1.   Bahamian officials who interviewed the Haitians, said they waded ashore from their crippled boat.

2.   But this time, relief followed as Bahamian officials denied the initial report.

3.   Several high-ranking Bahamian officials were forced to resign as a result of the bribery and other scandals involving BahamasAir.

4.   The Coast Guard plans to keep rescue vessels there until Bahamian officials can take over.

5.   As in many Caribbean countries, Bahamian officials have said executions are needed to curb drug-related crime in the region.

6.   Bahamian maritime officials could not be reached for comment Saturday.

7.   Bahamian officials said they made the decision after interviewers from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said they did not believe the five defectors had been politically persecuted.

8.   Bahamian officials say their new policy is aimed at discouraging Cubans from using their territory as a way station to the United States.

9.   Bahamian officials were unlikely to deport the celebrities, despite an agreement with Cuba to return all refugees.

10.   Bahamian officials identified the photographer as Christopher Anderson, but Mathis said she was not sure of his name or where the journalists are based.