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Is It Safe to Travel to the Bahamas? Here’s What You Need to Know.

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Drawn by clear turquoise waters and miles of white-sand beaches, around seven million travelers visit the Bahamas each year, but a new warning about increased violence on the island nation has raised alarm over the safety of visiting there. Embassy in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, issued a security alert advising U.S.

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U.S. Warns Spring Breakers Headed to Mexico, Jamaica or the Bahamas

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I’m sure there are parts, just like the United States, that you can go into that are not recommended,” said Ms. Warnings about spring break travel to certain parts of Mexico came in recent days, while the security alerts and updated travel advisories for Jamaica and the Bahamas were issued in late January.

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From Intel Intern to Inventor of the Year

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Chau hired Kavalieros as a summer intern in 1994 when he was pursuing his Ph.D. He grew up in the Bahamas, then moved to Florida for high school and college. And, says Draeger, Kavalieros is certainly not done: His work is part of still-undisclosed transistor advances in Intel's future product pipeline.

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Digital Currency and Trade Systems Are Tearing up the Rules

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A 2021 report from the Bank for International Settlements found that 86 percent of central banks surveyed were exploring the possibility of issuing a central bank digital currency, and the first ones are now live in the Bahamas and Bermuda. These digital currencies are on the rise. dollars or Euros as a means of payment.

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Climate Talks End In Copenhagen Accord; Countries Settle On Non- Binding 2 ºC Warming Limit

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Rasmussen, who had succeeded Danish Climate and Energy Minister Connie Hedegaard as COP President just two days prior, was quickly replaced by Philip Weech, Director of the Bahamas Environment, Science, and Technology Commission.

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Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?

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According to Royal Caribbean, the ship, which is registered in the Bahamas, also sets a new standard for sustainability with the use of energy-efficient technology designed to minimize the ship’s carbon footprint and move closer to the company’s goal of introducing a net-zero ship by 2035. as a viable marine fuel. But it won’t happen yet.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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billion in 2019, according to the International Air Transport Association. But in the United States, domestic and international airfares are expected to move in opposite directions. International airfare departing from the United States is up 10 percent for 2024 compared with 2023, according to Kayak , a travel search engine.

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