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The United Kingdom imposes a two-week quarantine for people who arrive from Belgium, The Bahamas and Andorra. The changes are effective from 04:00 BST tomorrow except in Wales, where the changes take effect from midnight on August 13.
2020-08-7

The Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency lists approximately 2,500 people as missing after Hurricane Dorian devastated the islands last week.
2019-09-11

After killing at least five people in the Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian is downgraded to a Category Four hurricane as it approaches the southeastern United States.
2019-09-2

Category 5 Hurricane Dorian, with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km-h), makes landfall on Elbow Cay in the northern Bahamas Abaco islands. The storm is heading west at 7 mph toward Grand Bahama and the southeast American coast. Storm surges from Dorian, which ties as the second strongest Atlantic hurricane on record, are predicted to be as high as 23 feet (7 meters) in places.
2019-09-1

Weather forecasters track Hurricane Matthew as it makes landfall in Haiti and issue hurricane warnings for Cuba and the Bahamas.
2016-10-4

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain issue a travel warning for their citizens heading to American cities where protests are occurring following ethnic tensions in the country. This comes after The Bahamas issued its own travel warning yesterday, after the shooting of Dallas police officers.
2016-07-10

Following the death of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and the shooting of white police officers in Dallas, Texas, The Bahamas issues a rare travel warning for its citizens traveling to the United States.
2016-07-9

The United States Navy sends a remotely operated underwater craft to investigate a wreck which they believe is the remains of the El Faro which disappeared on October 1 near the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin with 33 people on board.
2015-11-1

Outgoing Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, whose Free National Movement party suffered heavy losses, concedes defeat in the election and announces his retirement from politics.
2012-05-7

Hurricane Irene strengthens to Category 3 status as it heads towards The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos and then the East Coast of the United States.
2011-08-24