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April 08, 2013
Basic Safety and Mayaguana

The death of three people in Mayaguana last week was a tragedy. The residents were attempting to illuminate a runway for a medical charter. The plane struck the vehicles and two women and man were killed. The victims were identified as former Cabinet Minister Sidney Collie's mother, Edith Collie, his sister...

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April 08, 2013
Mayaguana Tragedy Shows Need for Higher Standards

Days after an airport runway accident in Mayaguana took the lives of three innocent people, Llewellyn Boyer-Cartwright, the commercial pilot turned attorney and the voice calling for the establishment of a Bahamas International Aircraft Registry, urged government to move quickly to establish the registry that will not only bring welcomed business to The Bahamas but will cause the country to deal ...

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April 05, 2013
The Free National Movement mourns the loss of life in Mayaguana

The leader of the Free National Movement, Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis expresses his deepest sympathies to the families, friends and loved ones of Edith Barnes-Collie, Enamae and Tim Polowick, on the painful and unfortunate occasion of their tragic deaths in Mayaguana on Thursday morning.

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September 12, 2016
Social Services Minister Griffin kicks off visit to Mayaguana with stops to Pirates Well/Abraham's Bay

Minister of Social Services and Community Development, the Hon. Melanie Sharon Griffin arrived in Pirate?s Well Friday for a three-day visit.

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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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April 23, 2013
Families 'stressed' in Wait to Burying Runway Crash Victims

The families of three people killed in a runway accident on Mayaguana more than two weeks ago have yet to receive their remains. Former Cabinet Minister Sidney Collie, who lost his mother, sister and brother-in-law in the accident, said they can not find closure from the "horrific and unexpected"...

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April 05, 2013
'Truck Burned For More Than An Hour' With Three Inside

Having stood by helpless and in horror as the bodies of three of their neighbours burned for more than an hour, Mayaguanans are blaming yesterday's plane crash disaster on years of government neglect.

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November 27, 2015
International star sailors to race sloops with local crews

The Star Sailors League (SSL) will hold its grand finals for the third consecutive year off the Nassau Yacht Club between Wednesday, December 2 and Saturday, December 5.

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January 23, 2023
PHA Signs Industrial Agreement with the BPSU

The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) signed an Industrial Agreement with the Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday, January 23, 2023.

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July 05, 2022
Minister: Bahamians sticking to protocols

WHILE the month of June saw 927 new COVID-19 cases, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville says he believes Bahamians have been doing well in adhering to the protocols that remain in place.

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