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May 24, 2023
Building $3m shelter for homeless, Hanchell says

A $3M shelter will be built on Carmichael Road to house at least 100 homeless people, according to Great Commission Ministries founder Bishop Walter Hanchell.

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March 18, 2023
East GB Storm Shelter Ground Breaking

GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS - Some good news for the community of East Grand Bahama as ground was officially broken on Friday afternoon for a shelter and community center.

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March 14, 2023
US donates generators and reverse osmosis systems to NEMA for shelters

THE United States government donated 28 generators that will be deployed to shelters in seven Family Islands and six reverse osmosis systems.

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March 13, 2023
Repairs Underway for GB Hurricane Shelters

GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS - The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season is just weeks away and the Ministry of Works is doing its part to prepare ahead of time.

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February 24, 2023
Uptick In Calls For For Assistance With Shelter

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - According to hotline volunteers and figures from the Department of Social Services' national hotline statistics, the public is feeling much more of a struggle when it comes to housing.
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February 07, 2023
Shelter Offered To Displaced Shantytown Residents

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Following a shantytown fire on Sunday, Social Services Minister says they have stepped in to assist with sheltering up to forty people.
The post Shelter Offered To Displaced Shantytown Residents appeared first on Our News.

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February 07, 2023
Obie Wilchcombe: Government shelter unused by fire victims

SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe said no one had shown up to shelter facilities set up for some 40 victims of Sunday's shanty town fire. He said government agencies will take the "necessary actions" investigating any undocumented people.

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February 06, 2011
Talks over homeless shelter plans

By NATARIO McKENZIE

Tribune Staff Reporter

nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net

PLANS are being discussed for the implementation of a pilot homeless shelter initiative Minister of State for Social Development Loretta Butler-Turner has confirmed.

Mrs Butler-Turner noted, however, that the issue of the homeless in the Bahamas is one that needs to be addressed comprehensively and should involve more than s...

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November 16, 2022
Great Commission Ministries to break ground for $3m shelter in January

GREAT Commission Ministries expects to break ground for the construction of a $3m shelter in January, with an estimated $30,000 saved so far for the venture.

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November 10, 2022
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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