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(Bridgetown, 9 September 2019) The EU is mobilising an initial 500,000 euro in immediate emergency funding to assist those in the Bahamas affected by the category 5 Hurricane Dorian, which devastated the Bahamas on 2…
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About 3,500 people have been evacuated through public and private efforts from Abaco and Grand Bahama to New Providence in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian so far, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Spokesperson Carl Smith…
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(The Nassau Guardian, 9 September 2019) The government has deployed more than 900 law enforcement officers to Abaco and Grand Bahama in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) said in a statement yesterday.…
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  The CARICOM Development Fund (CDF), the Government of Belize (GOB) and the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) last week executed a Loan Agreement to seal the approval of a US$3.0 million (BZE$6.0 million) Credit Line and two Grant…
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(Stabroek News, 6 September 2019 (Following a visit to hurricane-hit  Bahamas by a CARICOM high level delegation yesterday, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has allocated almost US$ 1 million in relief funds for the government and the…
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