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An American woman was killed in a shark attack while snorkeling with her family in the Bahamas on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

A family of five, from the Lake Erie area of Pennsylvania, were on a snorkeling tour in the waters northwest of Rose Island when one of them -- a 58-year-old woman -- was attacked by a bull shark shortly before 3 p.m. local time, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

Tour operators along with family members attempted to rescue the woman but were unsuccessful, police said. The victim suffered serious injuries to the left side of her body and was transported by the tour boat to nearby Fort Montagu on the eastern shore of New Providence island, where she was pronounced dead by emergency medical responders, according to police.

In this screen grab from a video, authorities arrive at the location where a 58-year-old Pennsylvania woman was killed during a bull shark attack off Rose Island in The Bahamas.

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The victim was identified by her employer as Caroline DiPlacido, project coordinator for the Office of Community and Government Relations at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania.

"Caroline was a powerful presence of kindness and friendship to colleagues, students, and the wider community and cherished many family ties to Gannon," the university said in a statement. "The news is devastating, and she will be missed."

Caroline DiPlacido in an undated photo.

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DiPlacido, a 1986 graduate of the university, is survived by her husband and three children, according to the school statement.

The victim and her family had arrived in the Bahamas on Tuesday morning via Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Harmony of the Seas, police said.

In this screen grab from a video, people arrive at the location where a 58-year-old Pennsylvania woman was killed during a bull shark attack off Rose Island in The Bahamas.

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Royal Caribbean confirmed in a statement that the woman was a guest on the seven-night cruise, which sailed from Port Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday.

She was on an "independent shore excursion" in Nassau when attacked by a shark and succumbed to her injuries at a local hospital, according to the Miami-based cruise line.

"Royal Caribbean is providing support and assistance to the guest's loved ones during this difficult time," the company said in the statement Tuesday.

In June 2019, an American tourist snorkeling off Rose Island was killed in a shark attack. The victim, 21-year-old Loyola-Marymount University student Jordan Lindsey, died after a school of sharks attacked her.

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An American tourist was killed by a shark during a vacation in the Bahamas, according to local authorities.

The 58-year-old woman was on a snorkeling trip with her family when she was fatally maimed by a bull shark.

"It is further reported that family members observed a bull shark attacking the female," police said, according to Reuters. Tour company employees and family members rushed to rescue the woman.

The victim, who was a Pennsylvania resident, was taken a local hospital and declared dead. Police say that her upper body sustained injuries.

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FILE- A bull shark gets up close to inspect divers during an eco-tourism shark dive off of Jupiter, Florida, on May 5, 2022. (Joseph Prezioso/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The woman and her family were passengers on Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas cruise. According to Royal Caribbean International, it was an independent shore excursion.

The incident took place off the island of Green Cay, which is a half mile away from Rose Island where a 21-year-old American woman was killed in a shark attack in 2019.

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Royal Caribbean International confirmed the incident to Fox News Digital.

"It's just an unfortunate situation," Royal Bahamas Police Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings said at a news conference.

Royal Caribbean International said it is "providing support and assistance" to the shark attack victim's family. (Royal Caribbean)

"Royal Caribbean International is providing support and assistance to the guests loved ones at this time," a spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "Harmony of the Seas is currently on a7-nightcruise that sailed from Port Canaveral, Fla., on Sunday, Sept. 4."

The incident comes a month after an 8-year-old British boy was attacked by three nurse sharks in the Bahamas.

The victim was rushed to a nearby island, where she was pronounced dead. (EyesWideOpen/Getty Images)

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"My son could have been killed," the boy's father, Michael Downer, said. "It was like a scene out of Jaws."

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American woman killed by shark while snorkeling in the Bahamas

A shark attacked and killed a U.S. cruise ship passenger who was snorkeling in waters around the Bahamas on Tuesday, according to authorities.

The incident involved a 58-year-old woman from Pennsylvania and occurred at a popular snorkeling spot near Green Cay in the northern Bahamas, police spokeswoman Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings told The Associated Press. Skippings said the woman's family identified it as a bull shark.Royal Caribbean International said in a statement that the person died after arriving at a local hospital for treatment and that the company is helping their loved ones. They said the guest was participating in an independent shore excursion in Nassau and had been sailing on Harmony of the Seas, which is on a seven-night trip after departing Florida on Sunday.

The woman has not been identified publicly by authorities, but Gannon University, a private Catholic school in Erie, Pennsylvania, identified her as alumna and current university employee Caroline DiPlacido. The university said she was the project coordinator for the Office of Community and Government Relations on the Erie campus.

"Caroline was a powerful presence of kindness and friendship to colleagues, students, and the wider community and cherished many family ties to Gannon," the university said. "The news is devastating, and she will be missed."

The school said she is survived by her mother, husband and three children.

The majority of shark attacks in the Caribbean have occurred in the Bahamas, with two reported in 2019, one of them fatal. That incident involved a Southern California woman who was on vacation and was attacked by three sharks near Rose Island, located just a half mile from where Tuesday's attacked occurred.In December 2020, a fatal shark attack was reported in the French Caribbean territory of St. Martin, the first such incident in that region.Overall, at least 32 shark attacks have been reported in the Bahamas since 1749, a number followed by 13 attacks in Cuba during that time period, including one in 2019, according to the Florida-based International Shark Attack File.Michael Heithaus, a marine biologist at Florida International University in Miami, said in a phone interview that the high number of attacks in the Bahamas is likely linked to the fact that there are a lot of people in the water in that area and that it has a robust marine ecosystem.He said the Bahamas has a variety of shark species, the majority of which do not pay attention to people, except for bull sharks and tiger sharks."They get to very large sizes, and they eat big prey," Heithaus said, adding that sharks have incredible sensory systems and can be attracted to food, sounds and smells in the water.But overall, shark attacks remain rare, he stressed.Worldwide, there were 137 shark attacks last year, 73 of them unprovoked, according to the International Shark Attack File.

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Ministry Marks the Successful Start of Global Sales and Marketing Missions

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (BMOTIA) this week, 7 September, hosted the first in a series of Global Sales and Marketing Missions at venues across Fort Lauderdale designed to further promote The Bahamas as a leading tourism destination and paved a path towards continued tourism recovery.

A delegation led by the Honourable I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation, participated in a lineup of productive meetings with key stakeholders from across the tourism industry, culminating in a culturally-inspired evening event at the Broward Center for The Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale.

During a tour of the newly named Little Bahamas of Coconut Grove, DPM Cooper was presented with a key to the City of Miami by Congresswoman Fredricka Wilson a Bahamian descendent leading the charge to preserve the history and contribution of Bahamians, who were the city's first settlers.

Joined by destination representatives, hotel partners and BMOTIA executives, DPM Cooper and Acting Director General, Latia Duncombe, hosted 150 sales representatives and industry partners and some 20 media and influencers at the evening event. Guests were transported to The Bahamas via picturesque digital displays of the beautiful Bahama islands, promotional videos highlighting the offerings of the 16 island destinations, a three-course sit down dinner featuring a Bahamian inspired menu, and an electrifying Junkanoo performance. A live Q+A panel highlighted The Bahamas' steadily growing tourism numbers for key industry leaders, sales and trade representatives, stakeholders and media in attendance.

"All of our markets are critical to our success as we strive to reach pre-pandemic tourism arrivals," said Duncombe.

"We have daily airlift coming from Florida and it's extremely important for us to show how easy it is to get to and through the islands of The Bahamas. Whether it's boating fishing, diving, or the MICE market, there are significant opportunities here in Florida just 50 miles away. We are reengaging our trade and media partners as part of our strategy to double stopover visitors across our 16 island destinations.

"We know it's not always possible for key industry sales and media representatives to visit our beautiful islands -- so it is important for us to bring a taste of The Bahamas directly to them to ensure the destination remains top of mind in a very competitive landscape."

The series of events will continue onto Orlando, Florida, 8 Sept., followed by New York City, New York, later this month. Further stops in North America include Atlanta, Georgia; Houston, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Los Angeles, California, followed by cities across Canada.

In addition to major travel hubs throughout the U.S. and Canada, the delegation will be heading to Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates to bring a taste of Bahamian culture directly to key international markets across the globe to inspire travel to the destination.

ABOUT THE BAHAMASThe Bahamas has over 700 islands and cays, as well as 16 unique island destinations. Located only 50 miles off the coast of Florida, it offers a quick and easy way for travellers to escape their everyday. The island nation also boasts world-class fishing, diving, boating and thousands of miles of the Earth's most spectacular beaches for families, couples and adventurers to explore. See why It's Better in The Bahamas at http://www.bahamas.com or on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram.

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Pennsylvania woman sailing from Florida to Bahamas killed in shark attack

A woman traveling on a Royal Caribbean cruise out of Port Canaveral, Florida has died from injuries she sustained during an encounter with a shark.

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico A shark attacked and killed a U.S. cruise ship passenger who was snorkeling in waters around the Bahamas on Tuesday, authorities said.

The incident involved a 58-year-old woman from Pennsylvania and occurred at a popular snorkeling spot near Green Cay in the northern Bahamas, police spokeswoman Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings told The Associated Press.

Its unfortunate, she said.

Skippings said the womans family identified it as a bull shark.

Royal Caribbean International said in a statement to the AP that the woman died after arriving at a local hospital for treatment and that the company is helping her loved ones. They said the guest was on an independent shore excursion in Nassau and had been sailing on Harmony of the Seas, which is on a seven-night trip after departing Florida on Sunday.

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Most shark attacks in the Caribbean have occurred in the Bahamas. Two were reported in 2019, one of them fatal. That incident involved a Southern California woman who was on vacation and was attacked by three sharks near Rose Island, just a half mile from the site of Tuesdays attack.

In December 2020, a fatal shark attack was reported in the French Caribbean territory of St. Martin, the first such incident in that region.

Overall, at least 32 shark attacks have been reported in the Bahamas since 1749and 13 attacks in Cuba during that time period, including one in 2019, according to the Florida-based International Shark Attack File.

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Michael Heithaus, a marine biologist at Florida International University in Miami, said in a phone interview that the high number of attacks in the Bahamas is probably the result of a lot of people in the water in that area and a robust marine ecosystem.

He said the Bahamas has a variety of shark species, the majority of which do not pay attention to people, except for bull sharks and tiger sharks.

They get to very large sizes, and they eat big prey, Heithaus said, adding that sharks have incredible sensory systems and can be attracted to food, sounds and smells in the water.

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But overall, shark attacks arerare, he said.

Worldwide, there were 137 shark attacks last year, 73 of them unprovoked, according to the International Shark Attack File.

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The visit by Queen Elizabeth II in 1966.

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BRITISH officials and others reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth II yesterday, offering condolences to the royal family.

Thomas Hartley, British High Commissioner to The Bahamas, said in a tweet yesterday that the Crown has passed to our new monarch King Charles III, the Queens son.

My family and I mourn the loss of Her Majesty the Queen, and offer the King our loyalty and devotion, he tweeted. A condolence book will be opened in due course. God save the King.

Former British High Commissioner to The Bahamas Sarah Dickson called the announcement terribly sad news.

People around the world will be joined in mourning the passing of the icon of public service. Thoughts and prayers with her family for their loss, she tweeted.

While speaking to reporters at the Office of the Prime Minister earlier yesterday, Mr Hartley spoke about the deep ties between the two nations.

The UK and The Bahamas are our cousins, as both realms of Her Majesty and as communities that have long seen many Bahamians in the UK and many Brits here in The Bahamas - both making positive contributions to each other, he said.

I think theres a clear overlap but a clear sort of affinity between our countries that will make my job as high commissioner easy to do in many ways because there already so much positive energy here but I hope like Mrs Dickson before me... I hope by the time I leave that we will see continued strength and continue the kind of institutional strength but also family relationships and sports, arts and music relationships between our countries grow.

CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett tweeted her deepest regrets on the passing of the Queen, adding a life of service and duty is over.

The Royal Commonwealth Society said in a media statement they were immensely saddened to learn of the passing of the Queen, their patron.

From her public commitment to the Commonwealth family in Cape Town, South Africa, as a young princess in 1947, and throughout her long life and reign, the Queen was an instrumental figure in nurturing and inspiring this unique, voluntary association of independent, and sovereign nations, the statement read.

Since becoming the Head of the Commonwealth and patron of the society in 1952 at the age of 26, the Queens dedication to the Commonwealth has been unparalleled. From her numerous official visits to nearly every Commonwealth country, to lending her name and support to programmes and events of which the Society has been honoured to deliver and support, including The Queens Commonwealth Essay Competition, The Queens Commonwealth Canopy and The Queens Young Leaders, Her Majestys commitment to the value, and values, of this network of nations and peoples is humbling and irreplaceable.

Executive chair of the Royal Commonwealth Society, Dr Linda Yueh, said: No one has made a greater contribution to the Commonwealth over the decades than the Queen. As head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty personally reinforced the links by which this unique network brings peoples and countries from around the globe together in common cause.

Her life and tireless efforts will forever be linked to this voluntary association of 56 independent and equal, sovereign states, which encompass over 2.5 billion people, and to whom the Queen displayed an unwavering dedication.

Jerusa La Ali, the political attach at the British High Commission, noted the impact the Queens death will have on the Commonwealth.

Today we mourn the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. Her loss is deeply felt throughout the realms including The Bahamas, the Commonwealth and around the world. A digital condolence book will be available at royal.uk/condolence.

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Shavez Hart, an Olympics sprinter from the Bahamas who ran collegiately for South Plains College and Texas A&M, died early Saturday in a shooting in his home country.

The Bahamas media companies Tribune242 and the Nassau Guardian reported Hart was killed as he tried to intervene in a physical altercation between a group of men in the parking lot of a nightclub in Mount Hope, Abaco. He would've turned 30 on Tuesday.

Hart won the 100 and the 200 meters for South Plains at the 2012 NJCAA outdoor track and field championships and finished third and second in the same events the following year. He achieved all-America status 10 times for Texas A&M.

He ran personal bests of 10.10 seconds in the 100 meters, third fastest all-time by a Bahamian, and 20.23 in the 200. He was a four-time national champion in the 100 between 2014 and 2019, Tribune242 reported, and a four-time national champion in the 200 between 2014 and 2018. He competed in both events at the 2016 Olympics.

He also won a silver medal at the 2016 IAAF indoor World Championships on a Bahamas 1,600-meter relay team that included Texas Tech ex Michael Mathieu.

Blaine Wiley, a former South Plains assistant coach now on staff at Alabama, called Hart's death "absolutely devastating news."

"I had the honor of coaching 'Sparkie' at South Plains College where he remains the school record holder and won many NJCAA championships. RIP," Wiley wrote on social media.

Hart was the second former Texas A&M track star to die this year at age 29. Deon Lendore, his former teammate at A&M and an Aggies volunteer assistant coach, died in an auto accident in January in Milam County.

LCU men's golf

Lubbock Christian University will open its fall season on Tuesday at the Dallas Baptist Individual tournament. The Golf Club of Dallas is the site.

No team scores will be kept at the event, but the field is full of Lone Star Conference teams, including Arkansas-Fort Smith, St. Mary's, UT Tyler and Texas A&M International.

LCU returns six players from last season, led by senior Braxton Floyd, who averaged 75.55 strokes over 20 rounds. Other top returnees are Tian de Jager (76.45 stroke average) and Jake Bowen (77.65).

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In 1656, an 891-ton Spanish galleon was tasked with carrying kingly riches across the Atlantic. The Nuestra Seora de las Maravillas (Our Lady of Wonders) was weighted down with more gold than usual, as it had taken on the precious cargo of another treasure-filled ship that had sunk two years earlier. Unfortunately, the giant vessel collided with another member of its fleet and then hit a coral reef in the warm waters off the Bahamas and sank to the ocean floor. It took its treasure with it. A recent expedition by Allen Exploration, in partnership with local divers and researchers, has raised some of this glorious treasure to the surface.

Underwater for over 350 years, the ship has been an object of salvage expeditions for centuries. Millions of items have been removed. However, this recent expedition wanted not only treasure, but also insight into how the ship itself met its watery grave. With remote-sensing technology such as sonar and magnetometers, the explorers discovered a trail of debris stretching about eight miles of ocean floor. This debris illustrated the floundering of the ship in its final hours.

Among the finds made by the team were glass wine bottles, a silver sword hilt, and other objects indicative of life on a warship in the 17th century. Even more spectacular was the treasure: an almost six-foot-long gold filigree chain, raw gemstones, and several bejeweled pendants that once belonged to knights of the Order of Santiago. One pendant contains a stunning green Columbian emerald set in gold, surrounded by 12 other emeralds. This may represent the 12 apostles grouped around the central motif, the cross of St. James.

When we brought up the oval emerald and gold pendant, my breath caught in my throat, Carl Allen, founder of Allen Exploration, said. How these tiny pendants survived in these harsh waters, and how we managed to find them, is the miracle of the Maravillas. Certainly, the ship is living up to its name as a treasure trove of wonders. The jewels and other objects will go on display at the new Bahamas Maritime Museum, while researchers continue to probe what other wonders the wreck might hold.

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Beck Group, Royal Caribbean, Commonwealth Bank, Aventus Ventures, Four Seasons Ocean Club, Insurance Management and more join cause

#TheBahamas, September 5, 2022 Days after Tee Off for Hunger, the Inaugural Bahamas Feeding Network Golf Tournament, was announced, many of the countrys top companies have jumped on board to sponsor the fund-raiser with an ambitious goal of providing more than 50,000 meals to help in the fight against hunger.

Fidelity Bank, with a $15,000 donation, is the title sponsor with Aventus Ventures and Commonwealth Bank becoming the most recent to support the cause as platinum sponsors of the tournament slated for Ocean Club Golf Course, Paradise Island, on September 25.Deltec, Simplified Lending, J.S. Johnson, Lombard Odier & Cie, and the New Providence Ecology Park are gold sponsors, while the green sponsors include Paradise Games and Jimmys Wines and Spirits.

The Beck Group, Royal Caribbean International and The Ocean Club, along with numerous other businesses, have collectively donated tens of thousands of dollars worth of prizes.

On a monthly basis, the Bahamas Feeding Network requires $120,000 to provide over 70,000 meals to Bahamians in need. And given that the organization is run almost entirely by dedicated volunteers, its extremely efficient in its use of donations, allocating just a small percentage towards administration costs, explained BFNs Chairman Felix Stubbs.

Mario Carey, who is the tournaments host, said the Bahamas Feeding Networks efforts have never been more important.

We want to bring awareness and remind people that we do have an issue with hunger in The Bahamas, he said.

You know, we always heard about people halfway across the world who are struggling with hunger.

But the reality is that hunger is at our doorsteps here in The Bahamas. Every day there are thousands of Bahamians who dont know where the next meal is coming from.

Citing recent hurricanes, the COVID pandemic, and record inflation, Carey said the outlook is grim for many Bahamians.

This golf tournament is just one way of raising money for the cause and bringing awareness to this social issue, he said.

Founded in 2013, the Bahamas Feeding Network currently distributes food through a network of nearly 100 churches, soup kitchens and feeding centres. Each recipient is responsible to report back to BFN who parcels went to and how many members of family or recipients were fed, keeping track of distribution and ongoing needs.

And while the Bahamas Feeding Networks ceaseless work is enough to draw attention to its cause, the tournament, which will be a two man-scramble, Carey hopes the impressive prizes up for grabs will put it over the top.

Player prizes include a Royal Caribbean Alaskan cruise for two; a two-night stay at the Grand Hyatt at Baha Mar; golf and lunch at Albany; and golf lessons with Mike Simms at Atlantis, among many others.

At the 12th hole, players also have a chance to win a new Mercedes vehicle, courtesy of Insurance Management and Tyreflex, by sinking a hole-in-one.

Those interested in playing can sign up at https://bahamasfeedingnetwork.org/golf.html.

A silent auction, which is now live on Bahamas Local, features a Royal Caribbean Mediterranean cruise; Dallas Cowboys Field level seats and two rounds of golf at Trinity Forest Golf Club, courtesy of the Beck Group; two days at the 2023 US Open Golf Championship at Los Angeles Country Club, also courtesy of the Beck Group; a two-night stay at Four Seasons Ocean Club Resort; along with numerous other top-tier experiences, including dining experiences at Sapodilla, Graycliff and Caf Matisse.

Interested individuals can bid at https://auction.bahamaslocal.com.

Raffle prizes include gift certificates to numerous Nassau businesses, including Kellys, A. Baker and Sons and Bristol Cellars.

Carey urged the public to support the tournament and the Bahamas Feeding Network in its ongoing efforts to combat hunger across the country.

The need is there and its not going away, said Carey.

And the Bahamas Feeding Network is looking for as much support as it can get to continue its important work.

We encourage anybody who has an interest in playing in a fun golf tournament to sign up because there are a lot of great prizes.

And if youre not a player, please consider lending your support by participating in the auction or raffle.

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS Island Pay is bringing its expertise and vision to the forefront at the Caribbeans largest telecommunications conference, CTU ICT Week 2022 in The Bahamas.

As a champion in the fight to democratize access to money in underserved regions, Island Pays team will join a panel discussion on the role of telecommunications in advancing financial inclusion.

Island Pay is proud to be the only fintech invited to participate in such an important event, said Jeffrey N. Beckles, Island Pays managing director.

It is a testament to our success and validation of the incredible potential that mobile money has in advancing the economic and social development of The Bahamas and Caribbean countries. We see countless opportunities to partner with telcos to be a driving force in bringing more people access to money and to the digital economy, said Beckles.

Island Pay, which is also a sponsor of the event, hopes to educate those in the telecom space about the many ways in which they can play a leading role in helping to drive the adoption of digital currencies and the use of digital wallets.

Beckles said: Telecoms have a major role to play in making sure more people and businesses can participate in the digital economy in ways that were previously unavailable to them. This includes enabling technology for our ATM/Kiosk network, offering mobile top-up plans to digital wallet customers, and accepting payment in Sand Dollars, The Bahamas Central Bank Digital Currency, among others.

As a trailblazer in the digital currency sector, Island Pay has proudly secured several global and regional firsts, including launching the worlds first digital currency credit card in partnership with MasterCard and The Central Bank of the Bahamas, the first in the world to integrate The Central Bank Digital Currency, the Sand Dollar, into ATMs, and the first to begin distribution of government benefits through its mobile wallet.

It has plans to launch additional products and services to promote digital wallet and mobile money adoption across the region later this year.

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