Present were: Captain Stephen Russell, Director, NEMA Carl Smith, NEMA Spokesperson... STATEMENT: Carl Smith, NEMA Spokesperson Good Morning Bahamas. Over the past two weeks, our country has been through a traumatic experience dealing with the impact of the second strongest [...]
A National Oil Spill Contingency Advisory Committee (NOSCAC) convened September 16, 2019 to provide oversight and direction of NEMA's initiatives to manage an oil spill that occurred at Equinor storage and transshipment terminal, South Riding Point, Grand Bahama, during Hurricane [...]
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis spoke with Texas-based pastor, televangelist and author Joel Osteen today (16 September) from the Office of the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Minnis provided Pastor Osteen with an overview of the devastation caused [...]
NEMA took hurricane relief supplies directly to the residents of Grand Bahama in “Operation Relief Saturday,” September 14, 2019. Deputy Prime Minister the Hon. K. Peter Turnquest, Minister of State for Grand Bahama Senator Kwasi Thompson, President of the Senate [...]
Over the past two weeks, our country has been through a traumatic experience dealing with the impact of the second strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic and the strongest hurricane ever recorded in The Bahamas. Through it all, the [...]
Police on New Providence are investigating a shooting incident Sunday, 15th September, 2019 which has left an adult male dead. According to reports, shortly before 7:00pm, a man was standing in front of a home on First Street, Coconut Grove, [...]
NEWS ITEM NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE HUMBERTO ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM EDT, MONDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2019. ...HUMBERTO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN......LARGE SWELLS AFFECTING MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES COASTLINE... Source: https://www.thebahamasweekly.com
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis traveled to North Abaco, including a number of the Abaco cays on September 11 as part of his assessment of relief and recovery efforts on affected islands. The Prime Minister was accompanied [...]
The Minister of Housing and the Environment has issued a Prohibition to Build Order for The Mudd, Pigeon Pea, Sand Bank and Farm Road community areas located on the island of Abaco, with immediate effect. According to the Order, “no [...]
Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, was visibly moved as he opened his Forum on the Hurricane Response in The Bahamas on Friday, September 13, 2019. Calling it a ‘zone of vulnerability [...]
