SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on New Providence Island Pirating the Caribbean  Oct 11, 2009 In the Bahamas, New Providence Island has public buses that run between Nassau and most island points (and beaches) till 6:30 p.m. daily - it's $1 a ride. Barbados has extensive scheduled bus transportation as well as privately owned minibuses plying the same routes, most of which radiate out from Bridgetown and reach some of the island's most remote points - almost every beach on the island is within a five-minute walk of a bus stop. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel) Hewitt defends Bahamas, says report's 'rubbish'  Sep 10, 2009 The former No. 1 player told The Tribune in an interview published Wednesday that the Australian magazine report was "absolute rubbish." He told the paper he and his family have had nothing but "fantastic experiences" in the nearly nine months they have lived in a gated community on New Providence island. "We've made great friends over here, everyone's been so friendly and we feel so safe," he told the Nassau-based Tribune. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis) Shot Welsh worker dies in Bahamas  May 12, 2009 The shooting happened in Gambier Village on New Providence island ... Hywel Jones, 55, was said to have been under police guard at hospital in Nassau, New Providence island, after the shooting on 22 April. (BBC News -- UK) Notorious Pirates Anne Bonny and Ma...  Apr 12, 2009 As a young teen, Anne married James Bonny and accompanied him to New Providence Island, a noted pirate s haven in the Bahamas. Bonny, however, had been an unsuccessful pirate, turned informer and aroused Anne s contempt. (Suite101.com) Back to Geography News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009