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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13 September 2019
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis was surprised and disappointed after hearing what he called the “misleading remarks” made by former Prime Ministers Perry Christie and Hubert Ingraham. In his response yesterday, Dr. Minnis said the country doesn’t “have time for divisiveness, partisan politics or jockeying for position”. During a press conference on Wednesday, the former […]
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12 September 2019
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Director Captain Stephen Russell said NEMA’s challenge at this time is logistics and finding permanent shelters for victims. “Right now we’re putting a strain on many of the infrastructure like churches and other properties. So, we have now repurposed those shelters, which can be used as community centers in the […]
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12 September 2019
Firefighters yesterday responded to a blaze at Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) Blue Hills Station. According to Chief Superintendent Walter Evans, officer in charge of Fire Services, officers received information about the fire shortly before 1 p.m. Eight minutes later, he said, they met thick, black smoke billowing from an Aggreko generator. “Fire officers immediately […]
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12 September 2019
More than 5,500 persons were evacuated to New Providence, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), which announced that another shelter opened in the capital to accommodate the growing number of evacuees. The Enoch Beckford Memorial Auditorium on Carmichael Road opened its door to 46 evacuees who were left displaced following the destruction of […]
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