Staniard Creek residents block Haitian nationals from going to work
A GROUP of Andros residents from Staniard Creek blocked a bridge leading to Kamalame Cay in an attempt to prevent some Haitian nationals from going to work on Thursday morning.
Senior citizens home calls for help for hurricane victims
AN owner of a senior citizens home is requesting financial assistance to help house victims displaced by Hurricane Dorian.Reverend Dr Kendal Capron, head of The Good Samaritan Senior Citizen’s Home, said the facility is in dire need of funds to purch
Former President Clinton speaks to PM
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis spoke with former United States President Bill Clinton by phone on Wednesday to discuss Hurricane Dorian relief efforts on the affected islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama. Mr Clinton expressed his sadness over the deva
Volunteers offer to help storm victims with resumés
TWO volunteers have launched an initiative to help storm victims prepare updated resumes to assist them in their search for new jobs. Karla Lisgaris, brand manager at Caribbean Bottling Co, said in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, she noticed a lo
Aid packages for storm victims
THE government will create packages to assist those who have been affected by the devastation brought on by Hurricane Dorian to help people rebuild their lives and communities, said Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest.
Nearly 2,000 housed in emergency shelters
TWELVE emergency shelters are housing 1,962 people, according to the National Emergency Management Agency yesterday.
UPDATED: Death toll reaches 52
FRIDAY UPDATE: New information on autopsies was released on Friday, which indicated that two children (one girl and one boy) were among the dead in Abaco.
Shanty legal fight: Smith warns govt cannot use Dorian to take away people’s property rights
ATTORNEY Fred Smith says the property rights of residents from The Mudd and Pigeon Peas survived Hurricane Dorian’s destruction of buildings in their communities.
Haiti ‘in no position to help’ displaced residents
MANY displaced residents of The Mudd and Pigeon Peas shanty towns are wedged between a rock and a hard place because Haiti is in no position to accept them and their homes in Abaco have been completely wiped out.
Survivors picking up the pieces
FOR many Hurricane Dorian victims who were lucky to survive the monster storm, the uncertain process of picking up the pieces of their lives now begins.
Reservist no longer faces charge of unlawful sex
RESERVE Sergeant Dwayne Decosta is no longer charged with having sex with a 13-year-old girl last year, his attorney revealed yesterday.Murrio Ducille said instead of being charged with unlawful sexual intercourse, Decosta is now charged with abducti
'How can you take delegation of ten but not the athletes?'
PICEWELL Forbes, Progressive Liberal Party MP for South Andros, questioned why the government is reportedly sending a ten-person delegation to Doha, Qatar for the IAAF Track and Field Championships at a time when the ministry has clamped down on spen
Union chief claims ‘scare tactics’ used in stand-off with teachers
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson criticised the Ministry of Education for “victimising and using scare tactics” against the teachers at Carlton E Francis Primary School.
UPDATED: Man shot dead as he sits in his car
A MAN died in hospital after he was shot while sitting in his car on Wednesday night, police said. The incident is the sixth killing police reported this week. It pushed the murder count to 76 for the year, according to this newspaper’s records.
Bahamian spirit shines through despite horror
“YES, something positive came out of Hurricane Dorian.”
