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Gray 'not sleeping while island burns' as fire trucks head to scene
MICAL MP V. Alfred Gray yesterday defended his handling of the fires in Crooked Island, rejecting assertions that he "sleeps while Crooked Island burns" as "utter rubbish".
Crooked Island residents see no end to fire turmoil
Crooked Island residents see no end to fire turmoil
DESPITE pleas, long-suffering residents of Crooked Island say they see "no end to the turmoil" of the last two weeks as fires continue to burn in and around four of the island's major settlements.
Residents on Crooked Island were excited to witness the Golden Jubilee Flag Relay
The National Independence Secretariat continued its Golden Jubilee Flag Relay-Flag Raising Ceremony on Crooked Island at the Crooked Island International Airport on Tuesday, 4 July 2023.
Gruesome discovery of dead man in Crooked Island
Gruesome discovery of dead man in Crooked Island
THE grim discovery of a dead man in the street with lacerations on his wrist and forehead disturbed the tranquillity of Crooked Island on Saturday morning, rocking an island of just 305 residents.
HMBS Lawrence Major transports firefighting equipment to Crooked Island
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force's (RBDF) recently acquired landing craft HMBS Lawrence Major, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Milton Munroe, recently departed the John Alfred Wharf en route to Crooked Island to transport the Royal Bahamas Police Force's fire truck and additional firefighting equipment to Crooked Island.
Resident: Gray sleeps while our island burns
Resident: Gray sleeps while our island burns
A disgruntled Crooked Island resident yesterday criticised MICAL MP V. Alfred Gray for the government's poor reaction to massive fires on the island, as he lamented his family being subjected to inhaling "billows of thick black smoke" for the past three weeks.
VIDEO: Massive Crooked Island fires 'under control'
VIDEO: Massive Crooked Island fires 'under control'
THE four massive fires reportedly burning in Crooked Island for well over a week have now been repressed but not fully extinguished, according to Crooked Island and Long Cay Administrator Francita Neely.
Crooked Island High School students lauded
Crooked Island High School students lauded
Crooked Island High School principal, Maegan Colebrooke, is a believer in students always striving to improve themselves, which she says is always a move in the right direction.
HURRICANE JOAQUIN: 46 airlifted to Nassau after plea from Commissioner, 'some time' before power will be restored in stricken areas
o 46 people evacuated from Pitts Town Point, Crooked Island, who were at Colonel Hill Airport, have been airlifted to Nassau after Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade made a plea for help this afternoon.