12 September 2019
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) announced on Wednesday that 2,500 individuals are registered missing on the government’s register. During the daily press conference at the agency’s headquarters, NEMA Spokesperson Carl Smith said the list is compiled based on reports of who is missing and had not been checked against the government’s records of […]
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12 September 2019
Although there is a significant gap in coverage for insurance on the islands severely impacted by Hurricane Dorian, this will not prevent insurance companies paying out timely and fairly on claims. Bahamas Insurance Association revealed that agents are already on the island of Grand Bahama assessing the damages and teams are waiting to be mobilized […]
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12 September 2019
Representatives from countries around the world are in New Providence for the two-day Meeting of the Group of Experts on Maritime Narcotrafficking, a meeting conducted by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD). For the past four decades CICAD has assisted member states in addressing drug use and abuse in the region. During the opening […]
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12 September 2019
In Abaco alone, former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said the death toll from Hurricane Dorian is in the hundreds, although the government announced that the death toll stands at 50. Mr. Ingraham revealed the high death toll yesterday during a press conference following his trip to Abaco to assess the damages left by the hurricane. […]
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12 September 2019
Former Prime Ministers Hubert Ingraham and Perry Christie are standing in solidarity, stressing that the task of restoring Abaco after the devastation left behind by Hurricane Dorian is too great for one man or one government. In fact, former Prime Minister Christie said he told Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis that he would be overwhelmed […]
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12 September 2019
The drastic devastation left by Hurricane Dorian has forced Prime Minister Dr. Hubert to appoint individuals to spearhead relief efforts. During his televised national address yesterday evening, Dr. Minnis announced that Permanent Secretary Jack Thompson and Bahamas Aquatics Federation President Algernon Cargill have been appointed as hurricane relief coordinators for Abaco. In addition, the prime […]
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11 September 2019
Department of Labour officials are expected to compile a list of evacuees in hopes of making it easier for hurricane victims to access their unemployment benefits. “All persons who qualified who are in Nassau, either living in the shelters or with friends and family, we’re putting a procedure in place beginning today where they can […]
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11 September 2019
Displaced students, teachers, janitors, school administrators and other employees who have been evacuated will be placed in schools in New Providence by the Ministry of Education. National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Spokesperson Carl Smith said at a press conference yesterday that registration will take place on Thursday at the national stadium and transportation will be […]
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11 September 2019
A clean-up crew from the petroleum and wind energy company Equinor arrived in Grand Bahama on Tuesday to manage the oil spill at their storage facility in Grand Bahama. National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) spokesperson Carl Smith said at the agency’s daily press conference yesterday that the Ministry of Environmental Health went to the facility […]
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11 September 2019
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) will payout nearly $11 million to The Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian’s widespread destruction and devastation in Abaco and Grand Bahama. According to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest, that figure does not include rainfall insurance. As CCRIF explained on its website, the […]
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