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Bahamas

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

A drummer performs on Paradise Island.