Shelter - we can't take any more animals

THE Bahamas Humane Society has announced it is currently unable to accept stray or owner surrendered animals.
This will continue to be the case until BHS is able to find homes for the animals it now has leaving additional room to accommodate new intake.

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$500,000 for women's shelter

THE government has allocated $500,000 for a new women's shelter, it was revealed in the Senate.

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Shelter migrants face repatriation

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New mobile shelter can house 400, Russell says

As The Bahamas prepares for hurricane season, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Director Captain Stephen Russell said yesterday that the government has acquired a mobile shelter that can be deployed during post-storm recovery.

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Abaco hurricane shelter foundation still not complete

It is unlikely that a community center and hurricane shelter on Abaco, which was started by the Minnis administration, will be completed in time for hurricane season, Disaster Reconstruction Authority (DRA) Chairman Alex Storr said yesterday. "We have a new projects director who is in place," Storr said. "He's getting familiar with it. We are ...
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'We need more shelters for domestic abuse victims'

AS public discourse surrounding domestic abuse continues in the country, an activist has called for the establishment of new shelters for victims.

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NICOLE MAKES LANDFALL: 800 seek shelter as hurricane hits Grand Bahama and Abaco

MORE than 800 people were forced to seek shelter yesterday as Hurricane Nicole barreled across Abaco and Grand Bahama, dumping heavy rain and gusty winds - stirring up painful memories for many still reeling from Dorian's devastation.

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Plans for hurricane shelter and soup kitchen in Grand Bahama

THE Evangeline Jervis Community Service Distribution Centre has resumed plans to build a 4,000 sq ft hurricane shelter/soup kitchen to serve as "a proper shelter facility" for Grand Bahama.

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Many shelter residents to be moved to Poinciana Inn

Hurricane Dorian evacuees inside the Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium. FILESome Hurricane Dorian evacuees who were staying in shelters on New Providence will be temporarily relocated to Poinciana Inn on Bernard Road in a bid "to further reduce the number of persons residing in the two remaining shelters located at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs National [...]
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Hopes for completion of 1.8m Abaco Centre and shelter by summer's end

MONTHS after government officials broke ground for a $1.8m community centre and hurricane shelter in Abaco, State Minister for Disaster Preparedness Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe said construction work has officially started on the project, with officials hoping for completion before the summer's end.

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