The British government has handed over 10.000 pages of archival documents relating to The Bahamas' path to independence from Britain in 1973; digital copies of these documents should soon be available for online consultation

In the largest removal operation undertaken this year, Deportation Unit carried out deportation of a total of 105 Haitian nationals to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on a chartered flight departing from Lynden Pindling International Airport, New Providence

The new Polycarbonate Biometric Voter’s Card, to be rolled out before elections, has been presented to the media in a press conference hosted by the Parliamentary Registration Department to enhance public awareness

Assessments and cleanup were underway in areas of the southern and central Bahamas after Hurricane Melissa swept through the country, uprooting trees, tearing down utility poles and damaging some roofs; most residents were relieved they dodged the worst

Construction of the $4.5 million Abaco Hurricane Shelter and Community Centre in Marsh Harbour is completed; the shelter is capable of housing 400 to 800 people during storms and natural disasters, 3% of Abaco's population, hopefully reaching 10%