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NICOLE MAKES LANDFALL: 800 seek shelter as hurricane hits Grand Bahama and Abaco
MORE than 800 people were forced to seek shelter yesterday as Hurricane Nicole barreled across Abaco and Grand Bahama, dumping heavy rain and gusty winds - stirring up painful memories for many still reeling from Dorian's devastation.
'Anxious' Abaco residents seek out shelter
'Anxious' Abaco residents seek out shelter
SOME residents of temporary homes in Abaco sought shelter ahead of Tropical Storm Nicole's arrival, with one woman saying she was "very afraid" and had an "anxiety level of 1,000".
Many Abaco dome, RV residents sought shelter ahead of Nicole, official says
Abaco Island Administrator Donald Rolle said last night that most of the residents who lived in domes, RVs and compromised homes on the island evacuated and sought shelter ahead of Tropical Storm Nicole, which is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane today. Government officials, law enforcement and Haitian pastors also moved throughout migrant communities on ...
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Abaco shelter work 'imminent'
Abaco shelter work 'imminent'
MAJOR construction is set to begin "imminently" on the Abaco Hurricane Shelter and Community Centre, according to Disaster Reconstruction Authority chairman Alex Storr.
Shelter services at New Life Christian Centre relocated to Maurice Moore Primary School
Shelter services at New Life Christian Centre relocated to Maurice Moore Primary School
The National Emergency Management Agency wishes to advise residents of west Grand Bahama that shelter services at New Life Christian Centre, located Coral Road, Freeport, have been relocated to the Maurice Moore Primary School, Sandcombe Drive, Arden Forest, Freeport.
NEMA Director orders activation of shelters in GB, Bimini
Director of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Captain Stephen Russell, Wednesday, ordered the activation of shelters in Grand Bahama and Bimini as a precautionary measure against potential impacts from Tropical Storm-Force conditions associated with Hurricane Ian.
Work on Abaco shelter to start this month
Work on Abaco shelter to start this month
DISASTER Reconstruction Authority officials revealed yesterday that major construction on the Abaco community centre and hurricane shelter will begin this month, lasting throughout 2023.
First Lady Ann Marie Davis named Patron of The Salvation Army, pledges to support organization’s efforts to establish larger, modernized women’s shelter
As part of its ongoing efforts to assist the most vulnerable in society, The Salvation Army recently paid a courtesy call to the Office of The Spouse. During the visit, First Lady Davis graciously accepted the organization's invitation to serve as a Salvation Army Patron and champion its efforts to establish a bigger and more modern shelter for women and their young children in need of refuge.
Shelter - we can't take any more animals
Shelter - we can't take any more animals
THE Bahamas Humane Society has announced it is currently unable to accept stray or owner surrendered animals.
This will continue to be the case until BHS is able to find homes for the animals it now has leaving additional room to accommodate new intake.
$500,000 for women's shelter
$500,000 for women's shelter
THE government has allocated $500,000 for a new women's shelter, it was revealed in the Senate.