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Islands in line for new storm shelters

DISASTER Reconstruction Authority officials have set their sights on October 1 to begin construction of two shelters after Hurricane Dorian one year ago proved that churches and schools are not adequate to withstand storm force winds.

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$15K fine for drugs and firearm charges

Well-known Abaco resident Pericles Anthony Maillis was fined a total of $15,500 after pleading guilty to a list of charges for drugs and firearm possession in the Magistrate Court in Abaco on yesterday.

Picking up the pieces after storm

By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net AFTER losing everything she owned to Hurricane Dorian last year, Abaco resident Stacey-Anderson Pierre is thankful that her life is returning to some level of normalcy. She and her

Tributes as friends say farewell to the Shark Whisperer

WELL-KNOWN shark researcher and diver Dr Erich Ritter died in his sleep last Friday at his Florida home. He was 61. On its Facebook page, SharkSchool, an environmental conservation organisation which he headed, announced his death on Saturday. “We

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Rodgers to seek another four-year term in office

SAM Rodgers, who stepped up and took over the reigns of the Bahamas Baseball Association in 2016, said he was delighted to step in and steer the sport in the right direction.

Students sent on a fool's errand

Minister of Education Jeff Lloyd’s announcement that schools on Grand Bahama will open “face to face” on October 5, while New Providence, Eleuthera and Abaco will resume classes virtually, is one of the most disappointing decisions that the Free National Movement (FNM) administration has made since the COVID-19 outbreak in March. I feel as if Lloyd is sending Grand Bahamian students on a fool’s errand. It simply cannot work.

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61 new COVID-19 cases and one death reported on Wednesday

The Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that there were 61 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one death.

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ALICIA WALLACE: Dorian must be more than a memory - rather a call to action

It has been one year since Hurricane Dorian devastated Grand Bahama and Abaco.

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Thompson: Dorian our most devastating natural disaster

Dorian is shaping up to be the costliest hurricane ever as government spending continues to climb well into the millions a year after the disaster. Minister of State for Grand Bahama Senator Kwasi Thompson describes the storm as “undoubtedly the mos

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Niece tells of missing family lost in Dorian

DORIAN survivor Emily Bethel says she misses the voices of her aunt and uncle and their sweet personalities the most now that they are gone. Juanita Lowe and Lee Roy Lowe were killed after the Category Five Storm swept their home away. Mrs Bethel s

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Gov't to speed up reforming its SOE loss-makers

The deputy prime minister yesterday pledged to accelerate state-owned enterprise (SOE) reforms after they proved the one area of recurrent spending overruns in the revised 2019-2020 Budget. K Peter Turnquest told Tribune Business the Government must

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As nation remembers Dorian dead, PM concedes: We have much more left to do

ONE year after Hurricane Dorian bulldozed its way through Abaco and Grand Bahama, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis acknowledged the frustration survivors have felt in trying to repair their lives and apologised that many things have taken too long to complete.

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Union has doubts on schools reopening

PRESIDENT of Bahamas Union of Teachers Belinda Wilson has expressed doubt that the Ministry of Education is ready for the 2020 school year.

The rise of Renward

The Prime Minister recently appointed the Hon Renward Wells (FNM-South Beach) to serve as Minister of Health. Wells has come a long way since he, Andre Rollins, et al, patched together a rookie political action group some years ago. Wells has proven to be a political chameleon and made of durable material. He and Rollins were elected on the PLP ticket in 2012. They both fell afoul of the then Christie led PLP and the rest is history.

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59 new cases of COVID-19, two deaths reported on Tuesday

The Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday that there are 59 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths.

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Cooper: Deficit amount dated, show us current state

The opposition’s shadow minister for finance says that the deficit is nearly 350 percent than presented in the ministry of finance’s latest fiscal snapshot for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019/2010.

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Abaco still struggling to rebuild

ONE year after Hurricane Dorian ripped through their homes — leaving behind a trail of unimaginable and widespread destruction — many Abaco residents are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives.

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‘Dorian took my girls’

A year ago, Carline Edgecombe’s worst fears came true when her only two daughters were taken from her after Hurricane Dorian destroyed the church in which they had sought shelter with their father.

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RBDF officers’ night spot ‘curfew breach’

FOUR Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers who were accused of violating the COVID-19 emergency orders by attending a nightclub in Abaco during the national curfew were yesterday granted $500 bail before their trial.

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Cooper calls for deeper insight on state finances

WHILE castigating the Minnis administration for its lack of a plan to mitigate economic fall out due to COVID-19, the Progressive Liberal Party is urging the government to disclose more specifics about the country’s financial footing.