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BMOT Assists With Hurricane Relief Efforts

 Now that the all clear has been given for the entire Bahamas after Hurricane Joaquin stormed through several islands in the Central and Southern Bahamas, the...

The Ministry Finance advises the public that where disaster relief operations are carried out by charitable and non-profit organizations, provisions exist under the VAT Act for exemptions and refund...

Family Island Airport Openings

The Department of Civil Aviation advises the public that the following family island airports have been inspected and are now re-opened: 

Abaco -- Marsh Harbour, Treasure...

The Department of Civil Aviation is pleased to advise the general public that 2 additional Family Island airports are now open for operations after the requisite inspections.

They are the airports at...

The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has given the "all clear" signal for the Islands Of The Bahamas as Hurricane Joaquin moves away from the archiapelgo, but the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism's (BMOT)...

The Department of Civil Aviation advises the public that the following
family island airports have been inspected and are now re-opened:

Exuma
Moss Town
Black Point
Farmers Cay
Eleuthera
North Eleuthera
Gover...

ALERT #23 ON HURRICANE JOAQUIN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FRIDAY 2NDOCTOBER, 2015 AT 9PM EDT. 

…CORE OF INTENSE HURRICANE JOAQUIN BEGINS TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...

JOAQUIN WEAKENS SLIGHTLY AS THE EYE PASSES NEAR SAN SALVADOR. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL...

The Ministry of Tourism's Emergency Coordinating Committee has fully activated its command center in Nassau where it is monitoring the storm and checking in with hotels and Bahamas Tourist Offices on...

STATEMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY ON ITS DOPPLER RADAR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2ND October 2015

Statement from the Department of Meteorology on its Doppler Radar
The Meteorology Department wishes...