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June 09, 2011
Ragged Island Shows Talent in National Arts Festival

Duncan Town, Ragged Island, The Bahamas - Duncan Town All-Age School students Lovell Cartwright and Alfred Francis dance to "The Way You Make Me Feel", during the recent E. Clement Bethel National Arts Festival Adjudications on Ragged Island.

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June 27, 2013
Ryan Pinder Contribution on National Training Agency Act 2013

Enclosed are Remarks by The Hon. L. Ryan Pinder, Minister of Financial Services: Mr. Speaker, On behalf of the people of the great constituency of Elizabeth and as Minister responsible for Financial Services, I rise to offer my full support to this important, forward looking, progressive initiative of the Government of The Bahamas.

As I have said on many occasions, I represent an economically d...

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August 27, 2018
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...

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August 28, 2018
NEMA hands out cash to Ragged families

WEEKS ahead of the one year anniversary of Hurricane Irma, which devastated Ragged Island, the National Emergency Management Agency issued more than $70,000 in financial assistance to affected residents.

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December 01, 2009
New dock and roads for Ragged Island

Construction of a dock and reconstruction of roads here will usher in enhanced economic activity for this outlying Family Island, Public Works and Transport Minister the Hon. Neko C. Grant asserted.

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June 19, 2019
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...

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September 07, 2018
Vital Ragged Island facilities to be rebuilt

NATIONAL Emergency Management Agency Director Captain Stephen Russell yesterday said the Ministry of Works should shortly be approving plans to rebuild key government infrastructure such as a police station, clinic, and island administrator's office in Ragged Island...

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August 30, 2018
WHY SO LITTLE AID AND WHY SO LATE: Year from Irma, islanders insist govt does more

RESIDENTS of Ragged Island are calling for more government assistance than the $4,000 per household issued by the National Emergency Management Agency on Friday...

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December 03, 2009
Duncan Town airport runway to be resurfaced

The Government of the Bahamas on Monday signed a $1.7 million contract for resurfacing of the airport runway here.
Public Works and Transport Minister the Hon. Neko C. Grant said the new runway will create a ?positive economic impact as a result of employment opportunities that would become available

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