The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Abandoned, in panic and in survival mode, that was the atmosphere at Treasure Cay International Airport on Friday morning as hundreds of residents waited on the tar mat to get off the island. Residents explained that they slept outside on the ground as the airport was completely destroyed.   The Dundas Town residents told The Bahama Journal on the ground […]

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Chantel Thompson, a recently evacuated Grand Bahama resident, may need therapy after maneuvering through Hurricane Dorian’s powerful winds, torrential rain and sea surge, which she described as an “horrific” experience. “We had to practically swim through the water in the storm as we saw the water in our home rising and rising,” Thompson saidthis past Friday. “We heard through WhatsApp this was low tide and high tide […]

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Law enforcement officials yesterday welcomed 119 defenceforce troops from Trinidad and Tobago to ensure the safety of residents on the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama.  Minister of National Security Marvin Dames, along with Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Commodore Tellis Bethel, this past Saturday evening welcomed a contingent of Jamaican defence force officers. Minister Dames described this as “a moving experience”. He said, “We have brothers throughout the […]

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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) announced yesterday that 3,500 residents affected by Hurricane Dorian were evacuated. The majority of the evacuees are from Abaco. According to NEMA, upon arrival in New Providence, the evacuees are processed at Odyssey Aviation and then taken to family or friends, or sent to a shelter. NEMA spokesperson Carl Smith provided the […]

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Bahamasair is offering services into Treasure Cay Abaco to assist residents looking to evacuate the island. The $150 discount deal that Bahamasair implemented before Hurricane Dorian is still available. However, Bahamasair Managing Director Tracey Cooper said persons who may not have the funds would still be able to evacuate the island on Bahamasair. “As indicated […]

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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and The World Health Organization (WHO) Representive for the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Dr. Esther De Gourville believes there is no need for the government to declare a state of emergency. In a press conference on Thursday, Dr. De Gourville told the media that “the Bahamas is an […]

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Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley yesterday said her government is willing to do whatever it can to assist residents in Grand Bahama and Abaco following Hurricane Dorian’s devastating impact on those islands.  “We’re coordinating efforts, but we’re just waiting to see how best we can make that contribution depending on what the needs are,” she […]

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Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson said on Thursday hundreds of teachers are possibly displaced. Wilson told The Bahama Journal that she and her team have been “manning their phones” trying to get in touch with teachers in Abaco and Grand Bahama who may be in shelters, with friends or with family.  However, […]

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The government will be able to draw down on some $400,000 in financial resources, once officials have completed assessing hurricane devastated Abaco and Grand Bahama. According to Acting Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance Athena Marche, the ministry is activating the necessary protocols to access emergency funds available from the Inter-American Development Bank […]

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United States Agency for International Development Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) will airlift  more than 22,00 plastic sheeting for shelter, 3,000 hygiene kits and water containers to be distributed to those in need. In a telephonic press briefing on Wednesday, a senior administration official from USAID revealed that a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) […]

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