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September 28, 2016
Ministry of Social Services & Community Development's visit to Mayaguana

Officials of the Ministry of Social Services and Community Development and the Department of Social Services and Community Development and the vendors in Mayaguana and officials from the Bank of The Bahamas to ensure that qualified recipients of the Department's Food Assistance Programme receive their Visa Pre-Paid Cards by December 2016.

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September 12, 2016
Social safety reform programme to impact all communities

The Government of The Bahamas is committed to ensuring that every Bahamian has access to as many of the critical Government services as possible regardless of their geographic locations, Minister of Social Services and Community Development, the Hon. Melanie Sharon Griffin told residents of Mayaguana.

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August 21, 2019
Pinewood still plagued by flooding in community

ADMITTING the chronic flooding in Pinewood is a "historic issue", area MP Reuben Rahming yesterday confirmed additional drains will be placed in the constituency...

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June 01, 2016
Gray: Vote hijacked by religious community

MICAL MP V. Alfred Gray said the fourth constitutional referendum bill has been "hijacked by the religious community."

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February 07, 2017
Mayaguana Gets Visa Pre-Paid Cards/Acklins is the Final Stop

Officials of the Ministry of Social Services and Community Development and the Department of Social Services moved one giant step closer to ensuring that qualified recipients of the Department?s Food Assistance Programme throughout The Bahamas are in possession...

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May 13, 2014
BTC Donates to Build Mayaguana FireFighting Fleet

In a show of community support, BTC has pledged assistance to a committee aiming to increase the firefighting capabilities on the island of Mayaguana. The Mayaguana Fire Equipment Development Committee received a $3,000 donation from BTC to assist in acquiring new portable firefighting systems for each of the islands three settlements...

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April 08, 2013
Govt to Finish Repairs at Mayaguana Airport

Minister of Transport and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin said yesterday she is getting advice on how her ministry can finish repairs at the airport in Mayaguana without interfering with the heads of agreement signed between the I-Group and the government.

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February 06, 2017
Griffin Arrives in Mayaguana for Four-Day Official Visit

Minister of Social Services and Community Development, the Hon. Melanie Sharon Griffin arrived in Abraham?s Bay, Mayaguana, Friday, February 3, to begin a four-day official visit...

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April 04, 2013
Tragic aviation accident in Mayaguana

In the early hours of this morning I was informed of an aviation accident in Mayaguana resulting in the tragic death of 3 people. I am advised that all 3 persons are residents of the island of Mayaguana.

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September 05, 2011
Mayaguana on Cusp of Change

A restated and amended Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Mayaguana developers, the I-Group, is scheduled for presentation in Cabinet tomorrow, paving the way for works on the island's airstrip and construction of a boutique hotel. Updating Guardian Business on the status of the development, Chairman of the Hotel Corporation of The Bahamas (HCB), Michael Scott, said the venture will be worth between $3...

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