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Gray 'not sleeping while island burns' as fire trucks head to scene
MICAL MP V. Alfred Gray yesterday defended his handling of the fires in Crooked Island, rejecting assertions that he "sleeps while Crooked Island burns" as "utter rubbish".
Crooked Island residents see no end to fire turmoil
Crooked Island residents see no end to fire turmoil
DESPITE pleas, long-suffering residents of Crooked Island say they see "no end to the turmoil" of the last two weeks as fires continue to burn in and around four of the island's major settlements.
The Governor General visits Crooked Island
The Governor General visits Crooked Island
Governor General Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling on Monday, January 25, visited the islands of Acklins and Crooked Island, which were impacted by Hurricane Joaquin in October of last year.
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.
VIDEO: Massive Crooked Island fires 'under control'
VIDEO: Massive Crooked Island fires 'under control'
THE four massive fires reportedly burning in Crooked Island for well over a week have now been repressed but not fully extinguished, according to Crooked Island and Long Cay Administrator Francita Neely.
Renzo Construction Awarded Contract To Repair Crooked Island high school
The government awarded a $280,000 contract to Renzo Construction yesterday for the repair of Colonel Hill High School on Crooked Island more than a year after Hurricane Irene damaged it.
Work is expected to start in two weeks said Lorenzo Moss, owner of Renzo Construction. It is expected to be completed before the end of June.
Gray: Crooked Island not forgotten - but relief efforts will take some time
MICAL MP V Alfred Gray yesterday said the government has not forgotten Crooked Island, one of the communities ravaged by Hurricane Joaquin earlier this month, stressing that the recovery efforts will "take some time."