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Acklins Cut Off Despite Public Outcry
Acklins Cut Off Despite Public Outcry
Despite rising appeals from community leaders in Acklins, money owed by the government to businesses and social services workers has not reached the struggling island.
Thousands of dollars of public money stolen after official tied up, robbed
A Family Island administrator and his son were attacked by masked gunmen, tied up and abandoned in a terrifying ordeal that resulted in the theft of a significant amount of public money early Saturday morning.
Acklins administrator Gregory Knowles was gunbutted and his 16-yea
Social Services to go Online; Acklins and Crooked Island Urban Centres to Get Computer Labs in ‘Shortest Possible Time’
The Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development will make its products and services available online in order to meet clients’ needs in a more efficient and effective manner throughout The Commonwealth of The Bahamas...
NEMA awards two contracts for Acklins reconstruction
NEMA awards two contracts for Acklins reconstruction
Two building contractors were awarded contracts to construct homes on Acklins, one of the islands severely impacted by the Category 4 Hurricane Joaquin in October 2015.
NEMA Conducts Surface Water Rescue Course in Acklins
NEMA Conducts Surface Water Rescue Course in Acklins
In keeping with its goals to establish disaster resilient communities, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), conducted a Surface Water Rescue Course on this island ? one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Joaquin last October.
Two in custody after Acklins theft
Two in custody after Acklins theft
Two people are in custody in connection with the theft of a safe containing a "substantial" amount of money from the Acklins administrator's office, police reported yesterday.
Superintendent Paul Rolle, officer-in-charge of the Central Detective Unit (CDU), said the men, both residents of Acklins, were arrested for questioning yesterday afternoon.
Rolle said it was too early to tell whether the ...
Salina Point Primary Project aims to preserve environment, while assisting student who ‘loves to help others’
Salina Point Primary Project aims to preserve environment, while assisting student who ‘loves to help others’
School officials and students at the Salina Point Primary School in Salina Point, Acklins, have become great examples of how schools can effect positive change within their communities while also helping to preserve the environment with the launch of a Tyre Recycling/Refurbishment Project...