Bahamas News
2018 List of Emergency Shelters for All Bahamas
#Bahamas, June 25, 2018 –
2018 LIST OF EMERGENCY SHELTERS
NEW PROVIDENCE
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Mount Moriah Baptist Church | Farrington Road |
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New Providence Community Centre | Blake Road |
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Hillview Seventh Day Adventist Church | Tonique Williams Darling Hwy |
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Love Worth Finding Ministries | Golden Isles Road |
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Sir Kendal Isaac’s Gymnasium | University Drive |
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St. Paul’s Anglican Church | Lyford Cay |
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Calvary Haitian Baptist Church | West Avenue |
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Church of God of Prophecy | East & Lifebouy Streets |
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Salvation Army | Meadow Street |
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St. John’s Native Baptist Church | Meeting Street |
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Ebenezer Mission Baptist Church | St. Charles Vincent Street |
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New Dimension Church of God | Joe Farrington Road |
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Fox Hill Community Center | Joe Farrington Road |
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Church of God Auditorium | Joe Farrington Road |
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Epiphany Anglican Church | Prince Charles Drive |
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Epworth Hall/Ebenezer Methodist Church | Shirley Street |
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Holy Cross Anglican Church | Highbury Park off Soldier Road |
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Kemp Road Ministries | Kemp Road |
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Pilgrim Baptist Church | St. James Road |
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Salvation Army | Mackey Street |
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Agape Full Gospel Baptist Church | Kennedy Subdivision |
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Golden Gates Assembly | Carmichael Road |
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New Bethlehem Baptist Church | Independence Drive |
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Southwest Cathedral Church of God | Carmichael Road |
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All Saints Anglican Parish | Joan’s Heights |
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Remnant Tabernacle of Praise | Carmichael Road |
HURRICANE SHELTERS IN THE FAMILY ISLANDS
2018 HURRICANE SEASON
ABACO
North Abaco
Amy Roberts Primary School – Green Turtle Cay
Grand Cay All Age School – Grand Cay
Central Abaco
Central Abaco Primary School – Dundas Town
South Abaco
Sandy Point Community Center – Ernest Dean Highway
ACKLINS
Command Centre – Spring Point Acklins
ANDROS
North Andros
Church of God of Prophecy – Conch Sound
Church of God of Prophecy – Mastic Point Town
Nicholls’s Town Primary School – Nicholls’s Town
Bamsi – Barc
Police Station (Command Centre) – Nicholls’s Town
First Baptist Church – San Andros
B.A. Newton Primary – Red Bays
Central Andros
Church of God – Cargill Creek
Pentecostal Church – Bowen Sound
Miracle Revival International – Calabash Bay
New Highway Pentecostal Church – Blanket Sound
New Highway Pentecostal Church – Love Hill
St. Bartholomew Church – Bearing Point
Police Station (Command Centre) – Administration Complex
South Andros
Long Bay Cay Preschool – Long Bay Cays, South Andros
Deep Creek Primary School – Deep Creek
Friendship Native Baptist Church – The Bluff, South Andros
St. Paul’s Baptist Church – Black Point
MANGROVE CAY
Mangrove Cay High School – Swains
Burnt Rock Primary – Burnt Rock
BERRY ISLAND
Church of God of Prophecy – Great Harbour Cay
BIMINI & CAT CAY
Gateway – Bimini
Big Game Fishing Hotel – Bimini
Clinic – Bimini
CAT ISLAND
St. Andrew’s Anglican – Arthur’s Town
Lovely Zion Baptist Church – The Bluff
Sea View Seventh Day Adventist – Dumfries
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church – New Bight
Mt. Sinai – New Bight
Zion Baptist Church – Old Bight
Zion Baptist Church – McQueen’s
St. Mark’s Baptist Church – Port Howe
Children’s Home – Old Bight
CROOKED ISLAND & LONG CAY
Ezekiel Thompson Hall – Cabbage Hill
Church of God of Prophecy – Cripple Hill
Deleveaux’s Residence – Major’s Cay
Don Leadon’s Residence – Albert Town
All Saints Anglican Church/Priest Residence – Church Grove
Command Centre (Ezekiel Thompson Hall) – Cabbage Hill
ELEUTHERA
North Eleuthera District, Mainland, Spanish Wells & Harbour Island
The Haitian Baptist People Church – The Bluff, North Eleuthera
New Jerusalem Church – Blackwood, North Eleuthera
Little Scholars Pre-School – Lower Bogue, North Eleuthera
Charles Wesley Methodist Church – Lower Bogue, North Eleuthera
Mission Church of God – Upper Bogue, North Eleuthera
St. Johns Parish Hall – Harbour Island
New Alliance Church of God – Harbour Island
Harbour Island Public Library – Harbour Island
Zion Methodist Church – Current Island
The Current Community Centre – The Current, North Eleuthera
Central Eleuthera
Governor’s Harbour Primary – Governor’s Harbour
The Salvation Army – Palmetto Point
Church of the Nazarene – Palmetto Point
George E. Johnson Memorial Centre
(St. Mark’s Methodist Church Hall) – Hatchet Bay
Camp Symonette – James Cistern
South Eleuthera
Church of God of Prophecy – Tarpum Bay
Rock Sound Primary School – Rock Sound
Green Castle Primary School – Green Castle
Wemyss’ Bight Primary School – Wemyss Bight
Deep Creek Primary School – Deep Creek
EXUMA
Exuma & Exuma Cays
St. Mary Anglican Church – Williams Town
The New Mt. Olive Union Baptist Church – Hartswell
St. Andrew’s Community Centre – George Town
Bethel Union Baptist Church – Ramsey
Mt. Hermon Union Baptist Church – Mt. Thompson
Palestine Union Baptist Church – The Forest
Ebenezer Baptist Church – Farmer’s Hill
Mt. Sinai Baptist Church – Stuart Manor
St. Theresa’s Catholic Church – George Town
Exuma Resource Centre – Hooper’s Bay
St. Margaret’s Anglican Church – Harts/Steventon
Ebenezer Baptist Church – Barraterre
Calvary Mission Baptist Church – Rolleville
St. Peter’s Union Baptist Church – Forbes Hill
St. Matthew’s Union Baptist Church – The Ferry
St. Mary Anglican Church – Farmer’s Cay
Mt. Olive Union Baptist Church – Staniel Cay
GRAND BAHAMA
City Of Freeport
Foster B. Pestina Center/Pro-Cathedral of
Christ the King (Special Needs Shelter) – East Atlantic Drive & Pioneers Way
First Baptist Church Hall – Columbus Drive & Nansen Ave.
Central Church of God Hall – Pioneers Way West & Coral Rd.
Jack Haywood High School – Wildcat Ave. & Pioneers Loop East
Cancer Association – West Atlantic Drive & Norma Headley Dr.
Shiloh Seventh-Day Adventist Church – Torcross Road
Mack Town To Pinder’s Point
St. George’s High school Gymnasium – Sunset Highway off East Beach Drive
East Grand Bahama
Maurice Moore Primary School – Sandcombe Drive
Freeport Seventh-Day Adventist Church – Grambier and Beach Way Drive
West Grand Bahama
Church of God of Prophecy – Sea Grape, Eight Mile Rock
INAGUA
St. Philip’s Anglican Church – South Street
Zion Baptist Church – Albert’s Street
LONG ISLAND
Seymour’s Gospel Chapel – Seymour’s (North)
Highway Church of God – Doctor’s Creek
St. John’s Anglican Church – Buckley’s (South)
Francis Darville Centre (Holy Cross Anglican Church) – Hamilton’s (South)
Community Centre – Clarence Town (South)
Holy Family Anglican Church – Mortimer’s (South)
First Assemblies of God – Salt Pond
MAYAGUANA
Betsy Bay Community Centre – Betsy Bay
Berea Mission Church – Pirates Well
St. James Native Baptist Church – Abraham’s Bay
RAGGED ISLAND
Holy Innocence (Evacuation if necessary) – Ragged Island
SAN SALVADOR & RUM CAY
Gerace Research Centre – United Estates
Idell Jones Community Hall – Cockburn Town
Fellowship In Christ Kingdom Ministries – Cockburn Town
Rum Cay All Aged – Port Nelson, Rum Cay
Please note that this list would be updated to include those islands, communities or areas where emergency shelters are not yet designated.
For more information contact: Lindsay Thompson, Public Information Officer, NEMA at (242) 322-6081. 322-6085. 361-5569. Email: nemabahamas242@gmail.com. Website: www.bahamas.gov.bs. Facebook: NEMA-Bahamas
Nassau, THE BAHAMAS — Some of the most successful and accomplished professionals and business leaders in the country
recently shared their experiences and nuggets of wisdom with students at University of The Bahamas (UB) about thriving in a wide range of careers.
The University Centre for Counselling and Career Services and the Career and Job Placement Advisory Unit collaborated to host the 2024 Career Symposium which brought students face to face with leaders in the careers to which they aspire.
Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Maria Oriakhi, said the symposium was key to developing potential as university students strive to leave their mark on the world.
Ms. Rickell Curry
“In the spirit of collaboration and growth, let us engage in meaningful dialogue, cultivate relationships, and harness the power of collective wisdom to shape our futures,” said Dr. Oriakhi. “Together, let us embark on this journey of exploration and discovery, united in our commitment to realizing our fullest potential and making meaningful contributions to our communities and beyond.”
Promoting careers in psychology, Ms. Curry noted that psychologists are equipped with the ability to help others, troubleshoot areas of weakness within themselves, and become better people and professionals in the process.
“The floor is yours to be able to explore. There’s no job where you don’t have to deal with people, so learning, even if you get a bachelor’s in psychology, is a great grounding,” she said.
Dr. Darville, one of few interventional radiologists in The Bahamas, offered another nugget of advice on choosing an area of study.
Dr. Elizabeth Darville
“It is important to know enough about yourself in order to make the decisions you want to make,” said Dr. Darville. “You have to work on yourself first and know what you want to do. Radiology gives you a chance to have fun. It gives you a chance to mold your career closer to your personal life than other medical specialties might.”
Another growing field is project management which Mr. Hepburn called a life skill. He also urged a commitment to lifelong learning.
“Individuals that continue to learn become unstoppable, period,” said Mr. Hepburn. “It is so true. When you learn, you become unstoppable because nothing can stop you in your process of development.
Mr. Wellington Hepburn
“The more you know, the more valuable you are. We need individuals who are cross functional—that can operate in different capacities. So please understand that your learning should never stop.”
With small and medium-sized businesses helping to drive the economy at an incredible rate, Ms. Rolle affirmed the importance of entrepreneurship in any economy.
“When we talk about entrepreneurship, we usually look at it from a myopic standpoint,” she said. Ms. Rolle. “What do I mean by that? Small, but usually about self: ‘how do I make more money?’ And in some cases, some look at entrepreneurship as a way of survival. ‘I need to make a couple extra dollars, I have this bill to pay’. Those types of things.
Ms. Samantha Rolle
“But entrepreneurship really, in its truest form, is about innovation, whether it’s a new concept or any existing concept that you innovate new ways, or help expand the economy.”
The career symposium was held at the Harry C. Moore Library and Information Centre and is held every academic year.
PHOTO CAPTIONS
- Career Symposium 1: UB Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Maria Oriakhi, delivers the opening address at the 2024 Career Symposium.
- Career Symposium 2: Students and guest speakers enjoy a lighthearted moment during the 2024 Career Symposium.
- Career Symposium 3: Ms. Rickell Curry speaks to students during the 2024 Career Symposium.
- Career Symposium 4: Dr. Elizabeth Darville delivers remarks during the 2024 Career Symposium.
- Career Symposium 5: Mr. Wellington Hepburn educates students on the importance of project management during the 2024 Career Symposium.
- Career Symposium 6: Ms. Samantha Rolle talks about the role and importance of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in any economy.
Office of University Relations
University of The Bahamas
2nd Floor, Michael H. Eldon Complex
Oakes Field Campus
P.O. Box N-4912
Nassau, The Bahamas
Tel: (242) 302-4355/4354/4365
Rashaed Esson
Staff Writer
#TheBahamas, April 15, 2024 – After years of thorough maintenance, The Thomas A Robinson National Stadium in The Bahamas is finally getting a multi-million dollar makeover, readying the 10-year old facility ahead of the World Athletics Relays on May 5, 2024; it is being staged in Nassau for the fourth time.
This $36 million refurbishment is being funded by the Chinese Government, as part of a vision to enhance the country’s sport infrastructure to benefit youths in athletics. The stadium was gifted to The Bahamas in 2012 by the Chinese.
The relay is the qualifying event for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and there will be 32 national teams, in each relay event, and 20 races on both days of competition, according to World Athletics.
Day 1, will have 20 heats across the five Olympic-calibre events (4 heats each for 4×100, 4×400, men, women and mixed) and will qualify 40 teams for the Summer Olympics.
Distinctly, the top two teams from each heat will directly qualify for the 2024 Games.
On day 2, 30 more national teams will be qualified through 15 heats and five finals, across those five events.
The upgrades which include new trusses, rooftops, seats, the lawn, score boards, LED displays and more, are expected to be complete at least two weeks before the relays, being held under the theme: ‘Chase the Sun’.
In a special ceremony on Monday April 8, The Bahamas Prime Minister, Philip Davis said:
In December 2023, our shared vision took shape, as the government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, and the government of the People’s Republic of China, inked an implementation agreement for the renovation of the stadium. This gesture of goodwill and friendship, from the Chinese government to undertake the China Aid Maintenance and Renovation project of our national stadium, stands as a testament to the strong bonds that unite our countries. This project, executed by China Urban Construction Research Institute Company Limited, and the China Machinery Industry Construction Group Company Limited, reflects our shared commitment to excellence, innovation and mutual development.”
Additionally, H.E Dai Qingli, outgoing Chinese Ambassador to The Bahamas who also attended that ceremony, spoke.
“At the end of the project, the Bahamian people will get a fully renewed and modern world class stadium because everything is going to be either renewed or repaired,” she said.
Some 1,600 athletes will be in The Bahamas for the World Athletics relays, with five events. The Bahamas won the bid over Lausanne, Rome in 2022.
Mario Bowleg, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture in reports, thanked China for their contribution to the redevelopment of the stadium.
“We thank them for their commitment to ensuring that they bring this facility back up to A1 standard so that we can continue holding international events and using these facilities as a development of our young people.”
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