Chuck Fender was beaten in a kidnap attempt on him in the Bahamas after refusing to perform at Beach Fest alongside Buju Banton. His refusal was due to the fact that the remainder of the money due to perform was not paid by the promoter prior to leaving the hotel.

A Bahamian court yesterday shot down a lawsuit in which two Trinidadians demanded the return of crucial financial documents which are needed to prosecute the Piarco Airport corruption cases.

A man convicted of trying to rape an 83-year-old woman was sentenced to eight lashes with a cat-o'-nine-tails, a punishment used by the British navy in the 18th century and reinstated in the Bahamas 15 years ago.

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Amnesty International called for an investigation yesterday into a fire and riot at a detention centre where a clash between migrants and guards left at least 20 people injured. One Cuban was still missing after his escape.

MIAMI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Nine inmates and 11 marines were injured on Thursday when prisoners at an immigration detention center in the Bahamas set fire to a dormitory and fought with guards, Bahamian radio reported.

Missing Bahamian student, Joseph Burrows, 22, was found murdered yesterday off the Winston Jones Highway in Manchester. He had been a biology student at Northern Caribbean University, and hoped to qualify later as a doctor.

Hurricane Frances plowed through the Bahamas' biggest city Friday, unleashing howling wind that blew out windows and set off bursts of looting. One man was electrocuted as he struggled to fill his generator.

MIAMI : Hurricane Frances lashed the Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas and barreled toward Florida, where authorities declared a state of emergency, ordered evacuations and closed schools.

ATHENS - Tonique Williams-Darling has claimed the Bahamas' first individual athletics gold by blasting to the women's 400m title.

The Bahamas is receiving a bad name in the international press with a number of high-profile cases pointing to the alleged use of this country as a place to hide ill-gotten gains or avoid paying taxes to other states.