Mounds of debris from gutted businesses in Freeport's downtown shopping district sit as a monument to Dorian's crushing blow to the island's economy. As of last Friday, Sanitation Services had collected 6,500 tons of bulk trash created by storm damage on the island, with mounds like these scheduled for removal. SHARON TURNERHundreds on Grand Bahama are now jobless following the closure of more than half of the island's storm-damaged businesses, with over 60 percent of impacted businesses uninsured and over 4,000 buildings in Freeport city damaged, inclusive of approximately 1,500 homes, according to figures provided to [...]
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