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Bahrain Protesters Call for Ouster for Royal Family

Feb 21st 2011 – 7:16AM

MANAMA, Bahrain -- A group of protesters Monday called for the ouster of Bahrain's entire ruling monarchy as part of sweeping demands to call off a weeklong uprising in the tiny, but strategically important Gulf nation. Tensions are still high in Bahrain after seesaw battles that saw riot police open fire on protesters...

Satellite Image Shows Hurricane Tomas Between Haiti and Cuba [PHOTO]

By Dana ChivvisNov 5th 2010 – 3:17PM

(Nov. 5) -- Where is Tomas heading? NOAA's GOES-East satellite captured the image below of Hurricane Tomas as the center of the storm moved between Haiti and Cuba today. The Category 1 hurricane is packing winds of 85 miles per hour and is expected to hit the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands early Saturday. It...

Florida, Eastern Carolinas Prepare for Brewing Storm

By Paul YeagerSep 28th 2010 – 2:17PM
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(Sept. 28) -- Tropical Storm Nicole has not yet officially formed, but weather watches and warnings have been posted in anticipation of the inevitable storm in Florida and the eastern Carolinas. The storm will be accompanied by tropical storm-force winds and dangerous seas, but the biggest threat likely will be torrential...

Karl Heads for Mexican Coast as Category 3 Hurricane

Sep 17th 2010 – 6:20AM

VERACRUZ, Mexico (Sept. 17) -- Hurricane Karl grew with surprising speed into a powerful Category 3 storm Friday, prompting closure of Gulf of Mexico oil facilities and the country's largest power plant. About 1,000 people evacuated to shelters near the Laguna Verde electrical plant, Mexico's only nuclear generator, and...

Remains of Sailor Found in Shark Off 'Jaws Beach'

By Theunis BatesSep 16th 2010 – 9:42AM

(Sept. 16) -- The chewed-up remains of a fisherman who disappeared off Jaws Beach in the Bahamas -- where the final "Jaws" movie was filmed -- have been found inside the belly of a 12-foot-long tiger shark. Authorities were able to use fingerprints to provisionally identify the body parts as belonging to Judson Newton,...

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The Bahamas' Wild Pigs Meet Dr. Sylvia Earle And Mission Blue (PHOTOS)

May 23rd 2012 - 03:36PM

After dragging hundreds of pounds of equipment from the United States we finally arrived in the Bahamas yesterday afternoon.

bahamas News From the Web

  • 06/01/12 DATING FOR A MONTH NOW: Eddie Murphy & Rocsi Diaz... Source: Datzhott Eddie Murphy and Rocsi Diaz have been reportedly dating for a month and even enjoyed a romantic holiday recently.
  • 05/31/12 International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery... Source: PRWeb Geneva, IL (PRWEB) May 31, 2012 Hair restoration experts from around the world will commemorate the past, present and future of hair restoration surgery at the 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), the world's leading medical authority on hair loss and hair restoration.
  • 05/31/12 Go There Surf Travel: Elbow Cay, Bahamas Source: Transworld Surfing Elbow Cay (pronounced "key") is part of Grand Abaco Island, one of the 700 islands comprising the Bahamas, which are located in the Atlantic Ocean 180 miles east of southern Florida, north of Cuba.
  • 05/31/12 First Light Technologies Installs Solar LED Lights at... Source: PRWeb NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS and VICTORIA, B.C. (PRWEB) May 31, 2012 First Light Technologies Ltd., a leading designer of architectural-quality, integrated solar lighting products for pedestrian applications, is pleased to announce that it has designed and installed 300 solar LED bollards for a high-profile client: Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, Bahamas.
  • 05/30/12 Stepmother pleads guilty in kids' abduction to Bahamas... Source: FOX News The stepmother of three children taken by their father to the Bahamas on a sailboat against custody orders has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in Montana under an agreement with prosecutors.

Background on bahamas

The Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is a country consisting of more than 3,000 islands, cays, and islets.

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