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  The Department of Inland Revenue advises the public of the list of approved charities and non-profit organizations for VAT purposes which are eligible to receive VAT refunds on expenses with respect to hurricane relief efforts. It has already been announced, where disaster relief operations are carried out by charitable and non-profit organizations, provisions exist under the VAT Act for...

https://www.gofundme.com/f/headknowles-emergency-funds What started out as a small group of people on the Facebook page HeadKnowles, founded by myself, Lia Head and Gina Knowles, has now become a movement fueled by people eager to give back. We have managed over $2M in relief funds Hurricane Joaquin relief in 2015. Once again in 2016, we established a committed group of volunteers who...

Island-wide outage hits NP amid impact from Dorian NASSAU, BAHAMAS — As scores of residents in New Providence struggled to keep flood waters out of their homes today after Hurricane Dorian dumped several inches rainfall across the island, residents were left powerless for much of the day due an island-wide outage. As of 7 p.m. Bahamas Power and Light (BPL)...

Aliv, BTC report substantial losses to towers in Abaco; GB remains to be seen NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Both of the country’s telecommunication companies experienced severe challenges with mobile and landline service in Abaco and Grand Bahama, the two islands hit hardest by Hurricane Dorian, a catastrophic Category 4 storm, which continues to pounds both islands at this hour. According to...

Storm decreasing in strength, but remains a catastrophic Cat. 4 NASSAU, BAHAMAS — While Hurricane Dorian has steadily decreased in strength since yesterday — from a Category 5 storm a Category 4 — Grand Bahama and Abaco will continue to be blasted by the catastrophic system until Tuesday evening. The dangerous and powerful, slow-moving storm has battered Abaco and Grand...

There have been five confirmed deaths in Abaco following the passing of Hurricane Dorian, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said at a National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) press conference today. The Category 5 storm logged maximum sustained winds of 180 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), making it the strongest hurricane in modern history to hit...

Fox Foundation founder calls on the public to donate NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Fox Foundation Founder Adrian Fox today appealed for the local and international community to assist residents in Grand Bahama and the Abacos, which continue to be pounded by Hurricane Dorian, a catastrophic Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of over 150 miles per hour. “We need help in...

Exigency orders being prepared; Abaco, Grand Bahama residents warned to prepare for phase 2 of Dorian NASSAU, BAHAMAS — As the islands of the northwest Bahamas take on the brunt of Hurricane Dorian, a catasprohic Category 5 storm that wreaked havoc over the Abacos for over eight hours today, the government said it is coordinating its response, including preparing exigency...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Cabinet Office announced in a statement this evening that government offices in New Providence will be closed tomorrow and reopen on Tuesday. Government offices on Abaco, Grand Bahama, Andros, Eleuthera, Bimini and the Berry Islands will be closed until further notice. All government offices in the southern islands will open tomorrow. The Cabinet Office said public...

No reports of lives lost in Abaco ABACO, BAHAMAS — As Hurricane Dorian, a catastrophic Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of over 185 miles per hour wreaked havoc on the Abacos this afternoon, government officials said there have so far been no reports of loss of life as a result of the dangerous storm. “There have so far...

Hurricane Dorian pounding the Abacos this afternoon NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) will remain open today, according to the Nassau Airport Development Company. In a statement, NAD said Air Traffic Services will be suspended at 10 p.m. and resume at 7 a.m. Monday due to visibility concerns as a result of heavy rainfall. “We will continue to...

Dorian lashing Abaco with up to 185 mph winds NASSAU, BAHAMAS — As Hurricane Dorian pounded the island of Abaco with up to 185 mile per hour winds, the University of The Bahamas advised that its campuses in New Providence and Grand Bahama remain close due to the dangerous and powerful storm, which is expected to impact Grand Bahama later...

Hurricane Dorian has now entered unchartered territory. At 11 a.m., the Category 5 storm logged maximum sustained winds of 180 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), making it the strongest hurricane in modern history to hit the northwestern Bahamas. Dorian's center was about 20 miles east of Great Abaco as of 11 a.m., moving west at...

Today, Minister of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson urged residents in low-lying areas in Grand Bahama to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Dorian’s arrival, which is expected to make landfall on the island within the next 48 hours. Dorian strengthened into a Category five storm this morning with maximum sustained winds up to 175 miles per hour (mph). “We want...

Officials continue to urge residents to evacuate GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS (6 p.m. Saturday) — As of yesterday afternoon more than 1,200 residents in East Grand Bahama heeded the evacuation order and sought shelter further inland, according to East Grand Bahama Administrator Gay Antoine-Bowe. Speaking to Eyewitness News Online around 6 p.m., Atoine-Bowe said while officials were encouraging residents to evacuate,...

Timeline for repairs of downed generators remain unclear NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) advised tonight that after forgoing load shedding today, the power provider was forced to reinitiate load shedding exercises across New Providence, plunging thousands of consumers into darkness. In a notice to consumers around 7:40 p.m., BPL indicated that in addition to load shedding in...