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We heard on the news today
that Bahamas Power and Light has restored power to 80% of their customers on New Providence and that they expect full restoration by
the end of this week. Great Harbour Cay apparently has had 90% of their power
restored and North and Central Andros 50%.
Some children will sadly be
without uniform after homes have been destroyed or damaged and personal
belongings lost, so the Ministry of Education has asked teachers to exercise
leniency with this. Also, they are trying to provide uniforms for those school children
who have lost theirs.
The news announcer stated that there were thunderstorms during Hurricane Matthew. One house was
hit by lightening and the roof caught fire.
I spoke to someone on Grand Bahama yesterday and he said he expects power to be
restored to his office by the end of this week. Other reports are that many
people on that island will have to wait weeks for restoration by the Grand
Bahama Power Company.
There is so much suffering
here in The Bahamas as a result of Hurricane Matthew.
I do hope the kids without uniforms aren't penalised. Losing out on schooling could have life long consequences.
ReplyDeleteI do agree, Patsy, but thankfully the authorities are very aware of the difficulties and are doing everything they can to help the students.
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