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1 of 2 Bahamas fraud suspects returns to Canada

Canada's anti-corruption police said Tuesday that Jeremy Morris voluntarily flew from the Bahamas to Montreal to face allegations of fraud in the construction of a hospital in Quebec.

2 fishermen from China missing off Bahamas

The U.S. Coast Guard and officials from the nearby Turks and Caicos Islands are assisting Bahamian authorities in the search Monday for the two men who stayed with the boat.

Bahamas gov't to allow offshore oil exploration

The private Bahamas Petroleum Company hopes to begin exploration in a block about 60 miles from (97 kilometers) from where the Russian company is drilling off Cuba, according to CEO Simon Potter.

Bahamas doctor says he is too ill for extradition

Dr. Arthur Porter told The Associated Press during an interview in his home in an upscale, gated community that Canadian authorities should come to the Bahamas if they want to question him.

LPGA adds a tournament in The Bahamas

Commissioner Mike Whan said Monday that Pure Silk will be the title sponsor of the Bahamas LPGA Classic, to be played May 23-26 at Ocean Club Golf Course at Atlantis in Paradise Islands.

Colombia arrests Bahamian for drug trafficking

A top police official says Colombian authorities have detained a Bahamian citizen wanted in the United States on drug trafficking charges.

Bahamas prepares two-part gambling referendum

The government of the Bahamas says it has prepared a two-part referendum that could legalize certain forms of gambling on the islands.

Find all-inclusive sun, sand in the Bahamas

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Bahamas: Cargo ship spilled 3,000 gallons of oil

Officials say about 3,000 gallons of oil have spilled into the ocean from a cargo ship accident last week in the northern Bahamas.

Oil leak from damaged ship contained in Bahamas

The ship is owned by Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Co.Darville says officials at Freeport Harbor in Grand Bahama island contracted Bahamas Oil Refining Co. to deal with the spill.

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