16 September 2019
The Department of Rehabilitative Welfare Services announced this past weekend that the displaced persons registration desk at Odyssey Aviation is closed. In a press release issued on Saturday, the department indicated that the registration desk was headed by “a collective group of private citizens, partners and NGO’s in collaboration with the Department of Social Services.” […]
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16 September 2019
Hurricane Dorian was a Category 5 hurricane, but United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he believes it was a “hurricane category hell”. “But it was not powered by the devil. It was powered by climate change,” Gutteres said on Saturday, during his tour and assessment of the destruction left by Hurricane Dorian in Abaco, […]
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13 September 2019
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced plans for a National Prayer Service to honour the lives lost to Hurricane Dorian. The government has invited the Bahamas Christian Council to plan the National Prayer Service, which will take place on September 18 at Bahamas Faith Ministries International, Carmichael Road, starting at 7 p.m. The prayer service […]
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13 September 2019
Former Prime Ministers Perry Christie and Hubert Ingraham said the passage of Hurricane Dorian has taught the government a lesson. The lesson they said is the question of shelter and what buildings are appropriate for shelters. Mr. Ingraham noted that the Church of God in Cooper’s Town is a building capable of holding persons in […]
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13 September 2019
The Bahamas Funeral Directors Association (BFDA) yesterday expressed concerns surrounding the handling of dead bodies in Abaco and Grand Bahama following Hurricane Dorian. According to BFDA President Kirsh Ferguson, the association has not been given an official role in the recovery of the dead. “As the official representative, of the funeral service industry, we […]
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13 September 2019
Approximately 10,000 students displaced by Hurricane Dorian are expected to register at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium to be reassigned to schools in New Providence. The registration process began on Thursday and includes assistance from the Ministries of Social Services, Youth Sports and Culture and the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd […]
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13 September 2019
Counseling sessions have begun for those impacted by Hurricane Dorian, according to Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands. “We have had teams go into Abaco and Grand Bahama. We have had limited counseling in New Providence, but we are amping up the efforts even more,” Dr. Sands said yesterday. “I spoke with Bishop Simeon Hall […]
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13 September 2019
The Department of Meteorology yesterday indicated that it is continuing to monitor a system set to affect parts of The Bahamas in the next few days. Chief Meteorological Officer Arnold King told reporters at the National Emergency Management Agency press conference that there is an area of concern over the central and southeast Bahamas that […]
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13 September 2019
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Spokesperson Carl Smith yesterday announced that the missing persons registry is decreasing quickly. “After beginning the process of cross referencing the different databases and we would have heard from the Bahamas Red Cross, the registered persons who have evacuated the islands are now at 1,300,” Mr. Smith said. This […]
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13 September 2019
The government of Japan donated on Tuesday 50 tents, 1,000 foldable tanks, 30 water storage tanks, 100 plastic sheets and 2,600 blankets to National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The relief items will be dispatched immediately to the victims of Hurricane Dorian. Representing the Bahamas at the handover ceremony was Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General […]
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