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News Article
March 04, 2019
Ragged Island adequately supplied with water

The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) has an ample supply of water available in Ragged Island for residents or anyone who wishes to construct a home or business in the southern island...

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News Article
December 08, 2009
Ragged Island Residents Excited About New Infrastructure

Duncan Town, Ragged Island -- A resurfaced airport runway, a dock and paved road are on the way for Ragged Island, and the 60 plus residents who live there are excited and looking forward to the new infrastructure.

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News Article
December 01, 2009
New dock and roads for Ragged Island

Construction of a dock and reconstruction of roads here will usher in enhanced economic activity for this outlying Family Island, Public Works and Transport Minister the Hon. Neko C. Grant asserted.

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News Article
June 19, 2019
Ragged Island rebuild now up to 12m

WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister defended the government's decision to spend millions of dollars on infrastructure at Ragged Island, telling Parliament it came down to a matter of "life and death" for residents...

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News Article
December 03, 2009
Duncan Town airport runway to be resurfaced

The Government of the Bahamas on Monday signed a $1.7 million contract for resurfacing of the airport runway here.
Public Works and Transport Minister the Hon. Neko C. Grant said the new runway will create a ?positive economic impact as a result of employment opportunities that would become available

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News Article
May 27, 2016
Negotiation and consultation right way forward to resolve South China Sea Issue

The international community has become increasingly concerned about the South China Sea dispute, in particular the South China Sea arbitration initiated by the Republic of the Philippines, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

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News Article
December 27, 2013
Debate on Gaming Bill expected in January

Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday the government hopes to begin debate on the Gaming Bill in January...

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News Article
October 07, 2013
Atlantis keeping expansion plans close to its chest

On the heels of the opening of its new $5 million Cantor Gaming Race and Sports Book, Atlantis has revealed it is planning the development of another new gaming facility in the next nine to 12 months...

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June 20, 2013
U.S. Government Donates 30,000 to the Salvation Army to Repair Hurricane Shelters

Nassau, Bahamas - On Thursday, June
20, the United States Government through the Office of Foreign Disaster
Assistance (OFDA) formally presented The Bahamas Division of the
Salvation Army Bahamas Division with a $30,000 USD grant to assist with
critical repairs and refitting of two emergency community shelters in
the Bain and Grants Town communities in Nassau.? The donation is timely
a...

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