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October 05, 2016
Eye of Hurricane Matthew Moving Near Central Bahamas

...EYE OF MATTHEW MOVING NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...
...EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT APPROACHES FLORIDA...

SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...23.4N 76.4W
ABOUT 125 MI...205 KM SSE OF NASSAU
ABOUT 325 MI...525 KM SE OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEG...

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June 15, 2019
Up next, Matthew Pinder's 'Give Me Some Time'

On the heels of his rise to wider recognition and fame, Bahamian indie-folk artist Matthew Pinder is creating a space for himself in both the musical and visual art worlds in The Bahamas. Using Baha Mar's The Current Gallery and Art Centre as a venue [...]

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October 05, 2016
LIVE UPDATES: HURRICANE MATTHEW - Areas of New Providence will lose power at 5pm Grand Bahama evacuations

11.50AM: CONTROLLED shutdown of electricity will begin in some areas as early as 5pm in New Providence today, Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) has said in a press statement.

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October 05, 2016
Florida faces biggest evacuation ever as Matthew homes in

GOVERNOR Rick Scott says Florida could be facing its "biggest evacuation ever" because Hurricane Matthew is threatening almost the entire Atlantic coast of the state.

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January 25, 2019
Matthew Flinders: Australia explorer's remains found in HS2 dig

The remains of explorer Captain Matthew Flinders have been identified by archaeologists working on the HS2 project in a London burial ground...

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November 13, 2017
Caribbean Bottling Co. sales down in GB since passage of Matthew

President and CEO of Caribbean Bottling Company (Bahamas) Ltd. Walter Wells said the company's business has declined by roughly eight percent in Freeport, Grand Bahama since the passage of Hurricane Matthew. Speaking with Guardian Business recently, Wells pointed out that Memories Grand Bahama Beach Resort [...]
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October 05, 2017
North Andros families still in need after Matthew

North Andros and the Berry Islands MP Carlton Bowleg said yesterday that one year after his constituency was devastated by Hurricane Matthew very little has been done to help those who lost their homes and pleaded with the government for help. Bowleg, who was contributing [...]
The post North Andros families still in need after Matthew appeared first on The Nassau Guardian.

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September 04, 2017
Power plant still has a hole in its roof from Hurricane Matthew

PAUL Maynard, president of the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union, has warned of potential flooding at Bahamas Power and Light's Clifton Pier Power Plant after damage sustained during Hurricane Matthew last October was never repaired.

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August 17, 2017
J.S. Johnson reports income decline still reeling from Matthew

J.S. Johnson Insurance company is still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Matthew on its bottom line, the company said in recently released second quarter results, reporting an income decline of 17 percent.
According to the company, income declined from $13,350,833 to $11,136,630, "with the largest drop being in net commissions and fees".
"Net income of $3,363,168 was reported, falling some 36...

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July 28, 2017
1,700 homes still damaged from Matthew

Nine months after the passing of Hurricane Matthew, nearly 2,000 homes have still not been repaired, according to National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Director Captain Stephen Russell.
Noting that initially near 5,000 homes were impacted by the Category 4 storm, which affected several islands last October, Russell assured that, although it may seem as if the process is slow, "We are chuckin...

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