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December 16, 2011
Remarks by PLP National Chairman, Bradley Roberts at a PLP Public Meeting in Long Island

LONG ISLAND, Bahamas Remarks by Bradley B Roberts, National Chair? Progressive Liberal Party, PLP Rally Long Island on December 15, 2011.

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August 18, 2011
Minister of Public Works and Transport Inspects New Dock in Salt Pond

Minister of Public Works and Transport the Hon Neko C Grant inspected the new Salt Pond Dock during a stopover visit to Long Island on Wednesday.

The Hon Desmond Bannister, the Minister of Education; the Hon Lawrence Cartwright, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources and MP for Long Island; Colin Higgs, permanent secretary; Jordan Ritchie, administrator; Shedrach Johnson, senior manager; ...

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December 22, 2022
Prime Minister Davis lauds Family-Island development at the Crystal Cove Groundbreaking on Long Island

During his Official Remarks at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Crystal Cove Cruise Port, on Long Island, on December 19, 2022, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis pointed out that, from “day one”, his administration pledged to shift the developmental focus of The Bahamas away from the “Nassau-centric model of the past few decades”.

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June 28, 2019
Bannister says new Long Island airport will be ‘wonderful’

Engineering and architectural studies for the design of a new airport in Long Island will begin in 2020 announced the Hon. Desmond Bannister, Minister of Public Works...

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June 28, 2019
Contract for Long Island potable water will bring relief to residents

No longer will residents of Salt Pond and other settlements in Long Island have to wait for the tanker trucks to visit their homes and fill their tanks with water to take baths, clean and do laundry...

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May 24, 2018
Long Island Food Stores Inspected By Price Inspectors

Determined to leave no stone unturned in their quest to ensure that all Long Islanders receive fresh, quality food and gasoline products at the right price, Price Inspectors and Metrologists led by the Chairman of the Prices Commission, Ms. Synida Dorsett travelled to Long Island and personally inspected every grocery store and gasoline service station from Wednesday, 16 May to Friday, 18 May, 20...

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December 06, 2016
Long Island Business Outlook slated for December 13

Through its Business Outlook Series, now in its 25th year, The Counsellors Ltd. (TCL) has been showcasing the economic opportunities of various islands of The Bahamas, with the number of sites growing steadily.

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November 16, 2016
Lucayan bones unearthed in Long Island

THE remains of two Lucayans, the people who inhabited The Bahamas from the year 600 to the 1500s, have been discovered in graves in Long Island.

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July 21, 2016
Concerns raised among voters in Long Island

AS the Free National Movement hunkers down for a leadership battle, another storm looms in Long Island between supporters and detractors of representative Loretta Butler-Turner.

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October 23, 2015
Long Island administrator went searching for alleged victims

Terrece Bootle-Bethel, island administrator for Long Island, said when she heard the rumor that 30 people had died on the island during the passage of Hurricane Joaquin, she went looking for the dead.

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