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International community rallies to support Bahamas after storm

THE international community is rallying to support The Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Joaquin. A team of disaster experts is being sent to The Bahamas by Jamaica on Monday.

Appeal for emergency Long Island supplies for early Sunday morning

A GROUP of Bahamians led by Long Islander George Cartwright are appealing for urgent supplies to be donated so that they can be flown to the hurricane-ravaged island on Sunday morning.

Hurricane Joaquin updates: "there might be fatalities" on Long Island says Police Commissioner, PM pledges "no resources will be spared"

Here is a guide to how you can help some the community relief efforts launched around The Bahamas to assist those who have been affected by Hurricane Joaquin, along with where you can drop off donations and how you can help through volunteering or financial donations.

Volunteers gather donations for those affected by Hurricane Joaquin

VOLUNTEERS have been working hard to gather donations for those affected by Hurricane Joaquin in The Bahamas.

VIDEO: Freddie Ramsey charged in BEC contracts bribe case

A 78-year-old man denied collecting more than $500,000 in bribes over a four-year span concerning generator purchase contracts for the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) in Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning.

UPDATED: Storm compared to Hurricane Andrew

The effects of the Hurricane Joaquin are being compared to that of 1992's Hurricane Andrew.

Search for missing cargo ship continues in southern Bahamas

US COAST Guard aircraft continued to search the waters of the southeastern Bahamas on Saturday for a cargo ship with 33 people on board that lost power and began taking on water as powerful Hurricane Joaquin roared across the archipelago.

HeadKnowles hurricane relief appeal on Saturday afternoon

A RELIEF effort being organised by HeadKnowles is gathering momentum on Saturday with appeals for essential items to be distributed to those on the Family Islands who are in "dire need" after suffering the effects of Hurricane Joaquin.

Butler-Turner's hurricane relief flight hampered by lack of communications

THERE is still no clarification on how relief efforts for those southern islands ravaged by Hurricane Joaquin would be carried out as communications systems are still down. A team organised by Trans Island Airways executives and Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner were attempting on Saturday morning to mobilise supplies and support teams to as many of the affected islands as possible, but the uncertainty over the infrastructure has delayed those plans.

BREAKING NEWS: Man found dead in Gamble Heights

POLICE are at a house in Gamble Heights where a man has been found dead on Saturday morning.

Hurricane Joaquin destroys buildings, unleashes flooding throughout Friday

HURRICANE Joaquin destroyed houses, uprooted trees and unleashed heavy flooding as it hurled torrents of rain across the Bahamas on Friday while the US Coast Guard said it was searching for a cargo ship with 33 people aboard that went missing during the storm.

NEMA: No response to attempts to contact Long Island and Crooked Island

THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in co-ordination with local government officials from islands affected by Hurricane Joaquin, are reporting on Friday afternoon that attempts to contact Long Island and Crooked Island have brought no response.

All cruise ships diverted due to Hurricane Joaquin

ALL cruise ships due to arrive in New Providence on Friday have been cancelled due to Hurricane Joaquin, Ministry of Tourism officials have announced.

NPSA playoffs and Swift Swimming meet rescheduled due to Hurricane Joaquin

HURRICANE Joaquin has forced two sporting events to be rescheduled this weekend in New Providence.

Registration begins for Race for the Cure

REGISTRATION for the 2016 Susan G Komen Bahamas Race for the Cure opened yesterday to a special musical backdrop as the event’s first official anthem was unveiled. “Save The World (Susan G Komen Bahamas Race for the Cure)” was created and donated by Visage Band Bahamas members, Wendi Lewis and Dyson Knight. Anwar McDonald helped to write the song and Frederick Seymour produced it.

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