by JE Pettibone » Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:22 am
Ed: Note: As of Tuesday, the Bahamian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not put in a formal request for TPS, a government spokeswoman said.
“It’s a bit early. We are trying to regroup and make sure everybody is OK,” she said. “Then we’ll get to that.”
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Mike Fernandez, a Coral Gables philanthropist and healthcare executive, flew into the Bahamas by helicopter on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, to drop off relief items in Marsh Harbour after Hurricane Dorian devastated the island. Courtesy: Mike Fernandez
When asked about TPS for Bahamians at a Miami press conference Wednesday, Sen. Scott said “that will be a decision by the feds.”
Relief efforts escalated Friday for the hurricane-ravaged islands of Grand Bahama and the Abacos, with the U.S. military planning airlifts, government officials ...