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February 12, 2016
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.

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June 16, 2011
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 ...

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November 18, 2015
Man who rode out Joaquin on Samana Cay tells harrowing tale

Six weeks after Hurricane Joaquin devastated The Bahamas, the story of what it was like to be on Samana Cay at the time of the storm is finally being told.

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February 14, 2020
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...

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November 03, 2015
Florida churches donate to NEMA

New Beginnings Missionary Baptist Church of Miami, Florida, and its partners New Birth Cathedral, Miami; Mt. Bethel of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Trinity Global Cathedral, The Bahamas, and TMF Aircraft in Florida presented an assortment of relief supplies...

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