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March 04, 2019
Water and Sewerage Corporation assesses work in Acklins Island
Improved water quality, the installation of generators and a new reverse osmosis (RO) plant are among the new initiatives the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) has planned for the island of Acklins...
September 14, 2016
REV partners with local organisation to donate school uniforms to Acklins students
REV has partnered with Nassau-based charity BreAnn's Care Closet to help make this back-to-school season more manageable for families in Acklins.
The Governor General takes a look at Acklins
January 27, 2016
The Governor General takes a look at Acklins
Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General, visited Acklins on Monday, January 25, 2016 as part of a review of islands impacted by Hurricane Joaquin last October.
NEMA returns evacuees from Acklins
September 28, 2017
NEMA returns evacuees from Acklins
The remaining evacuees of Hurricane Irma from Acklins were transported from the Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gymnasium to the Lynden Pindling International Airport on Monday, September 25, 2017 -- a few days after the 'All Clear' was given for Hurricane Maria. The evacuees were men...
NEMA awards two contracts for Acklins reconstruction
February 12, 2016
NEMA awards two contracts for Acklins reconstruction
Two building contractors were awarded contracts to construct homes on Acklins, one of the islands severely impacted by the Category 4 Hurricane Joaquin in October 2015.
Acklins storm survivors share their stories
October 08, 2015
Acklins storm survivors share their stories
Henry Rolle has lived on Acklins for over 20 years, and the passage of Hurricane Joaquin last week marks the third time he lost a home to a cyclone on the island in the southern Bahamas.
Acklins Cut Off Despite Public Outcry
December 16, 2011
Acklins Cut Off Despite Public Outcry
Despite rising appeals from community leaders in Acklins, money owed by the government to businesses and social services workers has not reached the struggling island.
September 15, 2016
REV partners with BreAnn's Care Closet to donate school uniforms
REV has partnered with Nassau-based charity BreAnn's Care Closet to help make this back-to-school season more manageable for families in Acklins. For its part, the telecommunications company made a generous donation to BreAnn's Care Closet to purchase uniforms for students on the island.
NEMA Conducts Surface Water Rescue Course in Acklins
June 29, 2016
NEMA Conducts Surface Water Rescue Course in Acklins
In keeping with its goals to establish disaster resilient communities, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), conducted a Surface Water Rescue Course on this island ? one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Joaquin last October.
November 18, 2015
Man who rode out Joaquin on Samana Cay tells harrowing tale
Six weeks after Hurricane Joaquin devastated The Bahamas, the story of what it was like to be on Samana Cay at the time of the storm is finally being told.
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