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July 22, 2016
NEMA gets medical equipment for Crooked Island clinic

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, was pleased to accept an assortment of vital medical equipment from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., facilitated by the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), for the community clinic in Crooked Island which was severely damaged during the passage of Hurricane Joaquin in October 2015.

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April 22, 2016
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.

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April 05, 2016
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.

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January 27, 2016
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.

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November 11, 2015
'Crooked Island will bounce back'

Kirkwood McKinney has no plans to leave his home.

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June 27, 2011
Crooked Island needs an economic boost

Crooked Island, The Bahamas -?Increasing employment concerns and the need to build economic opportunities are the main concerns for 270 residents of Crooked Island and Long Cay.?
These Family Islanders participated in the June 23 Local Government Elections in an effort to stimulate change within their community through the power of the ballot box.???

"Today we are having the local government ...

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November 10, 2015
For Crooked Islanders, a new way of life sets in

Barbara R. Gibson and her husband spend their evenings cleaning out their home in this small fishing community, where finding fish is hard these days because the storm-damaged marina means fishermen have no safe way of launching their boats into the sea.

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November 06, 2015
For some storm victims, reality only now setting in

Not long after Hurricane Joaquin ravaged Crooked Island last month, Don Gibson and his wife, Barbara, left for Nassau.

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October 21, 2015
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.

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News Article
May 01, 2017
"BTC Team Member Turned Owner"

Over Thirty Bahamians are Now BTC Business Owners...If there is anything worth honoring, it is endurance.? These were the words of Crooked Island native Barbara Gibson, an employee of over thirty-eight years, who changed her status from team member, to owner...

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