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Cornèr Bank Donates $100,000, Progressive Bank Leads ‘Financial Services Cares’ Initiative for Dorian Aid
Cornèr Bank Donates $100,000, Progressive Bank Leads ‘Financial Services Cares’ Initiative for Dorian Aid
Heeding the call of the financial services industry to rally around recovery and rebuilding assistance in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, groundbreaking Cornèr Bank (Overseas) Limited stepped up to the plate today with a donation of $100,000 to the Bahamas Red Cross...
First part of Cuba's humanitarian aid for victims of Hurricane Dorian arrives in The Bahamas.
First part of Cuba's humanitarian aid for victims of Hurricane Dorian arrives in The Bahamas.
The first part of Cuba's humanitarian aid, for Bahamians affected by Hurricane Dorian arrived this afternoon in The Bahamas. Raciel Proenza, Deputy General Director for Economic Collaboration of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment, officially handed over the donation...
Prime Minister Meets with European Humanitarian Aid Organization
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis met Mr. Nicolas Louis of European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and Mr. Gerard Guerin of its Emergency Response Coordination Centre, today...
Additional Red Cross Aid Supplies Arrive in the Bahamas
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) plans to receive a plane load of relief supplies at Odyssey Aviation Nassau (MYNN) today at 3:30pm today, September 5, 2019.
Fire at AID on Wulff Road, street thick with smoke
Fire at AID on Wulff Road, street thick with smoke
A fire at Automotive & Industrial Distributors Ltd (AID) filled Wulff Road with smoke this afternoon.
BahamasLocalNews.com got some photos and info from the scene. Fire trucks were setup at the WulffRoad/Mackey street intersection and hoses ran from there towards AID. The road was blocked off from Mackey Street.
An eyewitness on the scene at about 4:50pm said the street was filled with thi...
New exclusive photos video of AID's destructive inferno
New exclusive photos of the massive fire that engulfed the AID retail store and warehouse on Wulff Road, Nassau show the extensive damage caused. Nassau resident, Dwayne Higgs, who works less than two blocks away from the AID location, captured the intensity of the blaze and the work of emergency response crews on the scene.
The fire, which began around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, eventually consumed t...
AID after the fire - Photos, Video
AID after the fire - Photos, Video
Despite heavy rain, the gutted, blackened AID building was still billowing smoke at 6:30 this morning.
BahamasLocalNews.com was up early to see how bad yesterday's blaze was. The verdict: Very bad.
See photos and video below.
Amazon fires: Brazil to reject G7 offer of $22m aid
Amazon fires: Brazil to reject G7 offer of $22m aid
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has ruled out accepting a G7 offer of aid to fight fires in the Amazon rainforest unless he gets an apology from his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron...
AID Clay Court Championships continue at Gym Tennis Club
The first week of the 27th Annual AID Clay Court Tennis Championships is now completed, and three divisional champions having been determined. The championships are ongoing over at the Gym Tennis Club in Winton Meadows...
Protected areas can aid conch
Protected areas can aid conch
A NEW study has confirmed that marine protected areas such as the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park can help save the Bahamas' queen conch stocks, as they help replenish nearby populations.