Nassau's small exporters weigh shipping costs against new regional buyers
Sauce makers, craft producers and specialty growers are finding Caribbean customers, but freight and paperwork still decide whether an order makes money.
The Bahamas
The latest news, lifestyle stories and programmes from The Bahamas, from the Beautiful Caribbean team.
Latest news
Saturday volunteers bring a Family Island community garden back to life
Neighbours on Eleuthera are clearing beds, repairing water tanks and sharing harvests from a plot that had sat unused for years.
Mangrove nurseries give young conservationists hands-on work on Andros
Students collect propagules, raise seedlings and replant shorelines that protect fish nurseries and soften storm surge.
Lifestyle
Island-hopping the Exumas by mail boat: a practical guide
Slower than a flight and far more memorable, the mail boat is how many islanders still move people and goods.
From market stall to studio: a new generation learns island straw work
Plaiting techniques passed down through families are finding new life in bags, hats and home pieces.
Latest episodes
Morning edition: the regional briefing
The overnight headlines from the Turks and Caicos, The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean, with context from the archive.
22 min · Oct 6, 2026
Culture and community feature
A morning with the volunteers, makers and neighbours who keep a settlement's traditions alive.
28 min · Oct 3, 2026
Small exporters roundtable
Producers compare notes on freight, labelling and finding their first regional buyers.
38 min · Oct 1, 2026