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Hurricane Damage Assessments Continue on Inagua

Bahamas Information Services | 12th September 2008
Technical teams on the island of Inagua are continuing detailed assessments for the Government, which will most likely issue an exigency order to provide duty exemptions to residents working to regroup in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham advised Tuesday.

PM Ingraham, assessment team heads to Inagua

Lindsay Knowles | 10th September 2008
Prime Minister the Rt Hon Hubert Ingraham on Tuesday will lead a Government delegation to Matthew Town, Inagua to view the extent to which residents suffered damages resulting from the Category 4 Hurricane Ike.

News Briefing on Inagua

Lindsay Knowles | 9th September 2008
NEWS BRIEFING FROM INAGUA (12 NOON) By National Emergency Managment Agency, NEMA

PM on TS Hanna

Bahamas Information Services | 6th September 2008
Prime Minister the Rt Hon Hubert A Ingraham expressed concerned Thursday night over the impact Tropical Storm Hanna would have on The Bahamas.

PM Ingraham: No Major Damage Reported Thus Far

Bahamas Information Services | 6th September 2008
Bahamas Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham said that as of late Thursday night, no major damage from Tropical Storm Hanna had been reported in the country, and expressed confidence in the country’s ability to protect residents and tourists.

Reconstruction of Long Island Dock to Bring Comfort to Residents

Kathryn Campbell | 3rd September 2008
The signing of a contract for the reconstruction of the Simms Dock in North Long Island is a confirmation of the Government’s strengthening of infrastructure for the development and continuous progress of the islands of The Bahamas, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources the Hon. Larry Cartwright said.

MEDIA ADVISORY SCHOOLS

Bahamas Information Services | 2nd September 2008
ALL SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH EAST BAHAMAS ARE CLOSED, DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF TS HANNA. THOSE ISANDS INCLUDE:

Government Expanding Home Ownership in Andros

Gladstone Thurston | 2nd September 2008
The government is expanding home ownership for Bahamians in South Andros and Mangrove Cay. The Ministry of Housing wants to revive and expand the Money Rock community and begin occupancy of the Mangrove Cay subdivision outside Moxey Town.

Conference to Showcase Maritime Opportunities

Gladston Thurston | 27th August 2008
Nassau-based shipping companies are intensifying their efforts to attract more Bahamians to careers in the maritime industry.

Ministry of Health Moving to Improve Family Island Healthcare

Matt Maura | 27th August 2008
Officials at the Ministry of Health and the Department of Public Health are implementing a “regionalization approach” to healthcare in The Bahamas by giving medical personnel at the primary healthcare community centres in New Providence responsibility for the overall administration of healthcare in the Family Islands.
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