Grand Bahama Island - Hurricane season is underway and NEMA has provided the enclosed list with full and complete information on each of the 14 hurricane shelters in the City of Freeport, and East and West Grand Bahama.
2009 Training Courses are being offered by N.E.M.A, and interested persons can sign up by contacting, Geraldine Pinder, NEMA Grand Bahama at 242-352-6332/7335 or via email at GPPinder@msn.com
SHELTERS:
First Baptist Church Hall
Central Church of God
Sir Jack Hayward Secondary School
Maurice Moore Primary School
Church of Christ
St. George’s Secondary School
Christ the King Anglican Church Hall
Christ the King Anglican Church Hall
Cancer Association
Living Waters Assembly of God
Genius Cooper Auditorium
Bethel Baptist Church
Eight Mile Rock High Secondary School Gym
Martin Town Community Church
*Read more information on each shelter along with CONTACT INFO, Names of Representatives, etc. in attachment below.
Please note that no pets are allowed at the hurricane shelters.
Also attached is the NEMA Hurricane Guide for the Islands of the Bahamas.
(See very base of article for link to attached)
Click to download the attached file(s):
Hurricane_GuideNEMA.pdf
2009_HURRICANE_SHELTERS_FEBRUARY_19TH__2009-1.pdf
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Grand Bahama real estate in hurricane season
Article taken from www.SarlesRealty.com
With the first tropical system of the season threatening the Bahamas, this is a good time to start thinking about smart real estate choices.
Our advice is simple; when purchasing Bahamas real estate, check to see if the property is low lying.
Ideally, if you are buying a seafront home, you’ll want the property to be elevated or, at least above sea level. Be careful of homes built close to the water on a sand beach. Hurricane force waves are very destructive and you may find your real estate has shifted.
However, having said that, there are smart ways to build on the coast. One of our family members suffered serious house damage in Abaco during a hurricane in the 1990s. Her home was one block from the sea. She noted that nearby residents directly on the coast weathered the storm without damage.
So she rebuilt on a piece of real estate she owned on the beach. The new home is built on concrete pilings and, when put to the test a few years ago, it came through with flying colours.
A word of warning: insurance on seaside homes can be high.
Another piece of advice; we love planting shade and fruit bearing trees on our property in the Bahamas. The trees provide large green umbrellas to picnic under, food, shelter for our native birds and they are environmentally appealing.
Do not plant trees within falling distance of your home; they can lead to severe roof damage. Your insurance may not cover roof damage.
A lot of us inherited large trees growing close to our homes, so we make sure any large branches are trimmed during hurricane season. It’s also important to trim coconuts as they can turn into cannon balls during a bad storm.
Our homes in the Bahamas are built to a strict code – stricter than Florida – and I’m pleased to say that most of them weather the storms just fine.
Although several storms typically threaten our islands every year, the vast majority skirt the Bahamas. If a bad storm does come our way, our homes become our refuge. Many of us have generators in case of power cuts. Some of us will make a batch of conch fritter batter or some other comfort food, invite family and friends over and have a ‘hurricane party.’
With the first tropical system of the season threatening the Bahamas, this is a good time to start thinking about smart real estate choices.
Our advice is simple; when purchasing Bahamas real estate, check to see if the property is low lying.
Ideally, if you are buying a seafront home, you’ll want the property to be elevated or, at least above sea level. Be careful of homes built close to the water on a sand beach. Hurricane force waves are very destructive and you may find your real estate has shifted.
However, having said that, there are smart ways to build on the coast. One of our family members suffered serious house damage in Abaco during a hurricane in the 1990s. Her home was one block from the sea. She noted that nearby residents directly on the coast weathered the storm without damage.
So she rebuilt on a piece of real estate she owned on the beach. The new home is built on concrete pilings and, when put to the test a few years ago, it came through with flying colours.
A word of warning: insurance on seaside homes can be high.
Another piece of advice; we love planting shade and fruit bearing trees on our property in the Bahamas. The trees provide large green umbrellas to picnic under, food, shelter for our native birds and they are environmentally appealing.
Do not plant trees within falling distance of your home; they can lead to severe roof damage. Your insurance may not cover roof damage.
A lot of us inherited large trees growing close to our homes, so we make sure any large branches are trimmed during hurricane season. It’s also important to trim coconuts as they can turn into cannon balls during a bad storm.
Our homes in the Bahamas are built to a strict code – stricter than Florida – and I’m pleased to say that most of them weather the storms just fine.
Although several storms typically threaten our islands every year, the vast majority skirt the Bahamas. If a bad storm does come our way, our homes become our refuge. Many of us have generators in case of power cuts. Some of us will make a batch of conch fritter batter or some other comfort food, invite family and friends over and have a ‘hurricane party.’
Monday, August 3, 2009
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