Its official language is English. Citizens of the Bahamas do not pay taxes on income, inheritance, gifts, or capital gains. The Bahamian government uses revenue from sources like VAT and stamp taxes.

shopping, an art gallery, a water park, and a casino, it maintains a tranquil atmosphere and oozes a calmer vibe. Each of the ...

The U.S. State Department advises travelers to "exercise increased caution" in The Bahamas due to crime concerns. The advisory highlights risks of armed robberies, burglaries, sexual assaults ...

Officials in the Bahamas said they do not suspect any foul play in the death of a 23-year-old American whose body was discovered on a Paradise Island beach while on vacation with his family in ...

Leadinglights/Getty A Maryland family is grieving after their 23-year-old was found dead while they were vacationing in the Bahamas. The family told Fox 5 DC and Eyewitness News Bahamas that ...

Violent crime is a real concern that's addressed in the United States' State Department travel advisory on the popular cruise ...

23-year-old Dinari McAlmont was found dead on the shore of Paradise Island near Nassau, Bahamas on Saturday, April 5 Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

The most populous islands in the Bahamas – New Providence ... Island's northern shore and contains the area's main shopping district. Additionally, visitors can go snorkeling and swimming ...

A Maryland man vacationing with his family in the Bahamas was found dead at a private beach resort hours after landing on the Caribbean island — as his mother claimed her son was “beaten to ...

The Bahamas is under a Level 2 travel warning due to crime and swimming-related risks. Officials warn travelers not to go to Haiti and to reconsider travel to Jamaica. See what the State ...

NASSAU, Bahamas, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Hon. I. Chester Cooper, Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation is leading a team of officials to attend ...

Pretty much every cruise ship that leaves Florida stops in the Bahamas. Most Americans think of Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, as being the Bahamas. In reality, it's one city that's part of a ...