Relief Efforts, Message From BHA Chief
A Message from BHA President Stuart Bowe
By and large The Bahamas tourism industry was sparred the full intensity of Hurricane Irene and clean-up efforts by hotels and attractions are well underway. Major resorts on Nassau, Paradise Island and Grand Bahama are fully operational with few exceptions. Except for the easternmost islands, most damage is landscaping-related. There has been some minor roof damage. Preliminary reports from Long Island, Cat Island, Eleuthera and Abaco, which suffered the brunt of the storm, are just reaching us. Along with the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, we are assessing the extent of damages to hotels throughout the country and hope to have a good reading on that within several days.
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