Fisherman tells how wife drowned as home flooded
A CRAB fisherman from East Grand Bahama said he could not save his wife from drowning as a powerful storm surge from Hurricane Dorian flooded their home. Howard Armstrong said he was able to swim out of his flooded home to his boat and make it to sa
Boy feared lost rescued as he sat in tree waiting
A LITTLE boy feared lost in the devastation wrought by Hurricane Dorian in Abaco was found sitting on a tree, according to an update from his father. A post from Mack Altidor on Facebook said his son Brenden Dion Altidor was found by an unnamed man
$1m each from Disney and Royal Caribbean to help
THE Bahamas’ relief and recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian have received a $2m injection courtesy of a leading cruise line and a worldwide family-entertainment juggernaut.The Walt Disney Company and Royal Caribbean International (R
20 evacuated to Princess Margaret Hospital
MORE than 20 people were evacuated from Abaco and brought to Princess Margaret Hospital in New Providence with wide ranging injuries following Hurricane Dorian’s passage. While Health Minister Dr Duane Sands initially placed the number at 21, the Pu
'There's nothing left' say saved US siblings
AFTER spending just over two days in a concrete room with no roof as Hurricane Dorian raged through Abaco, a group of storm-weathered American tourists told The Tribune “there’s nothing left”. Texan siblings Bryan and Heather Lee, and their friend J
HURRICANE DORIAN UPDATES: Seven fatalities confirmed, more deaths expected
Tuesday’s news from Abaco and Grand Bahama.
Five dead in Abaco
FIVE people have been confirmed dead on Abaco in the aftermath of destructive Hurricane Dorian, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis confirmed yesterday.
US Coast Guard airlifting injured out of Abaco
THE US Coast Guard started airlifting people in need of urgent medical care out of Abaco yesterday.
Dorian hits Grand Bahama – 'We are truly in dire straits'
“WE are truly in dire straits,” exclaimed Agriculture Minister Michael Pintard as he and his family watched water gush into their two-storey home in East Grand Bahama.
BPL works to restore power in New Providence blackout
ABOUT 30 percent of New Providence had power restored by 6pm last night following an island-wide blackout early Monday, according to Minister of Works Desmond Bannister. At a press conference, he explained that water likely impacted an engine at sub-
World famous chef ready to support hurricane zone
CELEBRITY chef José Andrés met with Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and government officials yesterday morning with plans to provide water and freshly cooked meals to victims of Hurricane Dorian.Chef Andrés is founder of World Central Kitchen, a non-
Looters target businesses during storm
AS Hurricane Dorian ravaged the northwest islands and caused severe rain and flooding in New Providence, looters “used the opportunity” provided by the severe conditions to break into businesses on the island, Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson
Rescue teams move residents as shelters compromised
SEVERAL shelters in Grand Bahama were compromised and taking on water as rescue teams on the island mobilised to relocate residents to safer locations, according to State Minister for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson yesterday. Giving a live update on ZN
Residents turn to social media to find loved ones
FRIENDS and family members took to social media in a desperate attempt to locate scores of loved ones from Abaco who were displaced in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Ever since the monster storm battered the northeastern island with its 180 mph
'I looked outside and it looked like a sea at the front of my door'
SCORES of Bahamians flocked to the Kendal G L Isaacs National Gymnasium on Sunday night when Hurricane Dorian flooded their homes. The Tribune visited the New Providence gymnasium yesterday morning to find that most of the residents had already left
