13 September 2017
President of The Bahamas Christian Council Bishop Delton Fernander, says the council intends to provide assistance to those ravished by Hurricane Irma in the Southern Islands. While on tour with Prime Dr. Hubert Minnis and his cabinet colleagues, Bishop Fernander said that the devastation went far beyond just physical loss of homes and structures. “As […]
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13 September 2017
Acting Director of The Department of Social Services, Lillian Quant-Forbes spoke with The Bahama Journal concerning the protocols that are followed during a disaster. While visiting Salina Point, Acklins, Ms. Quant-Forbes said, “We are the first responders in any emergency, speaking specifically about my social workers and the support teams that we have. “We are […]
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12 September 2017
Twenty-two year-old Bernard Appolon, of Hillside Estate was formally charged in court yesterday with one count of murder, one count of armed robbery and one count of attempted murder of a man and woman attempting to make a deposit at CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIBC) on Monday September 4. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt, […]
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12 September 2017
Power packing Hurricane Irma pummeled Ragged Island. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis got a first-hand view of the destruction when he, Cabinet Ministers and persons from the opposition party, along with officials of National Emergency Management Agency and Social Services, set off early yesterday on a fact finding mission throughout the Southern Islands; the areas […]
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12 September 2017
Ahead of its convention next month during a local talk show this past Sunday it was revealed that there may be teams going into the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) October National Convention to vie for the top three leadership positions. Those teams were said to be current Interim Party Leader Phillip Davis vying to reclaim […]
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12 September 2017
A receding shoreline in Long island over the weekend as a result of the passage of Hurricane Irma this weekend became an international viral sensation. The Bahama Journal was first made aware of the phenomenon in an interview with the island’s MP Adrian Gibson over the weekend. However a video of the incident was posted […]
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12 September 2017
A local meteorologist has sought to allay the fears of residents of a possible “double hit” after international experts revealed that Hurricane Jose is expected to make a loop that will affect parts of the Caribbean. Deputy Director at The Bahamas Department of Meteorology Jeffery Simmons speaking with The Bahama Journal said it too early […]
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12 September 2017
Several homes were severely damaged in Salina Point, Acklins, as Hurricane Irma ripped through the Bahamas on its track of death and destruction from islands in the eastern Caribbean. Acklins was one of the islands in the south-eastern Bahamas hardest hit after the hurricane destroyed many properties in the Turks and Caicos islands and left […]
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12 September 2017
While tens of thousands of Bahamians breathed a sigh of relief that there were no fatalities from Hurricane Irma in the Bahamas this past weekend, residents in the southern Bahamas suffered significant property damage. Hardest hit were the islands of Inagua and Ragged Island. In Ragged Island many residents were left homeless after roofs […]
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12 September 2017
In the wake of damage suffered at the hands of Hurricane Irma, economic experts are predicting a further deterioration in the struggling Grand Bahamian economy Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) President Gowon Bowe told The Bahama Journal that preliminary reports of damage on commercial properties on the island of Grand Bahama as “troubling”. “Everything […]
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