Wesley Methodist Church

Matthew Town
Matthew Town
Inagua, Bahamas

Review

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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Man visits Inagua where note he wrote in 1979 washed up

Paul McGill had no idea where his note would end up when he scribbled it down while sitting on a fishing boat in the Gulf of Mexico in 1979 before tossing it into the water.

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New school on the way for Inagua and capital works planned for other schools

Matthew Town, Inagua, is set to get a new school in the upcoming year and plans are on the drawing board for the construction of new schools in Gregory Town, Eleuthera and George Town, Exuma...

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Archdeacon Palacious celebrates 40

Four years ago, beginning with the celebration of his 60th birthday in 2012, Archdeacon James Palacious began raising money from the sale of his CDs and monetary gifts for his beloved St. Philip's Church on Inagua.

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Five charged after Inagua drug bust

Four Haitians and a Bahamian of Haitian descent were charged yesterday in connection with last week's seizure of 21 kilos of cocaine.

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'Major' Cocaine Bust off Inagua

Police reported last night that they made a 'major' cocaine seizure in waters off Inagua early yesterday. However, Superintendent Sam Butler, officer in charge of the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), said police were not sure of the quantity of the drugs as the shipment was being transported to Nassau and would be weighed upon arrival.

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116 Haitian Nationals to appear in Inagua Magistrate's Court

On today’s date, (85) adult Males and (31) adult Females are expected to appear before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes to face charges of Illegal Entry. Vonetta Darling-Flowers, Senior Immigration Officer will be prosecuting this matter...

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Strike At Morton

Defence force and police officers were called in to man posts at Morton Bahamas Limited yesterday after some 95 percent of its workers delivered on a promise to take industrial action at the Inagua Salt Plant.

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Haitian Captain, Crew Charged In Connection With 1m Drug Seizure

A hatian captain and his crew of seven countrymen appeared in Magistrate's Court yesterday to be arraigned in connection with a $1million cocaine seizure last weekend.

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