NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to find floatation devices and grab hammers to break out of their attics if necessary. At least five deaths were blamed on the storm. “We are in the […]
It’s almost time for the Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion and Tom is getting excited. He’s really excited about the Bahamas Junkanoo Party In Da Backyard Sponsored by The Islands of the Bahamas for the third year. Betty Bethel-Moss, of Bahamas Tourism, says “we are going to party! This is going to be the best […]
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — A helicopter carrying seven Americans to Fort Lauderdale, Florida crashed Thursday off Grand Cay island in the Bahamas, killing everyone on aboard, Bahamian police said. A statement from the Royal Bahamas Police Force said the helicopter went missing shortly after leaving Big Grand Cay and authorities and local residents later found […]
Over the weekend, social media exploded with the Fyre Festival. Not because there was a new one planned but because of the two documentaries, on Hulu and Netflix respectively released on January 14 and January 18th. Fyre Fraud on Netflix and Fyre Festival: The Greatest Party That Never Was show different sides of the fallout […]
We’re getting close to the Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion and we can’t wait! Among the many activities will be the Party in Da Backyard, hosted by The Islands of the Bahamas. Director of Sales, Betty Bethel-Moss, says it will be a Junkanoo style party complete with costumes, cowbells and whistles. The party will be […]
The island nation of the Bahamas, famous for its weather and miles of beaches, gained independence from the United Kingdom on this day 45 years ago. The island archipelago was the first land Christopher Columbus came upon in the period of The New World and the beginning of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The islands were […]
The TJMS talks to Jeff Rodgers, (Bahamas Tourism) and Curtis Symonds (founder of HBCUX) about the SWAC/SIAC game between Texas Southern University and Central State University on September 13th in Nassau, Bahamas. “We carved out this idea of bring ing a black college football game to the islands. We wanted to also bring education here,” Symonds […]
Actor Craig Robinson (pictured) was arrested in the Bahamas on Wednesday for trying to board a plane with half a gram of marijuana and 18 ecstasy…
The Bahamas are so much more than Freeport and Nassau. In fact, the chain of 700 islands, and many cays and islets, offer any type of vacation you’re looking for – from a rural getaway to an all-inclusive resort to gated community living. You can find tropical wilderness in Eleuthera and wild dolphin excursions off […]
