Thousands in Bahamas struggle to find work after Dorian

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Jobs are scarce, savings are running low and money is barely trickling in. Hurricane Dorian survivors in the Bahamas worry they will be forced into deep poverty.

Members of the fire rescue team Task Force 8, from Gainesville, Florida, help remove a body one week after Hurricane Dorian hit The Mudd neighborhood in the Marsh Harbor area of Abaco Island, Bahamas, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. Dorian, the most powerful hurricane in the northwestern Bahamas' recorded history, has killed at least 44 people in Bahamas as of Sunday, Sept. 8, according to the government.

In the months prior to the hurricane, the unemployment rate of the tourism-dependent Bahamas had decreased slightly, but stood at 10% on the archipelago of some 395,000 inhabitants. On Grand Bahama it was 11% and had increased to 9% on nearby Abaco before Dorian slammed both islands, with people now trying to find any type of work after thousands lost their jobs.

He also said the government would soon announce new measures to help the nearly 5,000 people who were evacuated to New Providence, the most populous island in the Bahamas, from Grand Bahama and the Abaco islands after Dorian.

 

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So what about home insurance? I know it's a nightmare but surely some had it.

'Jobs are scarce' = The 2 pics in this article are people working jobs created by the hurricane.....

Abandon the islands or build to cat 5 standards.

No help from eh USA in the Age of MAGA for countries of POC

Jobs? That place is demolished. There are rising questions about investing in areas that are always at risk of this. We cannot control nature. In my county if your riverfront property is destroyed it cannot be rebuilt. People were getting relief over and over again.

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They have every reason to be worried. The Bahamian Government cannot handle a disaster of this magnitude and have not asked for help. Next will come corruption

Betcha they recover faster then Puerto Rico

There’s plenty of neighboring islands

Construction should be good.

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