Farmers Brace for Dorian’s Worst - Sugar cane, citrus, rice all at risk of devastation should hurricane hit region
With Dorian inching closer by the day, farmers and crop owners are worried that they are going to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars of crops which could destroy businesses, especially smaller ones.
The problem is that the winds will uproot any crop not sturdy enough to handle them, which is not many.
The people who have to deal with the problem are farmers and crop owners but also anyone who wants to by crops at a fair price.
Storm survivors arrive - to relief and uncertainty
Dorian has uprooted many families and destroyed homes all over the Bahamas. Many look for supplies while others flee to the US to find somewhere to live either temporarily or permanently because they have lost everything.
The problem is that many families are facing issues they have not had to deal with before and are being forced to start new somewhere foreign to them.
The people facing this problem is the ones in the Bahamas whose houses and lives were destroyed.
Drug rehab facilities shut down, lay off more than 200
Watershed is a drug rehab company that was forced to shut down after not having enough funding to continue. Many lost their jobs and many more were denied the help they need because the company cannot afford to stay afloat.
The problem is the company could not find enough money to stay in business.
The people facing the problem is past employees who were laid off as well as anyone who was at the rehab center looking for help.
Fire Rescue: Take down your shutters
The story discusses the importance of removing shutters shortly after the hurricane as they pose as a fire hazard in an emergency. The shutters make it hard for people to escape in the chance there is a fire and for firefighters to get in to help.
The people who have the problem are those that are caught in a fire and their shutters are still up as well as firefighters trying to help
Gardens day care wants more classrooms, bigger playground
Currently the Gardens day care is doing very well and many kids are coming in each day and having fun. However, the playground can only comfortably allow 170 kids and that is not enough to meet the large amount of children that attend the park. The day care is facing issues with fitting people in the facilities so now they are expanding to make it more welcoming to all that want to come.
Hi Jaiden,
ReplyDeleteit was very interesting to read through the local newspaper stories that you have chosen. It is interesting to see how a natural disaster such as a hurricane can actually create a lot of entrepreneurial opportunities. For instance, it would be interesting to know if there are shutters that are able to protect homes from a hurricane, but which also have a mechanism so they can easily be taken off by firemen.
I think especially for the first four stories, referring to the hurricane and the drug rehab center, there is also a high emotional involvement which has to be kept in mind when talking to the "customers" and creating the business idea.
Very interesting!
Ollie
Hi Jaiden,
ReplyDeleteWhen reading each member from my group local newspaper articles, it was very intriguing and understanding. Hurricane Dorian was listed in majority of local newspaper throughout the United States. It was devastating for the Bahamas, their families and knowing it will take time for their city to recover. It was nice reading your local stories.
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