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News Article
August 09, 2019
Prime Minister Minnis Hands Over Land Deeds

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis officially handed over land deeds to the first group of residents of Great Inagua during a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday 7 August.
The hand over to the eight residents is a demonstration of the progress being made in the Minnis Administration’s Land Reform initiative, which is focused on ensuring that thousands more Bahamians have greater access t...

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News Article
May 03, 2012
FNM Inagua Rally - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham

Good Evening Inagua,
Colour Red is very happy to be in Inagua tonight. We have spent the day in MICAL visiting with residents in Crooked Island, Acklins and Mayaguana. Last evening Colour Red was in Central Andros.

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Devastation In Inagua
News Article
September 09, 2008
Devastation In Inagua

Hurricane Ike delivered a powerful blow to the island of Inagua on Sunday, tearing off roof tops, flooding streets and knocking out phone lines. Unofficial reports are that the island sustained millions of dollars in damage. Satellite images showed the eye of the Category 4 hurricane, packing 135 mile-an-hour winds, passing directly over Great Inagua around 11 a.m. Sunday.

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June 14, 2010
Remarks by Governor General in Inagua

Good evening.

It is good to return to the island of my birth to celebrate the milestone of the graduation of the Class of 2010 at the Inagua All Age School, the school where I began my own life-long quest for knowledge.

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News Article
September 09, 2008
Ike Batters Southeast Bahamas

The category four cyclone caused severe damages to critical infrastructure, homes, schools and government buildings.

Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham described the aftermath of the storm on Sundays as devastating, but said the situation could have been much worse considering that Ike was packing winds up to 135 miles per hour and storm surges of up to 18 feet when the storm unleashed its wrath on...

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News Article
September 19, 2008
Prime Minister to Meet Morton Executives

Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is expected to meet today with representatives from Morton Salt company's home office in the Untied States to receive a full report on the Inagua hurricane damage assessments they conducted during the past week and indications about their future plans.

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News Article
September 26, 2016
Haitian sloop crew rescued off Inagua

NINE crew aboard a Haitian sloop that had run aground on a reef off Inagua on Thursday have been saved after Bahamian security forces, local residents and fishermen and the US Coast Guard launched a rescue mission.

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News Article
May 26, 2017
"BTC Sponsors Avvy's Carnival"

Bahamian singing sensation ?Avvy? plans to launch his third Carnival in Inagua with the help of The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC)...

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News Article
September 08, 2008
NEWS BRIEFING FROM INAGUA. BAHAMAS

Inagua - Roof of BTC office Matthew Town severely damaged when communications satellite fell through. Land lines down throughout the island.

The Police Station/residence shutters blown away causing water breach and flooding

Hurricane Shelter at St. Philips Community Centre shutters have blown off causing a water breach.

The second shelter at Zion Baptist Church, water breach from the Sun...

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Rescue at sea
News Article
September 23, 2016
Rescue at sea

During the early hours of this morning, officials stationed in Matthew Town, Inagua received a call from a crew member of a Haitian sailing sloop reporting that their vessel, the Change Vie had run aground.

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