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Why's Ragged rebuild so slow
Why's Ragged rebuild so slow
THE situation in Ragged Island remains ?absolutely critical,? Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper charged yesterday, as he slammed the Minnis administration for its ?slow? progress in his constituency months after Hurricane Irma decimated the island...
NEMA makes financial contributions to Hurricane Irma victims on Ragged Island
Captain Stephen Russell, Director of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, issued financial assistance estimating $72,000 to Family Island residents impacted by the devastating Hurricane Irma in 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...
Ragged Island begs: Help us - now
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.
Ragged Island rebuild now up to 12m
Ragged Island rebuild now up to 12m
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister defended the government's decision to spend millions of dollars on infrastructure at Ragged Island, telling Parliament it came down to a matter of "life and death" for residents...
Foundation to continue Hezron Moxey's legacy
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.
A glass of wine after work can't do any harm?
A glass of wine after work can't do any harm?
A report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute states that low to moderate alcohol consumption by women is linked to a statistically significant increase in cancer risk and may be responsible for almost 13 % of the cancers of the breast, liver, rectum, and upper aero-digestive tract combined.
MJF (Make Jesus Famous) magazine launched
MJF (Make Jesus Famous) magazine launched
MJF (Make Jesus Famous) magazine, the newest Christian magazine in the country is now on newsstands...
Former Fox Hill MP Frank Edgecombe dies
Former Fox Hill MP Frank Edgecombe dies
FORMER Fox Hill MP Frank Edgecombe died at his home in that constituency on Tuesday night...
Appeal court suggests Penal Code amendment should be reconsidered
The Court of Appeal has suggested that the government reconsider an amendment to the Penal Code which purports to define a life sentence.
The appellate court highlighted problems created by the 2011 amendment that was designed to remove the uncertainty of a life sentence by defining it as the remainder of an offender's life, in the case of Angelo Poitier, who was sentenced to life for the Octob...