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October 17, 2019
Cable & Wireless Charitable Foundation Release Additional Funding for Bahamas
The Cable & Wireless Charitable Foundation (CWCF), is continuing its commitment to support the recovery and restoration efforts in The Bahamas; and today announced that they have donated US$75,000 to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and US$50,000 to the Rotary Club of Grand Bahama to support the islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco, the two islands devastated by Hurricane...
Ministry of Finance Releases Details on How Individuals and Organizations Can Utilize the Exigency Order
September 05, 2019
Ministry of Finance Releases Details on How Individuals and Organizations Can Utilize the Exigency Order
Acting Deputy Financial Secretary, Athena Marche shared details about the financial resources being mobilized by the government to respond to the national crisis left in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, and provided details on how individuals and organizations can utilize the Exigency Order signed by the government to provide tax relief on the import of hurricane relief supplies...
Reconstructing the Caribbean after Irma
September 15, 2017
Reconstructing the Caribbean after Irma
Hurricane Irma devastated several islands of the Caribbean. The hurricane took the leisurely time of a tourist on summer holiday in the tropics. Then she slowly wended her considerable, powerful, awe-inspiring mass, and destructive tentacles of wind, water, storm surge, and frightening spectacle of thunder and lightning, toward Florida.
Irma struck Floridians with winds of 130 miles per hour, Cate...
Minister warns again about price gouging
September 06, 2017
Minister warns again about price gouging
There will be over 60 inspectors throughout The Bahamas monitoring incidents of price gouging leading up to Hurricane Irma and a week after, Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes said yesterday.
"Normally leading up to national disasters such as this hurricane, we have had past experiences with merchants increasing the prices of hurricane-related items, particularly at hardware stores and at food stores...
Statement by Dion A. Foulkes Minister of Labour (with responsibility for consumer affairs)
September 05, 2017
Statement by Dion A. Foulkes Minister of Labour (with responsibility for consumer affairs)
The Public is advised that it is illegal, unethical and immoral for businesses in The Bahamas to artificially increase the price of goods and services offered for sale or hire in an attempt to secure abnormal profits in anticipation or in the aftermath of a national disaster, in this instance, Hurricane Irma...
January 18, 2017
Milo Butler Distributors backs Red Cross, HeadKnowles relief efforts
Bahamians still impacted by the effects of Hurricane Matthew will benefit from a recent donation by Milo Butler Distributors. The wholesale grocer partnered with the Bahamas Red Cross and the HeadKnowles hurricane relief group, giving food supplies valued at $10,000 to assist with continued relief efforts.
Some three months after the Category 4 storm made landfall, residents on the impacted island...
January 18, 2017
Milo Butler Backs Bahamas Red Cross and HeadKnowles Hurricane Matthew Relief Efforts
Bahamians still impacted by the effects of Hurricane Matthew will benefit from a recent donation by Milo Butler Distributors. The wholesale grocer partnered with the Bahamas Red Cross and the HeadKnowles Hurricane Relief Group giving food supplies valued at $10,000 to assist with continued relief efforts...
January 09, 2017
Pathfinders Task Force and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints donates $250,000 Worth of Hurricane Relief Supplies to The Bahamas
Thanks to a partnership between the Pathfinders Task Force and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a quarter of a million dollars worth of supplies (including food) have been donated to The Bahamas as a part of ongoing relief efforts following the passing of Hurricane Matthew...
Rebuilding and helping West End community
November 18, 2016
Rebuilding and helping West End community
SEVEN weeks ago, Keith Cooper and his wife, Linda, were enjoying life.
CDEMA teams pinpointing storm recovery needs
October 17, 2016
CDEMA teams pinpointing storm recovery needs
The Rapid Needs Assessment Teams (RNATs) deployed to The Bahamas by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) have reported on their findings, and made recommendations to the government as to what steps should be taken in the recovery effort following the walloping The Bahamas took from Hurricane Matthew.
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