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References

  1. ↑ "The Bahamas investigates suspected monkeypox case | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  2. ↑ "The Bahamas confirms first case of monkeypox | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  3. ↑ Porterfield, Carlie. "17 Haitian Migrants—Possibly Bound For Florida—Die After Boat Capsizes Near Bahamas". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  4. ↑ Charles is now King after Queen Elizabeth's death
  5. ↑ Prynn, Jonathan (2022-09-09). "Queen died 'with Charles and Anne by side as other royals dashed to Balmoral'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  6. ↑ Oswald Brown (12 September 2022). "PROCLAMATION OF ACCESSION OF HIS MAJESTY KING CHARLES III DELIVERED IN AN OFFICIAL CEREMONY IN PARLIAMENT SQUARE". Bahamas Chronicle. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "National Holiday 19th September". The Government of The Bahamas. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Prime Minister to attend State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  9. ↑ State Memorial Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for our Late Sovereign Queen Elizabeth II
  10. ↑ Goswami, MacKenzie Sigalos,Rohan (12 December 2022). "FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas after U.S. files criminal charges". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies". AP NEWS. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  12. ↑ "Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies". AP NEWS. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  13. ↑ "Sir Godfrey Kelly dies age 93". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  14. ↑ Brown, Oswald; Oswald (2022-03-28). "GRAND BAHAMA LEGEND AND ICON ANITA DOHERTY DIES". BAHAMAS CHRONICLE. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  15. ↑ "Bahamian track athlete shot and killed in club parking lot brawl". Eye Witness News. 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  16. ↑ Queen dies


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