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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".
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.
HMBS Lawrence Major transports firefighting equipment to Crooked Island
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force's (RBDF) recently acquired landing craft HMBS Lawrence Major, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Milton Munroe, recently departed the John Alfred Wharf en route to Crooked Island to transport the Royal Bahamas Police Force's fire truck and additional firefighting equipment to Crooked Island.
Crooked Islanders complain hurricane repairs 'too slow'
THE pace of reconstruction in Crooked Island is moving "too slow," according to a former resident, who has urged the government to quicken its efforts to restore the hurricane-impacted island to normalcy.
Some Crooked Is. residents feel abandoned
Some Crooked Is. residents feel abandoned
Just over a month after Hurricane Joaquin devastated the southeastern Bahamas, Patrick Ferguson said he feels the government has forgotten about the people of Crooked Island.
Restoring Crooked Island High School
Restoring Crooked Island High School
Things are finally looking up for 14-year-old Danesha Daxon and the other 32 students of the Crooked Island High School. It has been more than three months since their school lay in waste in the wake of Hurricane Irene.
Defense force establishes effective presence in Crooked Island
Continuing its aggressive efforts to bring relief to the residents of the hard hit southern islands of The Bahamas in the wake of hurricane Joaquin, The Bahamas government through the Royal Bahamas Defence Force has established an effective presence in Crooked Island in the form of a temporary work base.
Royal Bahamas Defense Force Establishes Effective Presence in Crooked Island
Continuing its aggressive efforts to bring relief to the residents of the hard hit southern islands of The Bahamas in the wake of hurricane Joaquin, The Bahamas Government through the Royal Bahamas Defense Force has established an effective presence in Crooked Island in the form of a temporary work base.
Miller calms concerns over Crooked Island water supply
BAHAMAS Electricity Corporation Executive Chairman Leslie Miller yesterday quelled concerns that the quality of Crooked Island's ground water supply could be contaminated by the corporation's diesel tanks that were dislodged by Hurricane Joaquin...