The Bahamas

The Bahamas

The Bahamas comprises of a chain of around 700 islands to the East of Florida, 30 of which are inhabited. Granted to the Spanish by the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas, the first British settlers arrived in 1648, and in 1718 it became a British crown colony. After the...
Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago is the most southerly Commonwealth Caribbean island territory and the second most populous. The territory was the subject of rivalry between the British, French and Dutch, changing hands regularly before British control was confirmed in 1814. The...