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Government signs contract that will give Crooked Island settlements potable water for first time
Government signs contract that will give Crooked Island settlements potable water for first time
CROOKED ISLAND, The Bahamas – Residents of Crooked Island clapped their hands gleefully and burst forth exclamations of praise during the contract signing ceremony...
Gray 'not sleeping while island burns' as fire trucks head to scene
MICAL MP V. Alfred Gray yesterday defended his handling of the fires in Crooked Island, rejecting assertions that he "sleeps while Crooked Island burns" as "utter rubbish".
Crooked Island residents see no end to fire turmoil
Crooked Island residents see no end to fire turmoil
DESPITE pleas, long-suffering residents of Crooked Island say they see "no end to the turmoil" of the last two weeks as fires continue to burn in and around four of the island's major settlements.
Cabbage Hill School Re-Naming (Crooked Island) - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham
It is so wonderful to be with you on this special occasion and I am pleased to be accompanied by my wife Delores, a public school senior high school Principal who is making her very first visit to Crooked Island.
Government is committed to safe, reliable water in the Family Islands, says WSC Executive Chairman
Government is committed to safe, reliable water in the Family Islands, says WSC Executive Chairman
Executive Chairman of Water & Sewerage Corporation (WSC) Adrian Gibson assured residents of Crooked Island that the government is “keenly” aware of the water needs in the Family Islands, and is currently formulating plans to address these needs and committed to safe and reliable water supply...
Flights Leaving Crooked Island & Acklins Today
Flights Leaving Crooked Island & Acklins Today
A flight will be in CROOKED ISLAND (morning) and ACKLINS (afternoon) tomorrow. The elderly, disabled and Pregnant will be given first priority to evacuate. NEMA is liasing with the Adminstrator so please ensure the evacuees connect with them
Resident: Gray sleeps while our island burns
Resident: Gray sleeps while our island burns
A disgruntled Crooked Island resident yesterday criticised MICAL MP V. Alfred Gray for the government's poor reaction to massive fires on the island, as he lamented his family being subjected to inhaling "billows of thick black smoke" for the past three weeks.
Crooked Islanders complain hurricane repairs 'too slow'
THE pace of reconstruction in Crooked Island is moving "too slow," according to a former resident, who has urged the government to quicken its efforts to restore the hurricane-impacted island to normalcy.
VIDEO: Massive Crooked Island fires 'under control'
VIDEO: Massive Crooked Island fires 'under control'
THE four massive fires reportedly burning in Crooked Island for well over a week have now been repressed but not fully extinguished, according to Crooked Island and Long Cay Administrator Francita Neely.
Restoring Crooked Island High School
Restoring Crooked Island High School
Things are finally looking up for 14-year-old Danesha Daxon and the other 32 students of the Crooked Island High School. It has been more than three months since their school lay in waste in the wake of Hurricane Irene.