14 September 2017
While many hotels in New Providence gave guests and employees the option to weather Hurricane Irma on property, multi-billion-dollar mega resort Baha Mar made it mandatory for their guests to evacuate. Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar says the resort did so for safety reasons. Since the decision was made by the resort, many have ridiculed […]
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14 September 2017
A 16-year-old boy has become the country’s 103rd murder victim for the year following a shooting incident in the Fox Hill community late Tuesday evening. Police say they responded to alerts that a male was shot behind a home on Brice Street and when they arrived they met body. When responding officers arrived on the […]
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14 September 2017
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis during his communication in the House of Assembly Wednesday morning revealed that several businesses and supermarkets were found participating in price gouging and will be penalized. Prior to the passing of Hurricane Irma, a strong advisory was issued warning businesses and Bahamians alike of the repercussions of their actions if […]
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14 September 2017
Given the plethora of items that would be needed to rebuild and assist persons gravely affected by Hurricane Irma’s devastation, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest yesterday laid before the House of Parliament a Declaration of Exigency. Mr. Turnquest said the Exigency Order would allow that building materials, electrical fixtures and materials, […]
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14 September 2017
The Prime Minister, Dr. Hubert Minnis has initiated an exigency order so that persons from affected islands impacted by hurricane Irma may purchase items duty/Vat free locally and abroad. The order will last for 90 days for some islands and 100 days for others. Deputy Permanent Secretary of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Chrystal […]
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14 September 2017
A Bill promised to be tabled in The House of Parliament Wednesday morning that would make it mandatory for persons to evacuate, should it be necessary, has been delayed in the best interest of The Bahamian people, according to Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis. The decision was made known while the prime minister gave his […]
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13 September 2017
Despite the destruction as a result of Hurricane Irma, a silver lining seems to have been found as it relates to the tourism product of The Bahamas. According to Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar, funds have been redirected to fuel a major marketing scheme for the country. Hurricane Irma has come and gone and […]
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13 September 2017
Hurricane Jose’s not expected to pose much of a threat to The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands this coming weekend nor by early next week, according to The Bahamas Department of Meteorology, as the storm continues to move eastward with little change in strength. In its latest advisory the Met Department issued yesterday, […]
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13 September 2017
At least 200 boxes of supplies will be shipped to the southern islands from The Bahamas Red Cross Society. Prior to Irma the Bahamas Red Cross experienced a tsunami of persons which completely depleted their supplies, however deputy director of the Bahamas Red Cross Brenda-lee Rolle said they have restocked and are now in a […]
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13 September 2017
Some 10 to 12 students and several teachers will not return to their regular classrooms in the next few weeks following the devastation of Hurricane Irma as schools in Ragged Island and Acklins have been deemed irreparable by Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd. Mr. Lloyd told reporters yesterday what he witnessed while assessing the islands […]
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