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Another fire at the City Dump
August 14, 2013
Another fire at the City Dump
A massive fire raged at the city dump off Tonique Williams-Darling Highway last night and engulfed thousands of tires as it threatened the surrounding area.
Director of Fire Services Superintendent Walter Evans said the blaze still had a high visibility last night, with flames stretching up to 50 feet in the air...
BTC Donates to Build Mayaguana FireFighting Fleet
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...
Basic Safety and Mayaguana
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...
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.
Potter's Cay vendors given access to repair supplies
May 18, 2022
Potter's Cay vendors given access to repair supplies
AGRICULTURE, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting yesterday said Potter's Cay Dock vendors affected by a fire last year were provided with letters to access supplies to rebuild their stalls.
Bell raises alarm on state of prison
June 20, 2013
Bell raises alarm on state of prison
The population of Her Majesty's Prisons has swelled well beyond 1,500 and the overcrowding problem is actually worsening crime, as the institution breeds and eventually "unleashes animals" back into society, according to Minister of State for National Security Keith Bell.
Bell said problems with overcrowding add to the "significant challenges" at the prison.
"Maximum security is built to hold 22...
The looming financial earthquake, pt. 1
June 17, 2013
The looming financial earthquake, pt. 1
"Switzerland is a country where very few things begin, but many things end."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
For centuries, Switzerland has basked in the radiance of its pre-eminence as a powerhouse of precision, reflected in its superlative chocolates, its world-renowned and impeccably crafted timepieces and its incomparable banking industry. Over the centuries, the Swiss have become bankers to the wo...
'Truck Burned for More than an hour'
April 05, 2013
'Truck Burned for More than an hour'
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. Witnesses told The Tribune of the harrowing scene as the aircraft forced to make a risky midnight landing on an...
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