The Bahamas & United Kingdom

The Bahamas: The Bahamas>>> has implemented strict rules, including quarantine or isolation measures, for foreign nationals arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo>>>, Uganda>>>, and South Sudan>>>.

United Kingdom: The United Kingdom has ruled out temperature checks at its airports for flights from affected regions, indicating a low perceived global risk from the Ebola outbreak, but also highlighting past ineffectiveness of such measures.

The Bahamas: Market served by Switzerland; indirectly relevant.

United Kingdom: Existing market for Objectway; no direct change from this deal.

The Bahamas: The Bahamas decriminalized homosexuality in 1991, serving as a regional precedent.

United Kingdom: The UK repealed similar laws in its overseas territories in 2001 and decriminalized gay sex in 1967.

The Bahamas: Flag state of a vessel in Bab-el-Mandeb, with no direct impact.

United Kingdom: The UK is involved through UKMTO and as a UNSC member, but has limited direct impact.

The Bahamas: The Bahamas was in the path of Hurricane Melissa, with warnings for life-threatening storm surge and heavy rainfall. The government ordered evacuations in southern portions of the archipelago.

The Bahamas: The The Bahamas experienced heavy rains and gusty winds from Hurricane Melissa, with dozens of people evacuated and warnings of additional rainfall.

The Bahamas: The The Bahamas were forecast to be struck by Hurricane Melissa after it passed through Cuba, with hurricane warnings issued for its southeastern and central regions.