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September 09, 2008
Ike Batters Southeast Bahamas

The category four cyclone caused severe damages to critical infrastructure, homes, schools and government buildings.

Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham described the aftermath of the storm on Sundays as devastating, but said the situation could have been much worse considering that Ike was packing winds up to 135 miles per hour and storm surges of up to 18 feet when the storm unleashed its wrath on...

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February 04, 2012
Inagua Centre to further consolidate healthcare in southern Bahamas

MATTHEW TOWN, Inagua -- The construction of community healthcare centres in various islands of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas has allowed the Government to consolidate access to quality healthcare for Bahamians, including those in the far-flung islands, Minister of Health Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis said Friday.

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Morton Bahamas Layoffs
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July 27, 2011
Morton Bahamas Layoffs

Excessive rain at Morton Bahamas Limited will see slightly more than 100 workers temporarily laid off next week, as salt production dries up at the company's Inagua operation, Guardian Business can confirm.

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September 08, 2008
NEWS BRIEFING FROM INAGUA. BAHAMAS

Inagua - Roof of BTC office Matthew Town severely damaged when communications satellite fell through. Land lines down throughout the island.

The Police Station/residence shutters blown away causing water breach and flooding

Hurricane Shelter at St. Philips Community Centre shutters have blown off causing a water breach.

The second shelter at Zion Baptist Church, water breach from the Sun...

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June 19, 2019
Morton Bahamas threatens employee lockout

Morton Bahamas Ltd. has threatened to lock employees out of its plant on Inagua after the Bahamas Industrial Manufacturers and Allied Workers Union (BIMAWU) failed to attend...

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March 03, 2013
Reported oil spill in Matthew Town Harbour, Bahamas

On Sunday, 03 March, 2013 at approximately 6:30 a.m. officials from Matthew Town, Inagua discovered that a 75' Haitian sloop had sunk in the harbour and spilled a mixture of diesel and oil in the harbour. The vessel reportedly sank some time during the course of the night.

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August 06, 2011
Message In A Bottle Brings Gulfport Man To The Bahamas

SunHerald.com -- Gulfport resident Paul McGill's trip to the Bahamas last month was a long-awaited ending to a story that started more than 30 years ago.

In 1979, McGill wrote a message and put it in a wine bottle he found while on a fishing trip to Chandeleur Island. He sealed it up with a cork and sent it out to sea. Sixteen years later, he received a letter in return from a woman whose boyfr...

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August 01, 2011
Tropical Storm Emily Could Threaten Bahamas

TROPICAL STORM EMILY, which formed at 7.30 last night, could threaten the Bahamas if the system continues on its current projected path.

According to the National Hurricane Center, at 5am Tuesday there was little change in organisation in Tropical Storm Emily. An Airforce hurricane hunter aircraft was scheduled to investigate at noon to give a better indication of the system's strength.

Curr...

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