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Criticism for Gray after cascarilla plants removed
Criticism for Gray after cascarilla plants removed
THE Chief Councillor of the Acklins' district council yesterday criticised MICAL MP and Minister of Agriculture V Alfred Gray for defending the government's decision to ship cascarilla plants from that island to Andros...
Social Services to go Online; Acklins and Crooked Island Urban Centres to Get Computer Labs in ‘Shortest Possible Time’
The Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development will make its products and services available online in order to meet clients’ needs in a more efficient and effective manner throughout The Commonwealth of The Bahamas...
Acklins community leaders want trained social worker
Acklins community leaders want trained social worker
Community leaders in Acklins are seeking a trained social worker from the Ministry of Social Services to be stationed on the island...
Acklins storm survivors share their stories
Acklins storm survivors share their stories
Henry Rolle has lived on Acklins for over 20 years, and the passage of Hurricane Joaquin last week marks the third time he lost a home to a cyclone on the island in the southern Bahamas.
Two in custody after Acklins theft
Two in custody after Acklins theft
Two people are in custody in connection with the theft of a safe containing a "substantial" amount of money from the Acklins administrator's office, police reported yesterday.
Superintendent Paul Rolle, officer-in-charge of the Central Detective Unit (CDU), said the men, both residents of Acklins, were arrested for questioning yesterday afternoon.
Rolle said it was too early to tell whether the ...
Man who rode out Joaquin on Samana Cay tells harrowing tale
Six weeks after Hurricane Joaquin devastated The Bahamas, the story of what it was like to be on Samana Cay at the time of the storm is finally being told.
'I cried out to god and prepared to die'
'I cried out to god and prepared to die'
ANITA Collie Pratt "cried out to God" and then prepared herself to die inside her home as Hurricane Joaquin relentlessly beat down on Acklins, leaving a path of destruction. And just as she had accepted this fate, Ms Pratt...
Tribute To 'Duke' Hanna
Tribute To 'Duke' Hanna
Dear Editor,
Acklins is a distinct Bahamian island laying in the southeast quadrant of the Commonwealth.