Month: September 2019

Hundreds of Bahamian citizens desperate to escape the devastation of Hurricane Dorian were ordered off a ferry to Florida, sparking a dispute between US immigration officials and the operator of the vessel. Crew members aboard the Balearia in Freeport, Grand Bahama, told evacuees without valid US visas they would have to disembark because US Customs and Border…

In happier times, Great Abaco was a laid-back slice of paradise that beckoned tourists with its powdery beaches, lush landscapes and cocktails at sunset. Now, survivors of Hurricane Dorian throng the Bahamian island’s storm battered, sun-scorched airstrips pleading for evacuation, many with only the clothes on their backs. They are dazed, distressed and desperate. “We…

It may have seemed a convenient twist for some when Jeffrey Epstein was found dying in his New York prison cell with a noose around his neck and his last will and testament freshly filed. Yet far from putting the lid on the scandal in which the millionaire predator abused girls with near-impunity, his suicide two weeks…

The crystal blue waters of Ginnie Springs have long been treasured among the string of pearls that line Florida’s picturesque Santa Fe River, a playground for water sports enthusiasts and an ecologically critical haven for the numerous species of turtles that nest on its banks. Soon, however, it is feared there could be substantially less water flowing…

Soccer was a huge passion in Oliver Strong’s young life. Right up to his death from acute myeloid leukemia in June 2015 at the age of 12, he was a standout athlete and goalkeeper, a healthy, vibrant and popular boy with a zest for living that inspired his teammates, friends and family. So when Oliver…