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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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05 September 2019
Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands confirmed yesterday that the death toll in Abaco as a result from Hurricane Dorian’s vicious winds, torrential rain and sea surge has climbed from seven to 20. “I will say that we are praying and hoping for no loss of life. However, based on the severity of them problem […]
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