"Additional help is on the way for storm-ravaged Haiti and the Turk and Caicos Islands, as The Bahamas will be contributing half a million dollars to assist with the restoration of those nations following the mass devastation as a result of the recent tropical cyclones."

"As humanitarian relief efforts continued in Haiti, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham told reporters during a briefing at the 63rd United Nations General Assembly in New York, that The Bahamas will be providing $500,000 in financial assistance to storm-weary Haiti. He added that a similar sum will be provided to the Turks and Caicos Islands which were also effected by Hurricane Ike. " Read more about $500,000 for Haiti