Tag: Berry Islands

Isaias continues to bring heavy rainfall and gusty winds to The Northwest Bahamas.

Officials at the National Emergency Management Agency are urging residents to stay prepared during the ongoing 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season, this time with changes made to the list of hurricane shelters available in The Bahamas. Releasing a press statement on Sunday, the precautionary notice advises residents to take note of alterations made to the official listings of hurricane shelters across the country.

The immigrants at the centre of a disruption at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre are to be charged as investigations into the matter continue. The incident was triggered by Haitian migrants – 67 males and 18 females - staging a hunger strike; advocating to return home.

The country’s jobless rate is projected to exceed expectations. Labour Minister the Honourable Dion Foulkes today told reporters that despite not having scientific evidence, unemployment could sit beyond 30 per cent.

Over 100 residents and Bahamians on board the scheduled repatriation flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This is the second such exercise but third flight.