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The Media
The Broadcasting Company of the
Bahamas (BCB) is a government-
owned but commercially run broad-
casting company. The BCB operates
four major radio stations and
Bahamas Television, which services
Nassau, New Providence, and the
Central Bahamas.
Bahamians have access to four
daily newspapers (the
Bahamas
Journal
, the
Freeport News
, the
Nassau
Guardian
, and the
Tribune
) and one
semiweekly newspaper (the
Punch
).
Reporters have enjoyed freedom to
print the news, despite the common-
wealth’s strict
libel
laws.
Music
Goombay
is the most uniquely
Bahamian style of music. It is played
using a piano or a guitar that is accom-
panied by a wide variety of percus-
sion instruments—usually handmade
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A drummer performs on Paradise Island.