OFF THE BAHAMAS -- In a remote patch of turquoise sea, Denise L. Herzing splashes into the water with a pod of 15 Atlantic spotted dolphins. For the next 45 minutes, she engages the curious creatures in a game of keep-away, using a piece of Sargassum seaweed like a dog's chew toy. Dr. Herzing is no tourist cavorting with marine mammals. As the...
MIAMI -- A veteran of both the Army and the Navy who served with distinction in Iraq and at Guantánamo Bay has spent the last month in federal lockup here because the government wants to deport him. Not only did he lie on a passport application, prosecutors say, but he was never even a citizen. But a lawyer for the man, Elisha L. Dawkins, 26, has...
CLOSE your eyes and imagine a Caribbean paradise: throngs of baby sitters minding tots around the raucous swimming pool, chicken fingers on every menu and Big Bird plodding cheerfully along the beach, the white sand drifting across the Muppet's yellow feathers. A nightmare, you say? Not if you're traveling with kids craving constant activity and...
Bahamas er en østat bestående af 700 øer (heraf 30 beboede) i Atlanterhavet sydøst for Florida og nord for Cuba.
Bahamas er opdelt i 32 distrikter: