medical options, unless they have a way to get home.
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More Travel Hotspots Are Opening to People Who Work From Home
First it was Barbados and Estonia, now it’s the Bahamas, Croatia, Dubai and Madeira. See the newest places where digital nomads can live and work abroad.
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Search Suspended for Boat That Left Bahamas With 20 on Board
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a boat with about 20 people on board that was three days overdue to arrive in Florida after leaving the Bahamas
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Hurricane Isaias Churns Through Bahamas as Florida Prepares
Newly formed Hurricane Isaias is bearing down on the Bahamas and the U.S. East Coast