18 September 2019
University of The Bahamas (UB) introduced a new scholarship, MBE Memorial Scholarship Award, worth $25,000 in honour of the renowned Bahamian preschool educator Helen “Annie” Russell. The award will fund higher education for a deserving student enrolled in the Early Childhood Education programme at UB. At the signing ceremony were her children Dr. Barry Russell and Barbara […]
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18 September 2019
East Grand Bahama Member of Parliament Peter Turnquest said Equinor has declared the oil spill area safe, as recovery efforts are in full swing and a cleanup has been team dispatched. Aerial footage has been released and according to Minister of the Environment and Housing Romauld Ferreria, it shows that the berms system is containing […]
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18 September 2019
While 1,300 persons are missing following Hurricane Dorian, Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said it could take up to seven years for a missing person to be declared dead. “Just because you are missing doesn’t mean that you are dead. So if you were on Abaco, then your family would not be able to […]
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17 September 2019
Opposition Leader Philip Davis is calling for the reversal and reconsideration of the prime minister’s appointment of the hurricane relief coordinators, as he said they are “not in accordance with best practices and violate constitutional norms”. “It is inappropriate for the president of the Senate to work for the executive branch of the government, subject to […]
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17 September 2019
A Surinamese woman was arrested on Sunday at the Bahamas Immigration Detention Center after she was found in possession of dangerous drugs. According to police, shortly after 11 a.m., the woman arrived in The Bahamas via Copa Airlines from Panama and was refused entry by Bahamas Immigration. The woman was transported to the Detention Center […]
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17 September 2019
Cabinet is in discussion about what Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday called a man camp and tent city for Abaco evacuees in hopes that as many of them as possible return home to help rebuild the hurricane torn island. “The man camp will be able to house all staff personnel who have travelled with […]
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17 September 2019
An early morning shooting yesterday on Johnson Road, just opposite Kelly Lane left a man dead, according to police. “Once the officers arrived on the scene they met the lifeless body of a male who was standing right here in the parking lot of this apartment complex,” Chief Superintendent Solomon Cash, officer in charge at […]
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17 September 2019
Minster of Health Dr. Duane Sands said it will cost “many millions of dollars” for the healthcare facilities in Abaco and Grand Bahama to recover after Hurricane Dorian. He was unable to estimate the total amount of damage or long term affect Hurricane Dorian has had on the healthcare system. “We don’t really know,” the […]
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17 September 2019
The Cayman Islands yesterday donated medical supplies to The Bahamas to assist with the recovery efforts. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said having endured hurricanes as well, Cayman understands and knows the need for medication following a disaster like Dorian. “His country has experienced a number of hurricanes and he understands and knows what the […]
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17 September 2019
Rescue teams from the U.S. and Canada are experiencing trouble with search and recovery efforts due to debris. National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Director Captain Stephan Russell said at the agency’s daily press conference on Monday that a clean-up of the island needs to be done. “You would have seen huge 20 containers spread across […]
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