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  • Guyana hosts Carifesta X
    TO DATE, 24 countries from the Caribbean, Latin America and further afield have confirmed their participation in the upcoming Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta X) in Guyana. The countries participating are Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, the Bahamas,
  • 15 Countries Named as Potential Money-Laundering Havens
    Financial Action Task Force, body created by Group of 7 wealthy countries to fight money laundering, names 15 countries and territories as potential havens for ill-gotten wealth; they are Israel, Philippines, Russia, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Dominica, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Panama, St Kitts and Nevis and St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas have prospered through tourism and international banking and investment management. Because of its geography, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.

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