Smoke detectors fitted in homes of elderly and young families

Officers from the Fire Services Department distributed and helped install smoke detectors in homes throughout several communities in New Providence yesterday, beginning with the home of 88-year-old Dudley Cooper on Burial Ground Corner in Bain Town.

The exercise, led by director of Fire Services Supt Jeffery Deleveaux, also covered the areas of Englerston, Nassau Village and the Kemp Road commu...

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Back to School Health & Dental Fair

Saturday 6th August 2022  10:00 AM

Back to School Health & Dental Fair on Saturday, August 6, 2022, 10-3pm, Independence Park.
Free health &dental screening (kids only!)
Free mental health counseling
Fitness & nutrition education & demonstrations
Fire safety presentation & k9 unit
Free backpacks w./ school supplies
Free hygiene kits
Arts & crafts
Free healthy lunch, snacks & more
Bouncing castles, slides & games

NEMA conducts five-day Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training in Grand Bahama

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officially opened a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training course at the Foster B. Pestaina Center at Christ The King Anglican Church, September 5, 2022.

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Conclusion of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training in New Bight

Participants in the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Department of Local Government's five-day Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training are shown hard at work in New Bight Thursday.

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Rubis Bahamas Hosted Virtual Health Environment and Safety (HES) Seminar

“On May 25, 2022, RUBiS Bahamas Limited hosted a fully virtual Health, Environment, and Safety (HES) Seminar for its Commercial & Industrial (C&I) sector.

This unique and interactive session was hosted on Microsoft Teams in consideration of both the health of participants and facilitators given the current COVID-19 pandemic and the archipelagic nature of the market that as C&I customers are l...

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NEMA hosts CERT Training for residents of Baillou Hill Estates

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) kicked off its five-day Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Training Programme for residents of the Baillou Hill Estates community, Monday, at Chapel on the Hill Church Hall.

The training is a partnership between NEMA and the Baillou Hill Estates Homeowners Association and is part of NEMA’s resolve to build capacity within individual...

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Fire deaths 'almost double that of 2010'

By JASMINE LOPEZ

EIGHTEEN persons have died in fires so far this year - almost double the number in 2010, a top firefighter confirmed.

Speaking to the press in the lead-up to Fire Safety Awareness Week, Superintendent Jeffrey Deleveaux said some of the deaths could have been avoided - particularly in cases where child victims were not properly supervised.

"Thus far for 2011, we have recorded 18...

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NEMA conducts CERT training exercises

In a continued effort to build disaster resilient communities throughout the country, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, facilitated a number of training exercises toward this end...

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Naomi Blatch Pre-School visits Police Headquarters -Fire Services Divsion

Sixty pre-school students of Naomi Blatch Pre-School along with their principal, Joyann Wells, and teachers visited Police Headquarters, Fire Services Division, January 27, 2017 to learn about fire safety and understand the functioning of the fire station...

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A special day for pupils as fire crews come to call

SIXTY students of Naomi Blatch Pre-School along with their principal, Joyann Wells, and teachers visited the Royal Bahamas Police Force's Fire Services Division on Friday to learn about fire safety.

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