A more efficient system to deal with the influx and distribution of the much-needed hurricane relief supplies is in place, along with many volunteers and organizations to better assist the affected residents of Grand Bahama and surrounding cays following the [...]
A scavenger hunt, march and rally, Jesus in the Park event, medal presentation ceremony and youth band encounter are among the events planned to observe National Youth Month 2019 in The Bahamas. The Hon. Lanisha Rolle, Minister of Youth, Sports [...]
THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 2:35 PM EDT UNTIL 4:35 PM TUESDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2019. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH LONG ISLAND, EXUMA AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS... Source: https://www.thebahamasweekly.com
Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Duane Sands said on the island of Abaco, clinics in Marsh Harbour, Fox Town, Moore’s Island and Sandy Point are all operational -- in Category 5 Hurricane Dorian’s aftermath -- and are being staffed [...]
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION #10 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12:00 PM TUESDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2019 …TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC … AT 11:00 AST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION [...]
Sea Shepherd volunteers have been on the ground in Freeport, Crown Haven, Little Abaco, and Sweetings Cay conducting Operation Good Pirates of the Caribbean, providing aid to areas hardest hit by Hurricane Dorian. The marine conservation organization's patrol vessel, the [...]
"Hurricane Dorian battered the north-western Bahamas inclusive of Abaco, Grand Bahama and the surrounding cays for approximately 68 hours with the eye-wall remaining over Grand Bahama for almost 30 hours. In total, approximately 68,592 persons experienced this unfortunate act of [...]
The National Emergency Management Agency, the governmental organization which leads the coalition of local, international governmental and nongovernmental partners assisting with the Hurricane Dorian emergency response management efforts, recently shared the operation’s progress from Immediate Response, the first phase to [...]
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis today accepted a donation of medical supplies from the Premier of the Cayman Islands, the Hon. Alden McLaughlin. The presentation took place at the Office of the Prime Minister. Premier McLaughlin, on [...]
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis accepted a $1 million contribution from the Government of India that will go toward Hurricane Dorian relief efforts. India High Commissioner M. Sevala Naik presented the donation to the Prime Minister and [...]
