The National Emergency Management Agency has thrown its support behind the refurbishment of two Salvation Army hurricane shelters, as part of the overall disaster management plan for the country.

In this vein, NEMA was instrumental in helping to secure a Simplified Grant Agreement for an estimated $30,000 from the United States Agency for International Development/United States Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance/Latin America & The Caribbean, through the International Resource Group to the Salvation Army to repair and refit two certified emergency shelters and centres.

The signing ceremony took place on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at NEMA in the Churchill Building, Rawson Square in Downtown Nassau.

In attendance were Captain Stephen Russell, Director NEMA; Major Lester Ferguson, Divisional Commander, The Salvation Army Bahamas Division; Alex Solokoff, Acting Deputy Chief of Missions, US Embassy, Nassau; Timothy Callaghan, Sr. Regional Advisor, USAID/OFDA/LAC; Judy Munroe, Advisory Board Chairman, The Salvation Army Bahamas Division; and Marsha Kanady-Deveaux, Community Relations & Development, The Salvation Army Bahamas Division; and other Board members.

The project is expected to take about two months to complete before the height of the 2103 Atlantic Hurricane Season, around September. The works will take in the upgrading, repairing and refitting the Bain and Grants Town, and the Mackey Street hurricane shelters. The scope of works includes the bathrooms, walls, floors and refitting of storage rooms to construct showers and changing rooms. The shelters fell into disrepair due to water damage and ageing.

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