ROCK SOUND, ELEUTHERA — The Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI) and Island School, in conjunction with the University of Miami, will complete a new mission tomorrow: the retrieval of an underwater sea glider and its data that could improve forecasting and explain why The Bahamas experiences more frequent and intense storms. Marjahn Finlayson, a research scientist […]
Storm set to bring rainfall and moderate winds to southeast Bahamas this week NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Tropical Storm Fred strengthened in the Atlantic yesterday afternoon, becoming the sixth named storm of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season. A tropical storm watch is in effect for the southeast Bahamas, including Inagua, Mayaguana, Acklins and Crooked Island, Samana […]
Elderly aunt and uncle told niece “they would be fine” at home in last moments together before Dorian struck No help arrived for days NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The niece of Juanita Lowe and Leroy Lowe, a brother and sister who were last seen the day before Hurricane Dorian hit, claims she saw a photo of […]
More than a year after Hurricane Dorian, GB’s Rand renovated and recommissioned GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS — The government has allocated $18 million from the Hurricane Dorian Fund for a new climate-resilient hospital and clinic facility for Grand Bahama and the northern Bahamas, announced Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday. Rand Memorial Hospital was recommissioned yesterday, […]
Met office: Alerts were sent out “long before the storm was threatening The Bahamas” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Deputy Director of the Department of Meteorology Michael Stubbs testified during an inquest into Hurricane Dorian’s missing yesterday that given the intensity of the storm, it would have been difficult for anyone to survive outdoors or indoors. Stubbs, […]
