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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.
Acklins religious community opposes web shops on island
Religious and community leaders in Acklins have voiced their displeasure at the emergence of web shops on the island...
Two dead in traffic accident in Acklins
Two dead in traffic accident in Acklins
Two men were killed in a traffic accident in Hard Hill, Acklins, yesterday morning, police said...
Acklins Cut Off Despite Public Outcry
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.
NEMA Conducts Surface Water Rescue Course in Acklins
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.
Clean-Up Crew Travels to Acklins; Ragged Island Second Evacuation Tomorrow
Director of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Captain Stephen Russell said there would be a flight today, September 12, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. to Salina Point, Acklins...
Two dead in Acklins traffic accident
Two dead in Acklins traffic accident
Two men have died after a traffic accident on Acklins. According to reports, around 9am a vehicle was travelling on Hard Hill when it overturned. One man died at the scene and another died later at a local clinic...
Suspects shot during arrests
Suspects shot during arrests
POLICE were forced to shoot a wanted man in Acklins yesterday when he reportedly attacked the officers with a cutlass during his arrest...
Dozens get food poisoning on Acklins
Dozens get food poisoning on Acklins
Almost 60 people in Acklins fell ill after eating food during a local church event on Sunday, MICAL MP V. Alfred Gray confirmed yesterday...
Florida churches donate to NEMA
Florida churches donate to NEMA
New Beginnings Missionary Baptist Church of Miami, Florida, and its partners New Birth Cathedral, Miami; Mt. Bethel of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Trinity Global Cathedral, The Bahamas, and TMF Aircraft in Florida presented an assortment of relief supplies...