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BPL repair costs after hurricane may be $50m

IT could cost Bahamas Power and Light at least $50m to repair the damage to its infrastructure caused by Hurricane Dorian, according to a well-placed source. And even this figure could be on the low end of the spectrum, the source told this newspaper

Aid groups: We're not being held back by red tape

REPRESENTATIVES of international organisations providing relief to the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian said yesterday red tape has not hindered their efforts. During a press conference, leaders of the United States Agency for International Developmen

Missing list falls to 1,300

POLICE Commissioner Anthony Ferguson yesterday suggested the total number of lives lost due to Hurricane Dorian may never be fully recorded as he defended the pace of the official count.

Minnis bites back: Former PMs ‘jockeying for position’

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis expressed disappointment and surprise yesterday in his predecessors, Hubert Ingraham and Perry Christie, over their comments suggesting he has ignored their capacity to help the country recover from Hurricane Dorian.

Louis Bacon pledges $1m aid

LOUIS Bacon, founder of The Moore Bahamas Foundation, an affiliate of The Moore Charitable Foundation (MCF), pledged $1m for a combination of short-term and long-term hurricane relief and reconstruction following the devastation caused by Hurricane D

Non-profits play their part

NON-PROFIT organisations such as the World Central Kitchen, Samaritan’s Purse and the Bahamas Red Cross have all pitched in to bring relief to evacuees impacted by Hurricane Dorian. Nate Mook, executive director of World Central Kitchen which prepar

Warning as new tropical storm likely to form

PARTS of the country recently devastated by Hurricane Dorian are at risk for more bad weather, as a tropical storm warning was in effect last night for the northwest Bahamas. Yesterday, Chief Meteorological Officer Arnold King said the heavy showers

Murder suspect: Police told me they were going to crack my skull

A 21-year-old man accused of murdering a father of four claimed yesterday he was denied basic hygienic rights and suffered threats of harm while on remand.

HURRICANE DORIAN: Tropical storm warning for northwest Bahamas, Minnis hits back at former PMs

Thursday's news.

Minnis hits back at former PMs

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has expressed disappointment and surprise in his predecessors, Hubert Ingraham and Perry Christie, over comments they made suggesting he has ignored their capacity to help the country recover from Hurricane Dorian.

Warning of increased risk of skin conditions

THE public is advised that following the passage of Hurricane Dorian there is an increased risk of skin infections associated with flooding and contaminated water. The Public Hospitals Authority advised that skin and soft tissue infections can devel

Safe and sound - family finds dog lost in storm

A Bahamian couple has finally found their family dog days after she was reported missing during the passage of Hurricane Dorian in Abaco. Dr Jim and Mrs Kristi Hull of Marsh Harbour, Abaco, were vacationing in Canada when they received word that the

Oil spotted in ocean off Abaco

OIL has been spotted in the ocean near Abaco and may have impacted parts of the coastline, days after an oil spill occurred in Grand Bahama.Equinor, which operates the South Riding Point storage and transshipment terminal in Grand Bahama, said the so

Orphanages need more volunteers and money

ORPHANGES on New Providence are bracing for more children affected by Hurricane Dorian to be turned over to their facilities as they appealed for donations to help their operations.Representatives from the Ranfurly Home and Children’s Emergency Hoste

'Significant' help needed to repair damaged east GB

SIGNIFICANT support and assistance to rebuild the communities devastated in the east Grand Bahama district are needed, according to Administrator Gaye Antoine-Bowe, who reported that the damage to homes and property is very widespread. On Grand Baha

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