Shelters - all open from noon Friday.
All remaining emergency shelters opened at 12 noon today, to accommodate residents who might have to evacuate their homes due to severe flooding. The shelters in the Southern Bahamas were activated on Thursday for residents who decided to remain on
Entire nation under hurricane watch
THE ENTIRE Bahamas was placed under a hurricane warning Thursday as Hurricane Irma hurled toward the southern islands with winds up to 175 miles per hour. In an interview with The Tribune, US Accuweather forecaster Dan Kottlowski, said the centre of
Back to School support from Rotaract
BACK to school preparations were in full swing last weekend for the Rotaract Club of South East Nassau Centennial (RSENC).Along with their sponsor club, The Rotary Club of South East Nassau (RCSEN), RSENC dedicated their weekend to Rotary’s motto ‘Se
Food parcels handed out by Red Cross before the storm
SCORES of persons seeking food and water flocked to the Red Cross early Thursday morning as the capital braced for Hurricane Irma.Director General Caroline Turnquest said a total of 175 people had received food parcels by 1pm with officials on alert
HURRICANE IRMA UPDATES: BPL announces planned shutdowns
THE EYE of Hurricane Irma is projected to pass directly over the northern tip of Andros Friday night, according to US Accuweather forecaster Dan Kottlowski, who said the "most dangerous side" of the category five storm will pass over New Providence, Grand Bahama, Bimini and the Berry Islands.
MP slams 'drastic' move to close outreach centres
ENGLERSTON MP Glenys Hanna Martin has taken issue with the government's decision to close Department of Social Services outreach centres Wednesday, claiming the "drastic" move placed "vulnerable" Bahamians in crisis.
Man accused of killing wife in Long Island cutlass attack
A 61-year-old Long Island man was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a cutlass attack on that island last week that left his wife dead and her mother in serious condition in hospital.
PM: Lives are more important than cost
THE costs associated with the largest hurricane evacuation in the country’s history is “immaterial” when lives are to be preserved, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday as Hurricane Irma draws closer to the southern islands.
Outpatient, specialty clinics close Friday
THE Public Hospitals Authority has advised that all public out-patient and specialty clinics will be closed as of Friday due to Hurricane Irma.
Davis: Pay attention to notices on hurricane
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis has urged Bahamians not to take anything for granted as Hurricane Irma approaches and to finalise storm preparations.
Grand Bahama residents told to evacuate the coastline
GRAND Bahama will be “significantly impacted” by Hurricane Irma, and residents are being urged to evacuate all coastal and low-lying areas prone to flooding.
Ministry urges island tourists on Grand Bahama to go back home
AS the island prepares for category five storm Irma, officials at the Ministry of Tourism in Grand Bahama appealed to the hundreds of visitors here on the island to return home as soon as possible.
Relief for southern evacuees
IVA Nixon, 79, breathed a sigh of relief as she stepped off a Bahamasair jet and onto the tarmac at the Lynden Pindling International Airport yesterday, telling reporters no one should be thinking about material things amid evacuations from Mayaguana, Inagua, Crooked Island, Acklins, Long Cay and Ragged Island ahead of monster storm Hurricane Irma’s arrival to the country.
International airport open until end of today
THE Nassau Airport Development Company has announced that operations will continue as normal at Lynden Pindling International Airport until the end of Thursday.
Full house at Humane Society
BAHAMAS Humane Society Shelter Manager Percy Grant said yesterday the rescue organisation’s shelter facilities have reached maximum capacity as the country braces for the effects of Hurricane Irma.
