NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Inclement weather did not stop the much-anticipated arrival of 30 children to the Grand Bahama Children’s Home on Friday for its official reopening.
Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Frankie Campbell accompanied the youngsters from Nassau, along with other senior government officials and chaperones.
The Grand Bahama Children’s Home had been damaged by Hurricane Dorian over a year ago, and the children were moved to home facilities in New Providence while the GB Home was being repaired.
The reopening ceremony was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance K Peter Turnquest; Minister of State for Grand Bahama in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator J Kwasi Thompson; Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction, Iram Lewis; Vice-Chairman of the Grand Bahama Port Authority, Sarah St. George; senior government officials and executive members of the Board of the Children’s Home.
Turnquest said it takes a village to raise a child, and the residents of Grand Bahama have lived up to this saying over the years. With several boys as residents at the Home, he called on men to “step up” and find some time to spend with them. The load, he said, will not be heavy “if we all chip in”.
Acknowledging the police officers present, he added that when he was a young man, the Police Force was continually active in Boy Scouts and it had a positive influence on those who attended. Turnquest threw out a challenge for them to volunteer with the young boys at the Home.
For his part, Campbell said the government recognizes and appreciates the work done with partnerships such as the Grand Bahama Children’s Home.
While in New Providence, the group was housed at the Ranfurly Home for Children, the Children’s Emergency Hostel, and Nazareth Centre.
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