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Report says nearly 50% of Bahamians exposed to danger By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net NEARLY half of The Bahamas’ population or 184,326 residents are exposed to storm surge, with research experts warning that the number is likely to increase due to rising sea levels. Dr Erin Hughey, director of the Pacific Disaster Centre (PDC), made the revelation as she presented the latest findings from the National Disaster Preparedness Baseline
Assessment (NDPBA) for The Bahamas during the Disaster Risk Reduction Summit at the Baha Mar resort yesterday. The NDPBA is an assessment of a country’s exposure and vulnerability to multi-hazard risks. It was completed by PDC, an applied research centre under the University of Hawaii, in partnership with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in May 2022. SEE PAGE THREE
CASE OF CHOLERA IN NEW PROVIDENCE BY JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville yesterday confirmed a 52-year-old Bahamian man had been diagnosed with cholera in New Providence - but said the man did not travel to Haiti despite speculation. “The patient is a 52-year-old Bahamian
male with a recent history of travel,” said the Ministry of Health and Wellness yesterday. “The patient presented at a private medical facility yesterday with vomiting and diarrhoea and was subsequently admitted and isolated pending screening for suspected cholera, which has since been confirmed via lab test.” SEE PAGE THREE
OFFICERS from the Royal Bahamas Police Force at a passing out ceremony yesterday. See PAGE TWO for more. Photo: Austin Fernander
STORES SAY NEW MARK-UP UP TO $1M OF DISASTER ‘NOT ENOUGH TO SURVIVE’ SUPPLIES STILL MISSING By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
FOOD stores throughout The Bahamas were yesterday said to be “up in arms” over the details of the Government’s expanded price control regime amid fears it will “devastate” the industry and jobs for hundreds
of workers. Philip Beneby, the Retail Grocers Association’s president, told Tribune Business the 25 percent across-theboard mark-up that the Davis administration is applying is “not enough to survive” for many retailers and there are just four days to change the prices. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
DISASTER Reconstruction Authority executive chairman Alex Storr estimates that between $250,000 to $1m worth of post Hurricane Dorian supplies belonging to the agency are still
missing. As a result, he said officials are now putting in place measures “to go after” those items. Mr Storr was asked for an update into the agency’s ongoing investigations to recover DRA resources after officials said last month that it was working SEE PAGE TWO
BISHOP: MARITAL RAPE STUDY ‘HORRIFIC’ By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
BAHAMAS Christian Council president Bishop Delton Fernander wants to have a “strong conversation” with pastors regarding the “horrific” data that came to light from a University of The Bahamas study on the frequency of marital rape and sexual abuse. The study found that one in 12, or an estimated 4,000
BAHAMAS Christian Council president Bishop Delton Fernander. married women, have been raped by their husbands. The study suggested that
around 6,000 wives claimed being victims of sexual abuse. “Horrific,” Bishop Fernander said yesterday when he was asked to give his views on the study’s findings. “I really would like to see the approach, the data. I want to have a strong conversation with pastors in regard to the data that came out - what formulated the random study.” SEE PAGE TWO
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DIANE PHILLIPS: STREET PEOPLE - WHOSE HOME IS A PLACE OF PAVEMENT
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