The Bahamas News

Published: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 10:26 a.m. NASSAU, Bahamas Tropical Storm Hanna roared along the edge of the Bahamas on Thursday ahead of a ...

Nearly 200 hurricane shelters have opened their doors on Wednesday to residents in need as Tropical Storm Hanna slowly grinds it way towards New Providence and the central and northeast Bahamas.

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce's president yesterday predicted that armed robbery and employee theft incidents were likely to increase throughout the remainder of 2008 due to the deteriorating economy, his own ...

PAUL, Minn.---Sarah Palin says John McCain is ``a man who's there to serve his country, and not just his party.' McCain will make his own case for the presidency tonight when he accepts the Republican Party's ...

The Bahamas Crisis Centre claims the country continues to have a 'very serious problem' when it comes to sexual violence.

Forecasters say Ike has become a dangerous Category 3 hurricane in the Atlantic with maximum sustained winds near 115 mph.

A very-well-prepared David Moorer puts pre-measured and pre-drilled sheets of wood panels over studs he'd installed on the windows of his home off Fort Johnson Road on James Island on Tuesday.

Farmers and animal breeders throughout the islands are busily preparing for the second Bahamas Agricultural, Marine Resources and Agribusiness Expo.

Hanna is meandering. A hurricane warning remains in effect for the central Bahamas, the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands.

The Bahamas issued a hurricane watch Monday as Tropical Storm Hanna strengthened and edged toward the southeastern islands, U.S. forecasters said.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

If you are looking for an island getaway, with beautiful white sand beaches, few tourists and wonderful island locals, check out Cat Island in the Bahamas.

Musical artists - to say nothing of technicians - have joined the ranks of visitors cutting back on trips to the destination, with the Compass Point recording studio noting a near 50 percent reduction in ...

Bahamians register environmental and social concerns over Tiger Woods Albany Project and urge him to withdraw support for 'irresponsible' Bahamas development.

Loreka Sue Fullen had won many victories in her lifetime in the field of Special Education but the 59-year-old retired educator and wife of former Matewan Mayor John W. Fullen lost a two-year battle with ...

AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 59.2 WEST OR ABOUT 305 MILES...490 KM...NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.

In an interview in The Bahamas, US water and hazardous chemical specialist Samuel Sage outlined that access for Bahamians to a consistent and affordable water supply could be threatened by Tiger Woods Albany ...

Banyan Air Service reminds pilots it offers numerous services to help pilots with island flying.

"The Bahamas standard of living reflects the effect of free trade and a relatively limited government.

GOLFWEEK STAFF The PGA of America has entered a licensing agreement to establish a PGA Village on Cat Island in the Bahamas - ' its first outside of the United States.