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October 31, 2023
Appeal for financial aid as cost of living rise impacts the Ranfurly Home for children

INFLATION is making it harder for the Ranfurly Homes for Children to function.

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October 27, 2023
UN Reduces Gaza Aid Operations As Fuel Runs Out

GAZA - UN aid agencies say they have begun to significantly reduce their operations in the Gaza Strip because they have almost exhausted their fuel reserves.

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October 13, 2023
Haiti: Aid Delivery Depends On Talking To 300 Gangs

HAITI - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says the level of armed violence in Haiti has become so extreme that it has had to engage with hundreds of gangs in order to be able to deliver humanitarian aid.

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October 12, 2023
Baha Mar donates $100k to Red Cross to aid in replacing $80k of stolen equipment

BAHA MAR donated $100,000 to The Bahamas Red Cross yesterday after the non-profit organisation was robbed of $80,000 worth of equipment.

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September 11, 2023
Aid Reaches Some as Morocco Copes with Quake Aftermath

MOROCCO - Rescuers in Morocco raced against time to find survivors in the rubble more than 48 hours after its deadliest earthquake in more than six decades.

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January 21, 2011
Letter: Aid to Haiti should be given in a manner that encourages work and creativity

EDITOR, The Tribune.

IF THE January 2010 earthquake in Haiti reminded us of our vulnerability, then perhaps the current situation in our sister country, one year later, reminds us of how even the best intentions can go wrong.

Despite all the international attention, thousands of volunteers, hundreds of millions in aid and plans to rebuild, the situation in Haiti remains dire with no apprecia...

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September 05, 2023
NGO gets more funding to extend post-Dorian aid

The SBP team, which has repaired 624 homes since Hurricane Dorian in 2019, is able to continue its mission of assisting Central and East Grand Bahama residents after receiving new funding.  "To date, our non-government organization has invested more than $12 million through our various recovery programs on Grand Bahama and Abaco," said SBP's Executive ...
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August 30, 2023
GB Airport Getting More than Band-Aid Fix

GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS - The work going into redeveloping the new Grand Bahama International Airport aims to do more than just be a "band-aid" fix.

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August 23, 2023
Government signs deal for plan to aid in renewable energy integration

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government yesterday signed an agreement with the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) for the development of an Integrated Resource and Resilience Plan (IRRP) to aid in the efficient integration of renewables across the country, in line with its National Energy Policy targets.  CCREEE, which was established in [...]

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July 11, 2023
Passenger requires emergency medical aid on Bahamasair flight from Florida

A PASSENGER received emergency medical care onboard a Bahamasair plane during a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Nassau on Friday.

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