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Mayaguana Gets Visa Pre-Paid Cards/Acklins is the Final Stop
Officials of the Ministry of Social Services and Community Development and the Department of Social Services moved one giant step closer to ensuring that qualified recipients of the Department?s Food Assistance Programme throughout The Bahamas are in possession...
Ongoing woes for Mayaguana airport
Ongoing woes for Mayaguana airport
Several Mayaguana residents used their vehicles' high beams to assist in the landing of a plane making an emergency medical flight on Sunday because half of the emergency solar lights at the runway were inoperable, The Nassau Guardian has learnt...
I-Group: Runway Tragedy Not Political
I-Group: Runway Tragedy Not Political
The Ingraham administration's renegotiation of the I-Group's Mayaguana deal played no part in last week's tragic accident, which killed three people on a runway on that island, said I-Group representative Tim Haffner yesterday.
Social Services Minister Griffin kicks off visit to Mayaguana with stops to Pirates Well/Abraham's Bay
Social Services Minister Griffin kicks off visit to Mayaguana with stops to Pirates Well/Abraham's Bay
Minister of Social Services and Community Development, the Hon. Melanie Sharon Griffin arrived in Pirate?s Well Friday for a three-day visit.
Social safety reform programme to impact all communities
The Government of The Bahamas is committed to ensuring that every Bahamian has access to as many of the critical Government services as possible regardless of their geographic locations, Minister of Social Services and Community Development, the Hon. Melanie Sharon Griffin told residents of Mayaguana.
Families 'stressed' in Wait to Burying Runway Crash Victims
The families of three people killed in a runway accident on Mayaguana more than two weeks ago have yet to receive their remains. Former Cabinet Minister Sidney Collie, who lost his mother, sister and brother-in-law in the accident, said they can not find closure from the "horrific and unexpected"...
'Truck Burned For More Than An Hour' With Three Inside
Having stood by helpless and in horror as the bodies of three of their neighbours burned for more than an hour, Mayaguanans are blaming yesterday's plane crash disaster on years of government neglect.
Squatters ordered off deforested land
Squatters ordered off deforested land
As it cracks down on illegal deforestation, the government has given people who are unlawfully operating and living on a tract of cleared land in the Carmichael Road area 14 days to get off before authorities move in and take action, Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said.
Grammy Award winning musician holds concert at the Willie Mae Pratt Centre for Girls
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Development the Hon. Loretta Butler-Turner thanked Grammy Award winner musician and UN Ambassador for UNICEF, India Arie, for performing at a private concert at the Willie Mae Pratt Centre for Girls, Friday, July 2.
Davis says govt will 'hold the line' on NIB increase
Davis says govt will 'hold the line' on NIB increase
AN increase in National Insurance Board contributions will not come off the table until the Davis administration decides whether or not to accept the recommendations of experts regarding the sustainability of the NIB fund, Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis said yesterday.