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HMBS Lawrence Major transports firefighting equipment to Crooked Island
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force's (RBDF) recently acquired landing craft HMBS Lawrence Major, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Milton Munroe, recently departed the John Alfred Wharf en route to Crooked Island to transport the Royal Bahamas Police Force's fire truck and additional firefighting equipment to Crooked Island.
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 Island will bounce back'
Some Crooked Is. residents feel abandoned
Some Crooked Is. residents feel abandoned
Just over a month after Hurricane Joaquin devastated the southeastern Bahamas, Patrick Ferguson said he feels the government has forgotten about the people of Crooked Island.
PM: Crooked Island To Get Self- Contained Camp This Week
As part of its ongoing effort to bring relief to the southern islands devastated by Hurricane Joaquin, Prime Minister Perry Christie announced yesterday that the government expects several self-sustained containers to land on Crooked Island within 48 hours.
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.
Chinese Embassy Donates 10,000 To Rebuild Crooked Island High School
Chinese Ambassador, His Excellency Hu Shan presented Minister of Education, The Honourable T. Desmond Bannister with a cheque for $10,000 towards the rebuilding of the Crooked Island High School....
New mobile homes for Crooked Island and Long Island
New mobile homes for Crooked Island and Long Island
NEMA and Social Services earmark four RV Mobile Homes for Crooked Island to assist persons whose homes were completely destroyed by Hurricane Joaquin; and three trailer homes for families in Long Island.
For Crooked Islanders, a new way of life sets in
For Crooked Islanders, a new way of life sets in
Barbara R. Gibson and her husband spend their evenings cleaning out their home in this small fishing community, where finding fish is hard these days because the storm-damaged marina means fishermen have no safe way of launching their boats into the sea.
For some storm victims, reality only now setting in
For some storm victims, reality only now setting in
Not long after Hurricane Joaquin ravaged Crooked Island last month, Don Gibson and his wife, Barbara, left for Nassau.