14 October 2015
The National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, held a press conference on National Heroes Day, October 12, 2015, to update the public on the relief efforts following Hurricane Joaquin’s destructive path through the Central and Southeast Bahamas. First Assistant Secretary at NEMA Chrystal Glinton explained that the 13 Emergency Support Function (ESF) groups, which make up […]
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14 October 2015
Chairman of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Leslie Miller said yesterday that BEC is in desperate need of private sector contributions to get power restored on all of the central and southern Family Islands that were affected by Hurricane Joaquin. On October 1, Hurricane Joaquin stormed through The Bahamas ravaging Acklins, Crooked Island, Long Island, […]
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14 October 2015
The Free National Movement announced yesterday that ecologist, attorney and noted television host of ‘Bahamas at Sunrise’ Romi Ferreira has joined the party, with immediate effect. A pioneer in the field of environmental law and environmental consultancy in The Bahamas, Mr. Ferreira holds an honours ecology degree from The University of The West Indies, and […]
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14 October 2015
Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis yesterday responded to requests by some residents to be granted crown land on higher ground. This request came responsively to Hurricane Joaquin’s massive flooding damage. “Our interest is making sure that people’s lives are restored to normalcy. If that includes making crown land available on higher land, I’m […]
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14 October 2015
In the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin, Cable Bahamas Ltd. has completed its assessments of the affected areas in the central and southern Bahamas and the company has commenced its restoration programme. The assessment reports indicate that there has been significant damage to aerial infrastructure, structural and water damage to the television transport facilities on both […]
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14 October 2015
The Bahamas joins nations around the globe as they celebrate today as World Standards Day. Prime Minister Perry Christie made the proclamation yesterday that October 14, 2015 will be celebrated as World Standards Day in The Bahamas. He said in recognition of the growing significance of standardization to the furtherance of the overall enhancement and […]
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14 October 2015
After spending the long holiday weekend in police custody, noted attorney Maurice Glinton, QC, appeared before justices of the Court of Appeal (COA) on Tuesday. Mr. Glinton, who was arrested after the justices issued a bench warrant for his arrest for his failure to appear before the court on a charge of contempt, is being […]
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13 October 2015
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, advises donors who wish to donate to the hurricane relief effort to purchase the items listed below, which would be shipped and disbursed to the victims as needed. NEMA has a core team of personnel in the affected areas from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, the Family Island administrators, […]
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13 October 2015
Attorney Alfred Sears confirmed yesterday that the writ of habeas corpus seeking to release Attorney Maurice Glinton, QC, has been denied. As a result, Glinton spent the entire weekend and the public holiday, National Heroes Day, in police custody after he was cited for contempt of court by justices of the Court of Appeal. Sears […]
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13 October 2015
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, continues its recovery and relief efforts to those storm-ravaged areas affected by the catastrophic Hurricane Joaquin a week ago. As part of those efforts, Director of NEMA Captain Stephen Russell headed a team of clergymen into Crooked Island on Friday, October 9, to render psychological counseling and moral support […]
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