the bahamas
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Giving Back: HBCU Hampton University Offers Free Tuition to Students Impacted by Hurricane Dorian
Thankfully, there has been a global outpouring of support for the islands of the Bahamas, which were severely impacted by Hurricane Dorian earlier this week. One historically black college—Hampton University—stepped up to the plate to help survivors of the storm, offering students the opportunity to continue their higher education on its campus this fall—free of…
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At Least 7 Reported Dead in Bahamas Following Hurricane Dorian’s Devastation
As Hurricane Dorian finally pulled out of the Bahamas Tuesday night, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis had a grim assessment of the devastation caused by the storm, which had pummeled the islands for three straight days. “We are in the midst of one of the greatest national crises in our country’s history,” Minnis said, according to…
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The Bahamas Issues Travel Advisory to Its Young Men About Coming to US
We all know about “travel advisories”—where the U.S. State Department warns us of potential danger when we travel outside the country. Whether around terrorism or Zika, these advisories are unfortunately fairly commonplace in our precarious world. On Friday, the island nation of the Bahamas, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, issued a travel advisory…