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December 17, 2019
Govt signs 17 mil. contract for drones

Eugene Poitier (left), acting permanent secretary in the Ministry of National Security; signs a contract along with Rick Heise, president and chief strategy officer of Swift Engineering Inc., for 55 unmanned aerial drones, yesterday at the Royal Bahamas Defence Force's Coral Harbour Base. CODEL NEWTONThe government signed a $17 million contract with Swift Engineering, Inc. yesterday for 55 unmanne...

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December 09, 2019
RBDF Apprehends Haitian Migrants

A joint maritime operation between the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Police Force, Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos Islands (OPBAT), and the United States Coast Guard on Saturday past resulted in the apprehension of 39 Haitian nationals in the southern Bahamas...

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December 09, 2019
New Zealand volcano: At least five dead after White Island eruption

A volcano has erupted in New Zealand, leaving five people dead and several unaccounted for, police have said...

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September 19, 2019
Hurricane Jerry Forecast Discussion Number 11

Issued at 1100 PM AST Thu Sep 19 2019

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WTNT45 KNHC 200246
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Hurricane Jerry Discussion Number 11
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL

AL102019
1100 PM AST Thu Sep 19 2019

The Air Force Hurricane Hunters investigating Jerry this evening
found that the hurricane has strengthened. Based on the 700 mb
flight-level winds from the aircraft, the current intensity is
estimated to be about ...

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September 16, 2019
Visit of the UN Secretary General to the Island of Abaco

The Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres visited The Bahamas, arriving Friday, September 13, uring which he had meetings with Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis, participated in a press conference, and visited the island of Abaco where he saw first-hand the devastation by Hurricane Dorian. Photos show his visit to Abaco...

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September 10, 2019
Chamber president: No business community in Abaco right now

An aerial view of storm ravished Marsh Harbour, Abaco."There is no business community in Abaco right now," Abaco Chamber of Commerce President Ken Hutton told Guardian Business yesterday. Hutton, speaking to this paper yesterday, lamented that every single business in the areas hardest hit by deadly, Category 5 Hurricane Dorian is gone, with [...]
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September 09, 2019
Dorian caused 7B in damage to The Bahamas, estimates catastrophic modeling firm

An aerial view of the destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian in Abaco. Catastrophic modeling and risk management company Karen Clark and Company (KCC) estimates that Dorian caused $7 billion worth of damage to The Bahamas. Its report noted, however, that deadly Hurricane Dorian's track was not the worst case scenario for this country. "New Providence, the most [...]
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September 04, 2019
Storm death toll climbs to seven

An aerial view of the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian in Abaco. Terran KnowlesPrime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said last night that seven people are now confirmed dead as a result of the passage of Hurricane Dorian and more deaths are likely to be discovered in the coming days. Minnis, who spoke during a press conference at the [...]
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September 03, 2019
Prime Minister and Delegation on the way to Abaco

On Tuesday September 3rd, 2019 Prime Minister, The Most Honorable Dr. Hubert A. Minnis, U.S. Charge d'Affaires Stephanie Bowers, Leader of the Opposition Philip Brave Davis...

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December 29, 2014
What is oil rig doing near Abaco

GOVERNMENT officials yesterday said they had no knowledge of a floating oil rig in waters in the northern Bahamas after aerial photographs emerged on social media appearing to show one to have been stationary for three days 20 miles south of Abaco.

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