1.   A Bahamian government commission was unable to substantiate any of the claims, but the allegations had pronounced political ramifications.

2.   Accusations of improper payments were made in a highly detailed report issued by a Bahamian government commission of inquiry late last year.

3.   After being rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard, they were taken to Freeport, and placed in the custody of the Bahamian government.

4.   Five days later, the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, at the request of the Bahamian government, sent biologists to perform necropsies.

5.   For the Bahamian government, caught in the middle of high-stakes diplomatic and business negotiations, there was little choice.

6.   He said he would petition the Bahamian government on Monday to grant political asylum to all nine.

7.   The Bahamian government inquiry concluded that bribes were paid.

8.   The Bahamian government posted a tropical storm warning for Grand Bahama Island and the Abaco Islands in the northern Bahamas, which had suffered last week from Hurricane Floyd.

9.   The Coast Guard is investigating the accident with the Bahamian government.

10.   A Bahamian government source told The Associated Press he was met by Florida Marlins owner H. Wayne Huizenga, who also employs his half-brother.