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  The Guardian : The Bahamas
14  april     12h49
Bahamas police release Michigan man questioned after wife disappeared from their boat
Associated Press    Brian Hooker told police that Lynette Hooker fell overboard and that strong currents carried her awayPolice in the Bahamas have released without...
13  april     19h36
Bahamas police again question US man over disappearance of wife at sea
Maya Yang    Brian Hooker says wife Lynette fell overboard from dinghy but family members have cast doubt on that accountPolice in the Bahamas on Monday were set...
11  april     13h53
US man in Bahamian jail after wife disappears into Atlantic waters during boat trip
Associated Press    Lynette and Brian Hooker, from Michigan, were years into a sailing adventure when Brian said his wife fell overboardLynette Hooker bounced around the...
23  january     18h20
Spanish prosecutors drop sexual assault complaint against Julio Iglesias
Sam Jones in Madrid    Court says alleged abuse and trafficking offences occurred outside Spain, leaving it without jurisdictionSpanish prosecutors have shelved a complaint...
30  october     03h13
Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as storm wreaks destruction across Caribbean - as it happened
Ima Caldwell (now); Fran Lawther,Lucy Campbell, Tom Ambrose and Amy Sedghi (earlier)    This blog is closedHurricane Melissa hits Cuba after turning Jamaica into disaster area’Visual guide to Hurricane MelissaTell us if you’ve been...
29  october     23h02
Cuban streets underwater and Bahamas evacuated: the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa - video
Ima Caldwell (now) with Maanvi Singh, Natricia Duncan in Jamaica; Richard Luscombe, Tom Ambrose, Yohannes Lowe and Adam Fulton (earlier)    Hurricane Melissa’s devastating passage left Cuba’s Holguin province underwater. The hurricane, which reached its peak strength in Jamaica, wreaked...
    05h09
US prepared to send aid to storm-hit Jamaica - as it happened
Adam Fulton (now); Maanvi Singh, Richard Luscombe, Tom Ambrose and Yohannes Lowe (earlier)    This blog has closed - please follow our new liveblog hereHurricane Melissa makes landfall in JamaicaVisual guide to Hurricane MelissaTell us if you...
28  october     04h23
Jamaica braces as storm approaches - as it happened
Jodie Woodcock for MetDesk    This blog is now closed. See our latest full report here: Jamaicans take shelter as Melissa bears down on islandTell us if you’ve been affected by...
29  september     09h32
Tropical Storm Imelda could become second hurricane to hit Caribbean in days
Associated Press    Imelda is forecast to strengthen as Hurricane Humberto continues to bring strong winds to regionHurricane Humberto continues to churn in the Sargasso...
28  september     20h35
Tropical Storm Imelda forming and expected to become hurricane
Marina Dunbar    Forecast track could take storm, which caused disruption in Bahamas and Cuba, away from US east coastTropical Storm Imelda formed on Sunday and was...
18  august     17h22
Two Carnival cruise guests drown at new Bahamas resort on same day
Jodie Woodcock for the MetDesk    Deaths of Americans aged 74 and 79 occurred at Celebration Key, a private destination for Carnival cruise passengersTwo US nationals in their 70s...
    10h27
Weather tracker: southern Arabian peninsula braced for storms
Chris Osuh and Natricia Duncan    Elongated area of low pressure likely to bring higher-than-usual levels of rainfall to normally arid regionUnusual levels of rainfall are due to hit...
03  july     21h25
Slavery reparations group takes fight to Westminster and Brussels
Dalya Alberge    Lobbying effort by independent delegation follows Jamaica’s move to ask King Charles to request legal adviceGlobal campaigning for slavery...
19  june     10h21
Expedition to real home of the pirates of the Caribbean’ hopes to unearth ships and treasure
Kate Ravilious    Exploration of Bahamas seabed will be first time notorious New Providence hideout has been searchedPirates of the Caribbean is a 4.5bn swashbuckling...
04  june     05h00
Weatherwatch: How 60 species are just one cyclone away from extinction
Cristina Zenato    Hurricane Dorian killed off the Bahama nuthatch and more biodiversity hotspots are at risk from extreme weatherHurricane Dorian is thought to have...
18  march     12h00
I’m obsessed with cave diving. This is the closest environment we have to space
Robert Tait    Some of the caves I dive in are hundreds of thousands of years old and the marine life is unique. But they can be very dangerous placesCave diving is...
07  march     11h18
Debris lights up the sky after SpaceX launch fails - video
Nina Lakhani Climate justice reporter    SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft has exploded after lifting off from Texas, dooming an attempt to deploy mock satellites in the second consecutive...
18  december     16h40
Trump nominates ex-NFL star Herschel Walker as ambassador to Bahamas
Guardian international staff and agencies    Allegations emerged during Walker’s failed Senate campaign that he paid two ex-girlfriends to have abortionsDonald Trump has nominated the former...
    12h53
Pakistan and Bahamas join push for global pact to phase out fossil fuels
   Climate-vulnerable pair add weight to proposed treaty seeking transition from coal, oil and gas in equitable wayPakistan and the Bahamas have joined...
05  december     20h19
Chaos in Bahamas parliament as MP throws ceremonial mace out of window
   Incident comes after indictment of senior police officers on drug trafficking charges sparks debate over corruptionChaotic scenes have broken out in...
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