The first thing you notice is how small it is. You come in by boat across the North Sound, with the low green shapes of Virgin Gorda and the reef line in the distance, and then Saba Rock appears ahead as a single, compact island with buildings on top of it. No roads. No cars. […]
Above: Gun Point Island By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas’ new Gun Point base, which is currently under development, should be operational this year, according to National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest. The base, which will be located on Ragged Island, aims to help the Royal Bahamas Defence Force maintain a constant presence in the […]
Above: President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly is set to arrive in Nassau tonight following his trip to Panama and Venezuela. The President, who signed a series of cooperation agreements in the two countries, will meet with members of the Haitian community in the Bahamas and then pay a […]
Above: Bahamian Agriculture Minister Lawrence Cartwright, National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest and US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano have a brief conversation during a reception at Atlantis on Wednesday (BIS photo/Kristaan Ingraham) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is hosting the second Caribbean-United States Security Cooperation Dialogue this week, with a US delegation […]
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