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Desperation mounts in Bahamas as shelters turn evacuees away

By DÁNICA COTOSeptember 10, 2019 GMT

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Desperation mounted in the Bahamas on Tuesday as hurricane survivors arriving in the capital by boat and plane were turned away from overflowing shelters...

Tourist-dependent Bahamas says it’s still open for business

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICONSeptember 7, 2019 GMT

The Bahamas was on track for a record year of tourism before Hurricane Dorian hit. Now, the outlook for that vital sector is uncertain...

‘Only animals can live here’: Storm victims await evacuation

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINSeptember 7, 2019 GMT

ABACO, Bahamas (AP) — Carrying their meager possessions in duffel bags and shopping carts, hundreds of desperate storm victims gathered at the port in Grand Abaco on Friday in hopes of getting off the hurricane-devastated island, amid signs of rising frustration over the pace of the disaster-relief effort...

The Latest: West Virginians praise billionaire Chris Cline

July 5, 2019 GMT

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — The Latest on a helicopter crash that killed seven people in the Bahamas (all times local):...

Bahamas police were told billionaire Cline was on helicopter

July 5, 2019 GMT

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Police in the Bahamas worked Friday to identify the bodies of seven Americans killed in a helicopter crash after being told that billionaire coal tycoon and Republican donor Chris Cline was among those on board...