Caribbean domains: Bahamas (.bs)
Important: When entering your search string don't write “www” or the Bahamian domain type, ie. “bs”. Therefore to search “www.101domains.bs” enter “101domains” and nothing else.
The only letters allowed within a domain name are: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z - 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Spaces are NOT ALLOWED.
Once the domain is registered
All Bahamian domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.
It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Bahamian domains.
Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but 101 Domains make no charge to transfer a domain to another Bahamian domain name registrar.
Background
.bs is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Bahamas, officially known as the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, located in the Atlantic Ocean. It is registered under and operated by BSNIC and sponsored by the College of the Bahamas. Applicants who wish to register under the .bs domain name do not have to have a legal presence in the Bahamas, despite its intended use. However, the .bs domain name is not widely used.
Although registrations can take place directly at the second-level, applicants may register for the .bs domain at a third-level under various second-level domain labels which are as follows:
- .com.bs - for commercial entities
- .net.bs - for commercial entities
- .org.bs - for non-governmental organisations and charities
- .edu.bs - for education institutions and universities in the Bahamas
- .gov.bs - for government agencies and entities in the Bahamas
Applicants for the registration of a .bs domain name must follow a set of requirements:
- Characters allowed are the Roman alphabet (a-z), digits (1-9) and the hyphen (-).
- The hyphen cannot be used at the beginning or the end of a domain. Two hyphens cannot be used consecutively.
- Domain names are prohibited from having three or less characters.
International domain names from 101 Domains since 1997
Bahamian (.bs) Prices:
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Bahamian Restrictions:
Bahamian domains, None, except in a few of the third-level registrations such as .gov.bs
Our prices shown for Bahamian are totally inclusive of maintenance and all third party fees incurred during the course of registration. We guarantee that no additional costs - hidden or otherwise - will be added.Terms & Conditions
The Bahamian domain name registry is operated by BSNIC. All Bahamian domain names are registered via them.
College of the Bahamas oversee the management of the Bahamian domain name registry.
Bahamian domains are intended for Entities connected with the Bahamas.
Registrations are taken directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath various second-level labels.
Bahamian Domains are subject to both our terms and conditions and the terms and conditions of the Bahamian registry, BSNIC Bahamian domains.
Delegation Information
.bs Whois RecordGeneral Information
.bs Bahamian detailsDomain FactSheet
.bs Bahamian factsheetDomain name services and options
- Control Panels You can access your easy to use control panel and configure your domains anywhere anytime.
- eMail Forwarding Unlim! ited eMail forwarding from your domain names to any other email addresses.
- Web Forwarding Redirect your domain name to any other domain name.
- Free Parking Page We can park your domain name for free.
- DNS Zonefile Management Change A / MX / CNAME records for your domain.
- Change your DNS to any host Choose ANY hosting provider and let us manage just your domain name if required.
- Locked Domain Names Where possible we will implement a Registrar-Lock on your domains to prevent illegal transfers.
- Helpful Support We offer local rate telephone, email and fax.
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