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Government signs contract that will give Crooked Island settlements potable water for first time
Government signs contract that will give Crooked Island settlements potable water for first time
CROOKED ISLAND, The Bahamas – Residents of Crooked Island clapped their hands gleefully and burst forth exclamations of praise during the contract signing ceremony...
NEMA gets medical equipment for Crooked Island clinic
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, was pleased to accept an assortment of vital medical equipment from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., facilitated by the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), for the community clinic in Crooked Island which was severely damaged during the passage of Hurricane Joaquin in October 2015.
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.
For Crooked Islanders, a new way of life sets in
For Crooked Islanders, a new way of life sets in
Barbara R. Gibson and her husband spend their evenings cleaning out their home in this small fishing community, where finding fish is hard these days because the storm-damaged marina means fishermen have no safe way of launching their boats into the sea.
Crooked Island delight as water supply improves
Crooked Island delight as water supply improves
RESIDENTS of Crooked Island clapped their hands gleefully during a contract signing ceremony to supply potable water for the first time in several settlements on the remote island...
Life in a clinic
Life in a clinic
If you visit this small community you might just end up sleeping in the local clinic.