Govt expects revenue drop - but other nations helping
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he “anticipates revenue to decrease” as a result of Hurricane Dorian, but noted The Bahamas is receiving “a lot of assistance from the international community”.Dr Minnis made the comment at a press conference at t
Building to resist category five 'too expensive'
MOST Bahamians would be priced out of the real estate market if the building code were changed so residential homes and businesses could withstand a Category Five hurricane, former Bahamas Contractor’s Association President Leonard Sands said yesterd
'Ingraham is welcome - but we don't need egos'
SOME residents of hurricane ravaged Abaco yesterday welcomed assistance from former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, but stressed egos need to be put aside in the best interests of storm victims. Victor Patterson, chairman of the Free National Moveme
PM speaks to Prince Charles
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis spoke by phone with Prince Charles on Friday from his office at Cabinet, Churchill Building. Prince Charles expressed how deeply the people of the United Kingdom are feeling for Bahamians during this time of tragedy i
Sick child rescued from Mudd
A SICK infant was rescued from a damaged home in The Mudd in Abaco by rescue workers and is now receiving medical care in Nassau. Gwen Denton DeLeon, an American doctor volunteering in Abaco, posted on Facebook about the emotional moment a search te
Please help us: Evacuees fear for future
EVACUEES have said they have been left feeling uncertain over their future as they try to adjust to life in refuge shelters.
Six-month building ban in The Mudd and Pigeon Peas
THE Ministry of Housing and Environment has issued an order prohibiting the construction of residential or commercial buildings in the Mudd, Pigeon Pea, Sand Bank and Farm Road communities of Abaco.
Mother left unable to get dialysis dies after storm
A MOTHER-of-two died in Rand Memorial Hospital after she was unable to get dialysis during Hurricane Dorian, according to a relative. The woman’s aunt, Rosie Wells-Fawkes, said Annora Kemp, 38, had type one diabetes from the age of six and had been on dialysis for over a year.
Carnival feeds thousands in GB
THE National Emergency Management Agency, along with Carnival Cruise Line, took thousands of prepared lunches to the residents of Grand Bahama on Thursday afternoon during the lunchtime rush.The prepared meals were distributed on the grounds of the o
60 boxes of aid packed at national gallery
HURRICANE relief efforts are continuing among volunteers at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas - with 60 boxes of aid packed yesterday. With people largely evacuated from the affected islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama now, the relief operation h
Cleanup resumes in Bahamas as Humberto swirls away
MCLEAN'S TOWN, Bahamas (AP) — Jeffrey Roberts lifted a mustard-yellow curtain from the ground to hunt for passports and other documents at the place where his family's home stood before Hurricane Dorian blasted into Grand Bahama Island.
Tropical storm warning discontinued
The government has discontinued a tropical storm warning as Humberto moves away from the Bahamas. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Humberto is expected to become a hurricane by Sunday night or early Monday, but it won't threaten land by the time it intensifies to that strength.
Haitian community forms group to assist relief efforts
IN the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, prominent members of the Haitian community have formed the United Haitian Community Front to assist with relief efforts in the wake of the catastrophic storm.
Storm victims 'refusing to comply with law and order'
NEMA spokesperson Carl Smith yesterday suggested storm victims were exacerbating challenges in the distribution of relief because they refused “to comply with law and order”.
