Search results for : emergency

Showing 1 to 10 of 23 results

News Article
January 18, 2016
Statement by Hon. Glenys Hanna- Martin on status of Family Imports Emergency Lighting Network

The Minister of Transport and Aviation is pleased to announce that the Emergency Lighting System at the Deadman?s Cay Airport, Long Island which was damaged during Hurricane Joaquin has now been fully restored by the Department of Civil Aviation.

read more »


News Article
May 17, 2016
Long Island still fights to recover from hurricane

NEARLY eight months after the devastating passage of Hurricane Joaquin, Long Island is still struggling to recover despite the best efforts by those on the ground.

read more »


News Article
July 25, 2022
Former MP's home destroyed by blaze

A FORMER member of Parliament for Long Island is left devastated by the loss of his family island home in a fire over the weekend.

read more »


News Article
June 06, 2022
UPDATE: Appeal to those on crashed plane to contact AAIA

MONDAY UPDATE: On Monday, Delvin Major of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) appealed to those who were on the aircraft that crashed in Long Island on Sunday to reach out to the AAIA.

read more »


News Article
June 07, 2022
Survivors 'traumatised' by Long Island crash

FAMILY members of the surviving victims of the Long Island plane crash said the accident has left them shaken and traumatised.

read more »


News Article
December 13, 2016
Long Islanders still waiting a year after Hurricane Joaquin

LONG Island farmers have not been able to collect on relief vouchers issued by the government for losses incurred by Hurricane Joaquin more than a year ago, according to one resident who criticised the stalled pace of relief for the island...

read more »


News Article
September 20, 2020
Long Island police investigate apparent drowning

Police on Long Island are investigating an apparent drowning on Saturday afternoon...

read more »


News Article
August 15, 2019
Bahamian stung by passion for bees

Charles Burrows demonstrates how to remove the honey.When Charles Burrows, 64, went on a hike one day six years ago on Long Island, he came across a large bee colony and though he was not physically harmed, he was stung by a passion for beekeeping. The long walk has turned into a [...]

read more »


News Article
December 12, 2016
Group of Long Islanders doesn't want Butler-Turner

A group called 'The Voting Members of The Long Island Constituency' sent a letter over the weekend to Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis requesting the removal of Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner as the FNM's candidate in the upcoming general election...

read more »


News Article
March 18, 2016
Deadman's Cay Airport to be relocated due to hurricane threat

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said his administration will relocate the Deadman's Cay airport in Long Island to seek protection from the calamitous effects hurricanes have when they strike the outer islands.

read more »