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PM announces new Ministry of Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction, Dorian-affected areas designated Economic Recovery Zones

From today’s press conference by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis:

Hurricane death toll now at 53

Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said on Friday that police had recovered another body from the hurricane affected area of Abaco.

Disaster Preparedness and Response Amendment Bill 'unconstitutional'

ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe, QC, believes the government’s proposed Disaster Preparedness and Response Amendment Bill 2019 is “unconstitutional”, as he accused the government of causing harm to scores of Abaco residents.

Speaker: China should consider developing southeast Bahamas

HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie yesterday recommended to a People’s Republic of China delegation that its country consider developing the southeast region of the Bahamas to shift the population concentration from the northwest Bahamas.

Conditions at Kendal G L Isaacs Gymnasium 'unsatisfactory'

CONDITIONS at the Kendal G L Isaacs Gymnasium, which houses more than 1,000 Hurricane Dorian evacuees, was found to be unsatisfactory upon inspection by a group of officials.

Drug and ammunition convict's prison time capped at two years

THE Court of Appeal has capped a drug and ammunition convict’s time in prison to a maximum of two years after ruling that his sentences should be served concurrently.

Govt denies reports of non-Bahamians being mistreated after Dorian

GOVERNMENT has denied social media reports claiming that non-Bahamians are being mistreated in the wake of hurricane Dorian that affected Abaco and Grand Bahama.

Bahamas 'facing impending threat' from climate change

THE Bahamas is facing an impending and existential threat due to climate change, according to the Cat Island Conservation Institute Friday.

More than a dozen still missing in High Rock community

IN the High Rock community alone, more than a dozen persons are still missing and feared dead in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian - one of the most destructive and deadliest storms in the history of the Bahamas.

Staniard Creek residents block Haitian nationals from going to work

A GROUP of Andros residents from Staniard Creek blocked a bridge leading to Kamalame Cay in an attempt to prevent some Haitian nationals from going to work on Thursday morning.

Senior citizens home calls for help for hurricane victims

AN owner of a senior citizens home is requesting financial assistance to help house victims displaced by Hurricane Dorian.Reverend Dr Kendal Capron, head of The Good Samaritan Senior Citizen’s Home, said the facility is in dire need of funds to purch

Former President Clinton speaks to PM

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis spoke with former United States President Bill Clinton by phone on Wednesday to discuss Hurricane Dorian relief efforts on the affected islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama. Mr Clinton expressed his sadness over the deva

Volunteers offer to help storm victims with resumés

TWO volunteers have launched an initiative to help storm victims prepare updated resumes to assist them in their search for new jobs. Karla Lisgaris, brand manager at Caribbean Bottling Co, said in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, she noticed a lo

Aid packages for storm victims

THE government will create packages to assist those who have been affected by the devastation brought on by Hurricane Dorian to help people rebuild their lives and communities, said Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest.

Nearly 2,000 housed in emergency shelters

TWELVE emergency shelters are housing 1,962 people, according to the National Emergency Management Agency yesterday.

UPDATED: Death toll reaches 52

FRIDAY UPDATE: New information on autopsies was released on Friday, which indicated that two children (one girl and one boy) were among the dead in Abaco.

Shanty legal fight: Smith warns govt cannot use Dorian to take away people’s property rights

ATTORNEY Fred Smith says the property rights of residents from The Mudd and Pigeon Peas survived Hurricane Dorian’s destruction of buildings in their communities.

Haiti ‘in no position to help’ displaced residents

MANY displaced residents of The Mudd and Pigeon Peas shanty towns are wedged between a rock and a hard place because Haiti is in no position to accept them and their homes in Abaco have been completely wiped out.

Survivors picking up the pieces

FOR many Hurricane Dorian victims who were lucky to survive the monster storm, the uncertain process of picking up the pieces of their lives now begins.

Reservist no longer faces charge of unlawful sex

RESERVE Sergeant Dwayne Decosta is no longer charged with having sex with a 13-year-old girl last year, his attorney revealed yesterday.Murrio Ducille said instead of being charged with unlawful sexual intercourse, Decosta is now charged with abducti

'How can you take delegation of ten but not the athletes?'

PICEWELL Forbes, Progressive Liberal Party MP for South Andros, questioned why the government is reportedly sending a ten-person delegation to Doha, Qatar for the IAAF Track and Field Championships at a time when the ministry has clamped down on spen

Union chief claims ‘scare tactics’ used in stand-off with teachers

BAHAMAS Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson criticised the Ministry of Education for “victimising and using scare tactics” against the teachers at Carlton E Francis Primary School.

UPDATED: Man shot dead as he sits in his car

A MAN died in hospital after he was shot while sitting in his car on Wednesday night, police said.  The incident is the sixth killing police reported this week. It pushed the murder count to 76 for the year, according to this newspaper’s records.

Bahamian spirit shines through despite horror

“YES, something positive came out of Hurricane Dorian.”

Man wants to apologise to family of victim he shot dead in the street

A 25-year-old man wants to apologise to the family of a man he shot to death three years ago.Christopher McQueen maintains he shot the man because the deceased threatened him and accused him of seeing his girlfriend.McQueen told Justice Cheryl Grant-