Bahamas News

Suit filed, Chalk’s crash victims request insurance proceeds

A lawsuit asking a Miami-Dade Circuit Court to make sure victims of a Chalk’s Ocean Airways crash receive their share of the company’s insurance money, was filed on by relatives of a woman and her infant daughter who were killed …

Best Affirms FSR for Bahamas First General Insurance Co. Ltd.

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) of Bahamas First General Insurance Company Limited (Nassau, Bahamas). The rating outlook is stable. The rating reflects BFG’s excellent capitalization, historically profitable operating results, conservative risk management strategies …

Fla. Seaplane Crash Victims File Wrongful Death Lawsuit for Chalk’s Airline Insurance Proceeds

A lawsuit asking a Miami-Dade Circuit Court to make sure victims of a Chalk’s Ocean Airways crash receive their share of the company’s insurance money was filed on Tuesday by relatives of a woman and her infant daughter who were …

Cat 3 Hurricane Wilma Bashes Naples, Fla.; Eye Passes West Palm Beach

As if being precisely orchestrated by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Wilma thundered ashore in Naples, Fla. at 6:30 a.m. EDT, as a Category 3 hurricane, bringing with it pounding waves, torrential rain and sustained winds of up to …

AIG Investment Manager, Two Others Charged in Foreign Bribery Scheme

A managing director at an American International Group investment unit and two other investment advisors have been indicted for their part in an alleged bribery scheme in Azerbaijan. AIG, which says it was defrauded by the employee, issued a statement …

NOAA Meteorologists Predict ‘Strong Likelihood’ of October Hurricane

There is a strong likelihood another hurricane will occur in October and the most likely landfall will be Florida and Gulf region, according to meteorologists with the Hurricane Research Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Researchers also warn …

UPDATE: Hurricane Rita Reaches Category 2 Status

What was once a tropical storm hovering off the Florida coast has turned into Hurricane Rita, as she strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane on Tuesday, lashing the Florida Keys with heavy rain and strong wind. Winds were sustained at …

NHC Tracking Tropical Storm Rita, Hurricane Philippe

Rita became the 17th named storm of the current season over the weekend, as maximum sustained winds neared 50 mph (85 km/hr) with higher gusts. Miami’s National Hurricane Center warned that the storm could become a full-blown hurricane within the …

Rita Wobbles West Toward Key West; Expected to Gain Hurricane Strength Monday Evening, Hit Keys Tuesday Morning

Tourists and residents are beginning to evacuate Key West, and homeowners and businessmen are boarding-up, as Tropical Storm Rita continues on a path from east of Nassau, Bahamas toward south Florida. Rita’s winds are at 60 mph, but the storm …

NHC Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

Miami’s National Hurricane Center is currently tracking three tropical storms in the Atlantic, Ophelia, Maria and Nate. Only the first one poses any potential threat to the U.S. mainland. At 5 a.m. EDT, The center of Tropical Storm Ophelia is …