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National Disaster Reconstruction Committee to provide support to hurrican damaged islands
National Disaster Reconstruction Committee to provide support to hurrican damaged islands
The business community throughout the settlements of Long Island were among the hardest hit as a result of the devastation of Hurricane Joaquin.
Butler-Turner: School told to block herfrom special assembly
Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner claimed the Ministry of Education directed a government primary school in New Providence not to present her with hurricane relief supplies for students in her constituency during a special assembly yesterday.
One in ten long island homes assessed so far are 'completely destroyed'
MORE than one tenth of the homes assessed by teams dispatched by the National Emergency Management Agency in Long Island have been rendered "completely destroyed" in the wake of Hurricane Joaquin...
Long road to a normal life
Long road to a normal life
Long Island resident Etoile Burrows and her husband are trying to piece together their lives after Hurricane Joaquin wreaked havoc on the island earlier this month.
Happy ending for elderly couple evacuated by helicopter
Dennis Knight, 90, and his wife, who is in her 80s, both of whom have dementia, were trapped in their home in Petty's, Long Island, without water, power, and other critical needs for days after Hurricane Joaquin ravaged the island for 24 hours.
Announcement for Long Island
Announcement for Long Island
Terrece Bootle Bethel, Family Island Administrator for Long Island wishes to advise residents from Petty's to Salt Pond - affected by Hurricane Joaquin - to meet at the NGM Major High School in Buckley's at 9am on Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Rigby sees devastation, but hope on trip to find grandmother
After nearly three days without communicating with his grandmother in Deadman's Cay, Long Island, attorney Raynard Rigby boarded a plane and then a boat on Sunday evening in search of the retired 85-year-old woman.
Long Island lodge owner: Tens of millions to rebuild
Long Island lodge owner: Tens of millions to rebuild
With Long Island residents and business owners reeling from Hurricane Joaquin's swath of destruction over the weekend, one flats fishing professional yesterday stated that his business would have to be "totally rebuilt" as the government mulls a suite of tax breaks for individuals seeking to rebuild what has been lost.
No deaths in Long Island from storm, says police chief
POLICE Commissioner Ellison Greenslade yesterday said there was no loss of life in Long Island from Hurricane Joaquin, despite earlier unconfirmed reports of multiple deaths associated with the category four storm...
Minister of Public Works and Transport Inspects New Dock in Salt Pond
Minister of Public Works and Transport the Hon Neko C Grant inspected the new Salt Pond Dock during a stopover visit to Long Island on Wednesday.
The Hon Desmond Bannister, the Minister of Education; the Hon Lawrence Cartwright, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources and MP for Long Island; Colin Higgs, permanent secretary; Jordan Ritchie, administrator; Shedrach Johnson, senior manager; ...