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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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SpaceX drone ship Of Course I Still Love You arrives at Panama Canal

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The five thousand mile (~8000 km) journey began almost exactly on June 10th and saw drone ship OCISLY towed to the Bahamas – an unanticipated development. SpaceX drone ship heads to the Bahamas for its ride to California. Barring surprises, OCISLY and Mighty Servant 1 will transit no later than Friday, June 25th.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch scrubbed by wayward cruise ship

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This time, however, rather than the poor weather that aborted Falcon 9’s first three launch attempts, the fourth scrub was caused by a cruise ship fouling the range and trespassing inside a US Coast Guard keep-out zone that’s been public for the better part of a week. CSG -2 LHAs from SLC-40 NET 27 Jan 23:11 UTC, altern.

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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. Meanwhile, China is conducting large-scale tests with its digital yuan. or EU standards.

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From Intel Intern to Inventor of the Year

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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. And we try and push those limits." Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Kavalieros is the son of a supertanker captain.

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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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