Bahamas
US embassy issues warning: ‘Avoid renting Jet Skis in the Bahamas’ after rapes, crashes
The U.S. Embassy in Nassau issued a warning to travelers on Monday: “Avoid renting jet skis in the Bahamas.”
U.S. Coast Guard search for Lynette Hooker continues in Bahamas
The search for a 55-year-old Michigan woman who vanished in the Bahamas while traveling with her 58-year-old husband continued on Thursday, as U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service special agents were investigating the case.
Coast Guard dog helps find over 400 kilos of ‘hidden’ cocaine, resulting in 3 arrests
A U.S. Coast Guard dog at the USCG Base Miami Beach recently helped find “two hidden compartments” with about 407 kilograms of cocaine in a boat, records show.
Investigation underway after 64-year-old diver dies in propeller incident off Bimini
A 64-year-old man died afte suffering injuries from a boat propeller while diving off Bimini in the northern Bahamas, authorities confirmed Friday.
Melissa cuts through southeast Bahamas, expected to pass just west of Bermuda
Hurricane Melissa cut through the southeast Bahamas Wednesday and is expected to pass just west of Bermuda by late Thursday.
Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba, stirs concern in Miami’s Little Havana
Hurricane Melissa slammed into eastern Cuba on Wednesday, leaving behind widespread flooding, power outages and heavy damage — and sparking concern among Cuban Americans in South Florida.
Hurricane Melissa floods areas of eastern Cuba
Hurricane Melissa made landfall as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday in eastern Cuba.
Volunteers in Doral prepare disaster relief supplies for Jamaica ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s hit
Adrian Lee is among the volunteers with connections to Jamaica who were hard at work at the Global Empowerment Mission’s headquarters on Monday in Doral ahead of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa’s hit.
Hurricane Erin now a Category 4 while tracking north of Puerto Rico
Hurricane Erin continued to strengthen Saturday, maintaining Category 5 intensity as it passed north of the northern Leeward Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Royal Caribbean’s Icon Of The Seas heads to PortMiami after 1 dead, 1 injured
The Icon Of The Seas cruise ship was on its way back to PortMiami on Friday night after one crew member died and another was injured.
Yacht stewardess, 20, murdered onboard in Bahamas; boat now docked in Fort Lauderdale
On July 3, 20-year-old South African national Paige Bell was found murdered inside the engine room of a luxury yacht while it was docked near Harbour Island in the Bahamas.
Cuban human smugglers await sentencing after caught in boat with 18 Ecuadorians, feds say
After a U.S. Coast Guard crew reported a suspicious go-fast boat in the Bahamas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers joined a pursuit.
Bahamian woman’s arrest at Fort Lauderdale airport highlights immigration crackdown
A woman from the Bahamas was taken into custody at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after authorities discovered she had overstayed her visa more than a decade ago, her partner told Local 10 News on Thursday.
VIDEO: Coast Guard crew spots Chinese migrant on paddleboard off Bahamas
A U.S. Coast Guard crew caught a Chinese migrant apparently trying to come into the country in an unusual way — via paddleboard.
Shark attack survivor wants Bahamas to stop treating ‘apex predators’ like ‘pets’
A patient who survived a shark attack in the Bahamas and his surgeons are set to talk to the public about his treatment on Thursday in West Palm Beach.
Coast Guard crews searching for man who fell from cruise ship
U.S. Coast Guard crews from Miami are aiding in the search for a man who went overboard from a South Florida-based cruise ship Thursday morning.
Bahamians investigate 2 deaths after explosion in Fort Lauderdale-based cruise ship
Bahamian authorities were investigating two deaths after an explosion in a Holland America Line cruise ship.
Coast Guard looking for missing boaters who left Keys for Bahamas
Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard’s Miami sector are searching for a pair of boaters who were last heard from as they departed from the Florida Keys for the Bahamas.
American Airlines launches non-stop service between MIA and Governor’s Harbour, Bahamas
American Airlines will now be flying to a brand-new Caribbean destination from Miami International Airport.
U.S. warns against travel to Jamaica over crime risks
The U.S. State Department warned Americans against travel to the Bahamas on Monday after gang violence resulted in 18 murders — even in broad daylight — just this year, in Nassau.
US backs efforts to send security force to Haiti; ex-president Boniface Alexandre dies
Boniface Alexandre, who served as president of Haiti from 2004 to 2006 after the coup that overthrew Jean-Bertrand Aristide for the second time, died on Friday. He was 87.
US Coast Guard stops search for diver off Bimini coast
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Monday that the search for Ryan Proulx, a free diver who vanished on Friday afternoon off the coast of Bimini, had come to an end.
Woman killed by shark while snorkeling with family in Bahamas
Authorities are investigating after a woman was killed by a shark in the Bahamas.
Comedian Lil Duval hospitalized in South Florida after Bahamas ATV accident
Comedian and Florida native Lil Duval had to be airlifted to a Bahamas hospital after a car ran into him while riding a four-wheeler in the island nation Tuesday night.
Cause of death released for 3 Americans found dead at Bahamas resort
Three Americans who were found dead at a Sandals resort in the Bahamas earlier this month died from carbon monoxide poisoning, local news outlets reported.
Coast Guard stops crowded Haitian sailboat
The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a crowded Haitian sailboat on Monday in the Bahamas.
Coast Guard says flags, cross alerted them to woman, 2 men on uninhabited island for 33 days
Three people survived after being stranded in uninhabited Bahamian island for 33 days, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
After 84-hour search, Coast Guard suspends search for 20 people on boat from Bahamas
The Coast Guard search for about 84 hours for a missing boat. They have suspended the search.
Feds warn Americans to avoid all travel to Bahamas
U.S. authorities issued a warning on Monday against traveling to the Bahamas due to coronavirus pandemic-related conditions.
Tropical Storm Isaias: Expected to become hurricane again as it heads toward Carolinas
Tropical Storm Isaias’ sustained winds have strengthened to 70 mph and it is forecast to become a hurricane once again.
Bahamas says U.S. guests now welcome but it comes with a catch
Visitors from the United States are welcome back into the Bahamas, but be prepared to wait to enjoy the outdoors.
Bahamas closing airports, seaports to United States visitors due to COVID-19
The prime minister of the Bahamas announced in his Sunday address that the country's borders will be closed to commercial travel from the United States.
Woman disappears after Bahamas boat crash involving South Florida residents
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Bahamian Defence Force are searching for a woman who vanished on Friday near Bimini in the Bahamas after a boat crash involving South Florida residents.