17 September 2019
Rescue teams from the U.S. and Canada are experiencing trouble with search and recovery efforts due to debris. National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Director Captain Stephan Russell said at the agency’s daily press conference on Monday that a clean-up of the island needs to be done. “You would have seen huge 20 containers spread across […]
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17 September 2019
The official Hurricane Dorian death toll increased to 51, according to Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson. Ferguson said shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday, the decomposed body of a Caucasian male was recovered in Marsh Harbour, Abaco. Overall, 43 dead bodies were recovered in Abaco and eight in Grand Bahama. “We recognize that many persons […]
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16 September 2019
Minister of Housing and the Environment Romauld Ferreira has issued a Prohibition to Build Order for The Mudd, Pigeon Pea, Sand Bank and Farm Road community areas located on the island of Abaco, with immediate effect. According to the Order, “no person shall erect any new building or development for the purposes of residing or […]
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16 September 2019
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned The Bahamas about the effects of the global climate crisis and the billions of dollars in repairs left by Hurricane Dorian. Speaking at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister last Friday, Guterres added that “science is telling us that this is the start” and […]
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16 September 2019
Although the official Hurricane Dorian death toll is 50 and former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said the death toll is in the hundreds, Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said some of the bodies may never be recovered. Sands told The Bahama Journal that the first 25 autopsies were performed in Abaco by the Princess […]
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16 September 2019
The opposition wants to know how many people perished during Hurricane Dorian, according to Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell said yesterday that there are too many numbers being passed around in this regard. “The government does not seem credible with its figures, but worse than that, they don’t seem to be […]
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16 September 2019
Rights Bahamas revealed last Friday that 309 Haitian-Bahamians were reported missing by families and loved ones after Hurricane Dorian made landfall. Rights Bahamas President Stephanie St. Fleur compiled a three-page list for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) with names and pictures of the missing persons. The majority of the persons are from Abaco. Currently, […]
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16 September 2019
Director of the Pacific Disaster Center Dr. Erin Huey this past Friday insisted there was nothing more the Minnis administration could have done in preparing for a storm of Hurricane Dorian’s size and intensity. This was said considering the government taking a great deal of flack after the storm ripped through Abaco and Grand Bahama. […]
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16 September 2019
Former Prime Minister and long-time North Abaco Member of Parliament Hubert Ingraham said he is uncertain on how long it would take to rebuild Abaco, but Grand Cay, just off North Abaco can be up and running in a matter of days. So far, the owners of Walker’s Cay – Carl and Gigi Allen have […]
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16 September 2019
Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) yesterday reported that an early assessment of Little Grand Cay, Abaco indicated that the area made it through the monster Category 5 Hurricane Dorian in relatively good condition. BPL further explained that Little Grand Cay suffered some damage, but not as much as other communities in Abaco. This assessment was […]
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