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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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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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Boat Explosion Survivor Urges Support of Vt. Blood Drive Amid Supply ‘Emergency'
A woman who survived an explosion that made international headlines is now issuing an impassioned plea to people everywhere to donate blood — a gift she said saved her life. “All that I could do was desperately fight to stay alive,” Stefanie Schaffer said of the moments following an explosion that nearly killed her. Schaffer is the Vermont dancer who…
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Full Speech: Boat Explosion Survivor Talks Road to Recovery
Vermont native Stefanie Schaffer, 25, spoke Tuesday at Rutland’s Paramount Theatre about her long recovery after losing her legs — and nearly her life — in a boat explosion in the Bahamas in October 2018. Schaffer spoke of how blood donations kept her alive and urged people to give blood to help alleviate what American Red Cross has described a...
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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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Unruly Passengers From Mass. Delay Flight, AA Says
Parents of a group of Winthrop teenagers are speaking out after passengers blamed them for delaying their vacation to the Bahamas over a mask dispute.
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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