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December 08, 2009
Ragged Island Residents Excited About New Infrastructure

Duncan Town, Ragged Island -- A resurfaced airport runway, a dock and paved road are on the way for Ragged Island, and the 60 plus residents who live there are excited and looking forward to the new infrastructure.

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November 02, 2017
Save The Bays applauds Ragged Island Green Rebuild Plan 'Most Progressive Measure in Region to Prepare for Climate Change', Seeks Progress Report

Outspoken environmental advocacy and education organization Save The Bays today redoubled its support for the government?s plan to rebuild storm-ravaged Ragged Island with sustainable design and renewable energy sources, creating the first fully green island in the region...

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News Article
December 01, 2009
New dock and roads for Ragged Island

Construction of a dock and reconstruction of roads here will usher in enhanced economic activity for this outlying Family Island, Public Works and Transport Minister the Hon. Neko C. Grant asserted.

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May 01, 2018
Ragged Island begs: Help us - now

FRUSTRATED Ragged Islanders are demanding the government prioritise critical restoration initiatives as protracted delays have handicapped local efforts to rebuild and restore normalcy to the hurricane-ravaged island.

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News Article
December 12, 2011
Foundation to continue Hezron Moxey's legacy

Ragged Island native Hezron Moxey, in life, had a strong maritime influence. The young islander began navigating little dingy boats in the waters around Ragged Island at the age of eight. He would evolve into one of the great mariners in Bahamian history.

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News Article
November 11, 2009
PM: Politics Should be Eliminated in the Granting of Public Contracts

The Bahamas has wasted too much public funds in granting contracts to persons who failed to perform the job, and the Government is seeking to remove political influence from the process of granting publicly tendered contracts, Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham told reporters Monday.

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News Article
April 15, 2016
Healthcare professionals to speak as block

Accused by the United Healthcare Reform Alliance (UHRA) of disrespecting Bahamian expertise and altruism in the healthcare sector, the National Health Insurance (NHI) Secretariat yesterday took a conciliatory tone, but nonetheless insisted it has been incorporating stakeholder input "as much as possible".

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News Article
May 27, 2016
Negotiation and consultation right way forward to resolve South China Sea Issue

The international community has become increasingly concerned about the South China Sea dispute, in particular the South China Sea arbitration initiated by the Republic of the Philippines, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

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News Article
June 27, 2013
Ryan Pinder Contribution on National Training Agency Act 2013

Enclosed are Remarks by The Hon. L. Ryan Pinder, Minister of Financial Services: Mr. Speaker, On behalf of the people of the great constituency of Elizabeth and as Minister responsible for Financial Services, I rise to offer my full support to this important, forward looking, progressive initiative of the Government of The Bahamas.

As I have said on many occasions, I represent an economically d...

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