ESSAY: PEOPLE OF FAITH KNOW WHAT MUST BE DONE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Writing in the US context in an article first published by Religion News Service, Rev JOHN L MCCULLOUGH, CEO of Church World Service, and RUDELMAR BUENO DE FARIA, general secretary of the ACT Alliance, write about why they are advocating for “comprehensive action” at this week’s UN Climate Summit…
THE INTERVIEW: REV TIMOTHY STEWART, BAPTIST LEADER FINDS DEVASTATION AND RESILIENCE IN THE BAHAMAS AFTER HURRICANE DORIAN
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Rev Timothy Stewart, president of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, after he visited the Bahamas island of Grand Bahamas this week…
As desperation rises, thousands in Bahamas flee Dorian’s devastation
Nassau, BahamasReuters Thousands of people fled devastation in the Bahamas on Saturday as conditions grew increasingly desperate nearly a week after Hurricane Dorian made landfall, reducing many homes to rubble and knocking out water and power. Aid groups rushed emergency help to the storm-ravaged islands, and officials warned a death toll of 43 was likely […]
Caribbean Development Bank plans to help tackle trauma of Bahamas storm
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation The Caribbean Development Bank plans to throw its weight behind mental health support for those hit by devastating Hurricane Dorian, besides offering more traditional financial assistance. The Barbados-based bank, which helps Caribbean nations finance social and economic programmes, said this week it would provide almost $US1 million in relief funds to the […]
Hurricane Dorian inflicts “extreme damage” on Bahamas, church leader describes impact as “unimaginable living nightmare” for many
Marsh Harbour, BahamasReuters Hurricane Dorian has left parts of tourism-dependent Bahamas in ruins and relief officials on Tuesday were preparing for an unfolding humanitarian crisis with the scale of the catastrophe only beginning to emerge. Aerial video recorded over the Bahamas’ Great Abaco Island showed mile upon mile of flooded neighborhoods, pulverised buildings, upturned boats […]
Hurricane Dorian grows in size, heads toward Florida after bashing Bahamas
Marsh Harbour, BahamasReuters Hurricane Dorian grew in size and picked up speed on Tuesday, and was forecast to come “dangerously close” to Florida’s coast after pounding Grand Bahama Island for about a day, killing at least five people. Dorian, which over the weekend had been one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, inundated […]