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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.

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December 11, 2013
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...

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April 29, 2014
Two dead in traffic accident in Acklins

Two men were killed in a traffic accident in Hard Hill, Acklins, yesterday morning, police said...

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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.

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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.

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September 12, 2017
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...

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April 28, 2014
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...

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March 27, 2014
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...

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November 26, 2013
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...

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November 03, 2015
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...

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