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Ambassador Jones Receives Golden Jubilee Award PM Hopeful Following Successful UN Resolution on Tax
 
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Ambassador Jones Receives Golden Jubilee Award

By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Bahamas Ambassador to the United States Wendall Jones was among the manyBahamians who received the Golden Jubilee Independence Award for theiroutstanding service to the country.“It is an honour for me to be honoured by the government and people of TheBahamas for the Golden Jubilee of The Bahamas. I have been […]

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PM Hopeful Following Successful UN Resolution on Tax

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer At the beginning of the week, Prime Minister Philip Davis, in a written statement, applaudedthe recent passage of a United Nations (UN) resolution that calls for the creation of anintergovernmental committee open to all United Nations member states with a bureau ofapproximately 20 members, elected with gender and regional […]

119 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Officers Arrive

09 September 2019

Law enforcement officials yesterday welcomed 119 defenceforce troops from Trinidad and Tobago to ensure the safety of residents on the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama.  Minister of National Security Marvin Dames, along with Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Commodore Tellis Bethel, this past Saturday evening welcomed a contingent of Jamaican defence force officers. Minister Dames described this as “a moving experience”. He said, “We have brothers throughout the […]

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3,500 Evacuated – Death Toll Reaches 45

09 September 2019

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) announced yesterday that 3,500 residents affected by Hurricane Dorian were evacuated. The majority of the evacuees are from Abaco. According to NEMA, upon arrival in New Providence, the evacuees are processed at Odyssey Aviation and then taken to family or friends, or sent to a shelter. NEMA spokesperson Carl Smith provided the […]

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Bahamasair Provides Flights for Evacuees

06 September 2019

Bahamasair is offering services into Treasure Cay Abaco to assist residents looking to evacuate the island. The $150 discount deal that Bahamasair implemented before Hurricane Dorian is still available. However, Bahamasair Managing Director Tracey Cooper said persons who may not have the funds would still be able to evacuate the island on Bahamasair. “As indicated […]

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PAHO: ‘No Need for State of Emergency’

06 September 2019

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and The World Health Organization (WHO) Representive for the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Dr. Esther De Gourville believes there is no need for the government to declare a state of emergency. In a press conference on Thursday, Dr. De Gourville told the media that “the Bahamas is an […]

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Barbados Offers Help – CARICOM Leaders Tour Devastated Islands

06 September 2019

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley yesterday said her government is willing to do whatever it can to assist residents in Grand Bahama and Abaco following Hurricane Dorian’s devastating impact on those islands.  “We’re coordinating efforts, but we’re just waiting to see how best we can make that contribution depending on what the needs are,” she […]

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BUT Assisting Displaced Teachers

06 September 2019

Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson said on Thursday hundreds of teachers are possibly displaced. Wilson told The Bahama Journal that she and her team have been “manning their phones” trying to get in touch with teachers in Abaco and Grand Bahama who may be in shelters, with friends or with family.  However, […]

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Gov’t Accesses Emergency Funds

05 September 2019

The government will be able to draw down on some $400,000 in financial resources, once officials have completed assessing hurricane devastated Abaco and Grand Bahama. According to Acting Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance Athena Marche, the ministry is activating the necessary protocols to access emergency funds available from the Inter-American Development Bank […]

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USAID Assists with Hurricane Relief

05 September 2019

United States Agency for International Development Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) will airlift  more than 22,00 plastic sheeting for shelter, 3,000 hygiene kits and water containers to be distributed to those in need. In a telephonic press briefing on Wednesday, a senior administration official from USAID revealed that a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) […]

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Gov’t Assisting Displaced Students

05 September 2019

Director of Education Marcellus Taylor said the government would assist students who were displaced by Hurricane Dorian and want to attend schools on other Family Islands where they have relatives.  While the Ministry of Education is assessing how it will move forward with opening schools as soon as possible in Abaco and Grand Bahama, Taylor […]

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Exigency Order in Place

05 September 2019

An Exigency Order is now in place to bring some relief to hurricane ravaged victims in Abaco and Grand Bahama as it is going to be a long road to recovery. The government is looking to make the process of getting life back to normal as easy as possible for hurricane victims. Athena Marche, acting […]

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