The Latest Breaking News from Bahamas

As an already catastrophic Hurricane Fiona set its sights on the Turks and Caicos Islands after making landfall in the Dominican Republic and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, the government of the British territory just south of Florida issued shutdown orders for three of its low-lying islands.

Hurricane Fiona made landfall in the Dominican Republic Monday morning and is battering parts of the island with wind and heavy rain.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tropical Storm Fiona is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane with top winds of 75 mph by the time the storm approaches the Bahamas.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tropical Storm Fiona is expected to continue moving west with a gradual decrease in forward speed through Saturday night or early Sunday, followed by a turn toward the west-northwest later on Sunday, as it clears the northeastern Caribbean and approaches the Bahamas.

Barbados was the most recent country to have severed ties with the monarchy - other countries such as the Bahamas and Antigua and Barbuda have signalled they are taking steps to become a republic

The Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis has said that there will be a referendum on whether to remove King Charles as the head of state and make the country a republic

Phillip Davis said the decision on the country’s involvement with the British monarchy is a matter for the Bahamian public to decide upon

Commonwealth realms now have King Charles III as their head of state – but will any follow Barbados’s lead and become a republic?

‘We do not mourn the death of Elizabeth because to us her death is a reminder of a very tragic period in this country and Africa’s history’

‘Caroline was a powerful presence of kindness and friendship,’ university chaplain says

Miami (AFP) - An American mother was killed by a shark while snorkeling with her family in the Bahamas on a sideline excursion during their cruise, authorities said Wednesday.