AUGUST, COME IT MUST

An old Bahamian mnemonic verse about hurricanes runs: June, soon; July, stand by; August, come it must; September, remember; October, all over. We are all more wary after Hurricane Floyd in 1999 and this hurricane season has been predicted to be above average in activity.

Disaster Preparedness Committees in north, south and central Abaco have been working to establish shelters for use in emergencies. The following will be used as hurricane shelters:

Mores Island

Mores Island SChool

Mores Island Bonefish Camp

Soul Seeking Ministries

St Matthew's Baptist Church

Sandy Point

Oeisha's

Pete & Gaye's

Crossing Rocks

Travor's Midway

Crossing Rocks School

Cherokee Sound

Methodist Church

Assemblies of God Church

Cherokee Public School

Marsh Harbour

New Vision Ministries

St Francis de Sales Church

St Francis de Sales School (main building)

RND Cinema 3

Seventh Day Adventist Church

St John the Baptist Hall

Church of Christ

St Francis de Sales School (K-3 building)

Dundas Town

Central Abaco Primary School

International Gospel Mission

Long Bay School

Murphy Town

Abaco Central High School

Treasure Cay

Full Gospel Assembly Church

Treasure Cay Community Centre

Coopers Town

St Andrew's Baptist Church, Fire Road

Sherlin C Bootle High School

Magistrate's Court

Green Turtle Cay

Amy Roberts All-Age School

Magistrate's Court

Little Abaco

Fox Town Primary School

New Hope Baptist Church (Mount Hope)

Revival Time Pentecostal Church (Crown Haven)

Grand Cay

Shilo Baptist Church

Grand Cay All-Age School

Administration Office