How SpaceX’s rocket diplomacy backfired in the Bahamas
- 29-Jul-2025
NASSAU, Bahamas: When SpaceX was negotiating a deal with the Bahamas last year to allow its Falcon 9 rocket boosters to land within the island nation’s territory, Elon Musk’s company offered a sweetener: complimentary Starlink internet terminals for the country’s defense vessels, according to three people familiar with the matter. The rocket landing deal, unlocking […]
Emirates signs MoU to promote tourism to The Bahamas
- 21-Jan-2022
Emirates has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Public Service of The Bahamas to explore joint initiatives to promote tourism to the island nation. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates Group Chairman and Chief Executive and The Hon Frederick A […]
Tropical Storm Humberto lashes Bahamas, seen becoming hurricane
- 15-Sep-2019
Humberto had maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (85 km per hour) with higher gusts, and was expected to become a hurricane by Sunday night
After hurricane, Bahamas drowning in a flood of donations
- 14-Sep-2019
In the hurricane-battered Bahamas, the government and charitable organizations are struggling to cope with the incoming flood of donations
Did this house survive Hurricane Dorian?
- 11-Sep-2019
“Bahamas!” reads the caption of a Facebook post shared 760 times since September 3, 2019. The image shows one house in a completely flooded area.
Alive but lost: In Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian survivors wonder what next
- 09-Sep-2019
Great Abaco is littered with mounds of unused construction materials, waterlogged notebooks and Bibles, stained piles of tattered clothes, single shoes, overturned bath tubs and rotting mattresses.
Hurricane Dorian’s death toll in Bahamas rises to 43
- 07-Sep-2019
Dorian was a Category 5 hurricane — the highest on the five-level wind scale — when it slammed into the northern Bahamas
IN PICTURES: Hurricane Dorian lashes US east coast
- 05-Sep-2019
Dozens of streets were reported closed as up to 20 inches of rain were forecast and forecasters warned of flash flooding.
Bahamas officials search for Dorian survivors as storm heads for Florida
- 04-Sep-2019
The wreckage of pulverized homes, beached boats and floodwaters covered miles of the Bahamas in Hurricane Dorian’s wake on Wednesday
Is this a video of Hurricane Dorian hitting Bahamas?
- 04-Sep-2019
A video which appears to show large swirling clouds over a city has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times alongside a claim that it shows Hurricane Dorian off the coast of the Bahamas