Family of missing woman in Bahamas shielded trans identity over fears of bias
Family of Taylor Casey, missing since 19 June, say Bahamian officials left them with ‘more questions than answers’
June 2024
A common condition
Campaign to decriminalise suicide in four Caribbean nations gains momentum
New coalition formed to push for repeal of colonial-era laws and reduce barriers to access for those seeking mental health help
March 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried will appeal his 25-year sentence – as it happened
Sentence for former CEO of now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange is lower than the 40-50 years prosecutors asked for
February 2024
‘Highway to horror’: 14 wrecked slavers’ ships are identified in Bahamas
Largest cluster of sunken vessels from the 18th and 19th centuries have been identified, bearing ‘silent witness’ to the colonial past
December 2023
Boston woman killed by shark attack while paddleboarding in Bahamas
Woman was reported to have just gotten married and the man paddleboarding with her as her groom
November 2023
The problem with Sam Bankman-Fried? We wanted to believe in him
Josie Cox
Hungry for innovation, we’re blind to hubris, misguided egos and wishful thinking, says the journalist and broadcaster Josie Cox
September 2023
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Small island nations take high-emitting countries to court to protect the ocean
Countries threatened by rising sea levels are asking a tribunal to decide on responsibility for pollution of the marine environment
July 2023
Paddleboarders in close brush with hammerhead shark off Florida coast
Gabriel Barajas and Malea Tribble thought ‘it was all over for us’ – but marine expert suggests shark was merely being ‘inquisitive’
June 2023
Opinion
What’s the Caribbean without its beaches? But the people are losing access to them
Kenneth Mohammed
Barring public access to beaches and other sites is not a model for development. Transparency and engagement are needed
May 2023
Why rising sea levels pose existential threat to the Bahamas – extract
Commonwealth Indigenous leaders demand apology from the king for effects of colonisation
April 2023
FTX could be revived as more customers’ funds recovered, say lawyers
Cryptocurrency exchange collapsed last year but assets worth $7.3bn have now been retrieved
December 2022
FTX assets worth $3.5bn held by Bahamas securities regulator
Ex-crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried out on $250m bail after extradition from Bahamas
Sam Bankman-Fried headed to US after extradition from Bahamas
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to US extradition
FTX ally warned authorities days before Bankman-Fried arrest
Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas as criminal charges loom
FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried says he ‘screwed up’ but rejects fraud claim
November 2022
Today in Focus
The crypto-collapse: inside the crazy world of FTX
The cryptocurrency exchange FTX collapsed earlier this month, leaving billions of dollars unaccounted for. Alex Hern explores what happened and where the money went
