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September 27, 2017
MOTA Executives Communications Plan to Protect Critical Tourism Industry After Hurricanes Irma and Maria

Hurricanes Irma and Maria had a devastating impact on many parts of the Caribbean and on several southern islands of The Bahamas, including Ragged Island. The thoughts of all at the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation (BMOTA) are with those in our islands and throughout our region...

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September 26, 2017
Bahamians in Dominica confirmed safe after Hurricane Maria

Following extensive efforts at contact with the four Bahamians known to be living in the Caribbean island of Dominica, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the individuals in question are safe, following the passage of Hurricane Maria, which caused significant damage on that island...

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September 21, 2017
Hurricane Maria Alert #17

??HURRICANE MARIA IS HEADING TOWARD THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...
HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. THIS INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF MAYAGUANA, INAGUA, CROOKED ISLAND, ACKLINS, LONG CAY, SAMANA CAY AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...

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September 19, 2017
Foreign Affairs Minister addressed UN High Level Meeting on Impact of Hurricane Irma

The Hon. Darren Henfield, Minister of Foreign Affairs, addressed a high level meeting convened by the UN Secretary General and the President of the General Assembly on the impact of Hurricane Irma on the Caribbean region...

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September 10, 2017
BTC UPDATES ON HURRICANE IRMA

Nassau, The Bahamas. September 10, 2017. BTC continues to monitor the effects of Hurricane Irma on our national network. We are pleased to report we have had limited interruption of services across the 17 islands being serviced throughout The Bahamas. Services remained available throughout the storm in the following islands; New Providence, Grand Bahama, Bimini, Eleuthera, Berry Island, Moore?s ...

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September 09, 2017
Hurricane Irma Updates From BTC

BTC advises that its network has been resilient and has fared well during the passage of Hurricane Irma.

The BTC Command Center and Emergency Teams, have been fully mobilized since Thursday for twenty four hour intense observation of the landline, internet, mobile and television networks and systems across the country. Most of our concerns are related to power, as there was a loss of commerci...

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September 06, 2017
Familiar Walk talks to NOAA the National Hurricane Center

As Hurricane Irma barrels towards The Bahamas as a category five storm, a special hurricane preparedness installment of the much-heralded television series A Familiar Walk will take a look inside the National Hurricane Center (NHC) through the experiences of its Chief Hurricane Specialist...

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September 06, 2017
Hurricane Irma Evokes 'Political Maturity'

Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis Wednesday commended Opposition Leader, the Hon. Philip ?Brave? Davis for his assistance in helping to ensure that Bahamians and residents of the Southern Bahamas were safely evacuated into the capital...

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November 11, 2015
Butler-Turner 'blocked' from receiving hurricane relief

LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday said she was blocked from receiving hurricane relief supplies for her constituency that were donated by staff and students of Claridge Primary School...

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June 14, 2017
Dame Praises Electro Telecom for Encouraging Youth Affected by Hurricanes

Minister of National Security the Hon. Marvin Dames said, on June 12, 2017, that the gesture displayed that day by the donation of laptops by Paul Smith and his company, Electro Telecom Limited, will nurture the social development of children, in much the same way "water nourishes a young plant"...

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