Bahamas

The newly-married woman was paddle-boarding with a male relative, not far from the shoreline, when she was attacked by the shark. The kind of shark that attacked the unnamed woman is not clear. She suffered fatal injuries to the right side of her body.

US woman, 33, loses leg after contracting 'rare, flesh-eating bacteria'. See post

Barlow had contracted a rare, potentially fatal bacterial infection that results in necrotizing fasciitis, or a "flesh-eating disease," which is believed to be caused primarily by group-A strep.

Bahamas regulator sticks to estimate of FTX assets

Last month, the SCB said it had seized more than $3.5 billion in cryptocurrency from the unit, FTX Digital Markets, which it was holding for future repayment to customers and other creditors.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Bahamas after consenting to extradition: Source

Sam Bankman-Fried earlier on Wednesday consented at a Bahamas courthouse to be extradited to the United States, where he faces fraud charges.

Sam Bankman-Fried to agree to US extradition in about-face after Bahamas hearing

On Monday afternoon, Jerone Roberts, Bankman-Fried's criminal defense lawyer in The Bahamas, told media outlets including the New York Times that his client had agreed to be voluntarily extradited and that he hoped Bankman-Fried would be back in court later this week.

In Pics | From FTX collapse to Sam Bankman-Fried's arrest; all you need to know

Hailed as next Warren Buffett, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested in the Bahamas following the bankruptcy of the cryptocurrency exchange, whose dramatic collapse sent its more than a million investors and their billions of dollars down a sinkhole. Here's a timeline of events

In sweltering Bahamas courtroom, Sam Bankman-Fried fights incarceration

The Bahamas courtroom hearing, conducted over the course of six hours, saw Bankman-Fried, dressed in a suit rather than his typical t-shirt attire, seeking bail to dispute his extradition to the U.S. He was ultimately refused and faces possible extradition to the United States.

Uncertain conditions await Sam Bankman-Fried at Bahamas detention center

The 30-year-old Bankman-Fried arrived at a Bahamas court on Tuesday for his first in-person public appearance since the spectacular collapse of cryptocurrency exchange he founded.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest in Bahamas sets up US extradition fight

In his first appearance since his arrest Monday evening, Bankman-Fried told a Bahamian judge at an arraignment Tuesday that he wouldn’t waive his right to an extradition hearing. A defense lawyer said Bankman-Fried planned to fight being sent to the US.

Factbox: Global regulatory actions against FTX

Here's a roundup of what global authorities are doing about FTX

Bahamas told Sam Bankman-Fried to Mint new crypto as FTX collapsed, lawyers say

Before Bankman-Fried was blocked from FTX systems, the Bahamas asked him to mint new digital coins worth hundreds of millions of dollars and then transfer those tokens to the control of island officials, according to the legal team in control of FTX.

Bahamas regulator says it assumed control of digital assets of FTX

"Urgent interim regulatory action was necessary to protect the interests of clients and creditors of FDM," the commission said in a statement.

Sam Bankman-Fried denies reports that he fled the Bahamas

Sam Bankman-Fried has stepped down as CEO of the now bankrupt FTX exchange, taking responsibility for its crisis.

At least $1 billion of client funds missing at failed crypto firm FTX : Report

Bahamas-based FTX filed for bankruptcy on Friday after a rush of customer withdrawals earlier this week.

FTX looks for $9.4 billion in rescue funds, Bahamas freezes some assets

Bankman-Fried has discussed raising $1 billion each from Justin Sun, the founder of crypto token Tron, rival exchange OKX and stablecoin platform Tether, according to the source who has direct knowledge of the matter.

EU adds three countries to its tax havens list

Turks and Caicos Islands, near the Bahamas and Cuba, are listed for the first time. The Bahamas were already once listed in 2018 and then taken off, and Anguilla once in 2020.

At least 17 dead after boat carrying Haitian migrants capsizes in The Bahamas

Rescue teams recovered the bodies of 17 people, including an infant, and 25 people were rescued, Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis told a news conference. Davis said authorities believe they were on a speedboat heading for Miami.

Watch: Passenger with 'no idea how to fly plane' safely lands aircraft after pilot fell unconscious

Aviation expert John Nance said, “This is the first time I’ve ever heard of one of these (aircrafts) being landed by somebody that has no aeronautical experience."

Countries where citizens pay the least income tax: Believe it or not, 4 nations charge 0%

Here's a list of countries where the highest tax rate is set at 35 percent and below. Read on for more

Argentina's Macri to repatriate USD 1.3 million from Bahamas

Macri yesterday said the money was deposited in Merrill Lynch accounts in Switzerland and the US, but it was transferred to the Bahamas after Swiss private bank Julius Baer Group bought the Merrill Lynch overseas wealth management unit from Bank of America.

India, Pak among key illicit drug producing nations: Obama

In a notification to the Congress, Obama determined that Bolivia, Burma (Myanmar), and Venezuela "failed demonstrably" during the last twelve months to make sufficient or meaningful efforts to adhere to their obligations under international counter narcotic agreements.

Black money: India, Seychelles sign info exchange pact

While the foreign direct investments from Seychelles have been small at just about Rs 1,100 crore over the last 15 years, the Indian Ocean island nation has long been perceived as one of the preferred offshore havens for routing of funds.

Reliance, Essar may hold key to Bahamas `export miracle'

Mystery solved, proclaimed Business Standard. The “mystery” had been flagged off by a rival business publication, The Economic Times, on 21 October when it published a report on the sudden surge in India’s exports to the Bahamas from $2.2 million in 2008-09 to $2.2 billion in 2010-11– a 1,000-fold increase in two years.

Irene losses already up to $1.1 bn, more to come

Hurricane Irene caused as much as USD 1.1 billion in insured losses in the Caribbean, catastrophe modeling company AIR Worldwide said on Friday, with more expected to come as the storm heads for the US Northeast.