|
BAHAMAS TO GIVE $50K TO U.S.
HURRICANE RELIEF
It
is announced for public information that The Bahamas is to donate $50
thousand to the hurricane relief effort for victims in the U.S. States
of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
The
Government also announces that emergency aid is to be made available for
Bahamians who are in distress as a result of the effects of Hurricane
Katrina in those southern states.
The
Government will make the emergency aid available through the Consulate
General in Miami or The Bahamas Embassy in Washington, or The Bahamas
Tourist Office in Houston, Texas, to assist stranded Bahamians in making
their way home and to supply their immediate short term needs.
--
end --
Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
1st
September, 2005
|
