24 September 2019
Taking the oath of office before family, friends and now cabinet colleagues yesterday afternoon was Central Grand Bahama MP Iram Lewis, who was sworn in as minister of state for the new Ministry of Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction. Lewis is an engineer by profession and before accepting the new role as minister of state, […]
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23 September 2019
The Chinese government donated on Friday $500,000 to The Bahamas for Hurricane Dorian relief efforts. Speaker of the House of Assembly Halson Moultrie was meeting with the Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China Dr. Cai Dafeng at the Senate when Dr. Dafeng announced the donation. […]
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23 September 2019
House of Assembly Speaker Halson Moultrie met with the Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China Dr. Cai Dafeng in the Senate on Friday. According to Moultrie, Dr. Dafeng extended a courtesy call at the speaker’s office to open the parliament doors to increase communication between […]
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23 September 2019
Restoring commerce is vital to the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama and to facilitate the social and economic recovery of those islands affected by Hurricane Dorian, the government identified them as special economic recovery zones. “I am pleased to announce that East Grand Bahama, Abaco, and the Abaco Cays will be designated as special […]
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23 September 2019
The Bahamas has joined the global strike advocating for more to be done by the government to end climate change. The recent fires in the Amazon, scorching summer temperatures across Europe and closer to home, deadly hurricanes with a record breaking six additional named storms active in the Atlantic and Pacific, all signs that more […]
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23 September 2019
Opposition Leader Philip Davis said the announcement of the new Ministry of Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction brought an “incoherent dose of confusion that will fuel more delays and deepen the level of dissatisfaction, anger and frustration” among Bahamians. “The PLP is deeply concerned about this lack of leadership in articulating a clear direction and […]
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23 September 2019
It’s a mammoth task, but according to Minister of the Environment and Housing Romauld Ferreira, the process of removing the estimated 1.5 billion pounds of debris left behind by Hurricane Dorian has begun. “Notwithstanding the tens of millions of dollars, there are volunteer agencies here on the ground. There are private citizens on the ground […]
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23 September 2019
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis is expected to travel to Grand Bahama on Wednesday and during this trip, Dr. Minnis said he will sign a heads of agreement (HOA) with Carnival Corporation for a new cruise port on the island. “It is more vital now than ever to continue with our economic developmental program for […]
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23 September 2019
The government established the new Ministry of Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction and appointed Central Grand Bahama Member of Parliament Iram Lewis as minister of state to lead the ministry. The formation of the new ministry was announced by Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis during a press conference yesterday at the Office of the Prime […]
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20 September 2019
Not all of Grand Bahama’s hurricane damaged public schools will meet the September 23 reopening deadline, according to the National Emergency Management Agency. Education officials are expected to make a determination once Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd has toured all schools on that island. Grand Bahama’s Superintendent of Education Ivan Butler said work has been progressing, but the biggest challenge is mold. […]
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