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October 06, 2012
New Details Revealed In Acklins Blue Crash Investigation

As families of those who died in the Acklins Blue Air Charter crash in Lake Killarney off Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) commemorated the two-year anniversary of their loss yesterday, new details about what investigators believe caused the tragedy emerged.

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October 16, 2013
Acklins mailboat dock commissioned

Residents of North Acklins can now breathe a sigh of relief, as a new mailboat dock has opened in the area...

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February 07, 2020
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...

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March 04, 2019
Water and Sewerage Corporation assesses work in Acklins Island

Improved water quality, the installation of generators and a new reverse osmosis (RO) plant are among the new initiatives the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) has planned for the island of Acklins...

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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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February 12, 2016
NEMA awards two contracts for Acklins reconstruction

Two building contractors were awarded contracts to construct homes on Acklins, one of the islands severely impacted by the Category 4 Hurricane Joaquin in October 2015.

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October 08, 2015
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.

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February 05, 2015
BTC Providing LTE Coverage in Acklins

BTC now has over ninety LTE sites nationally. Just recently three of the six mobile towers in Acklins were upgraded to provide 4G LTE services to the island. The towers located at Lovely Bay, Spring Point and Salina Point, now have 4G LTE services...

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BDB Heads to Acklins
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September 25, 2018
BDB Heads to Acklins

In continuation of fulfilling its mandate to expand the Bahamian economy, The Bahamas Development Bank (BDB) travels to Acklins, Crooked Island and Samana Cay, to advance its program to industrialize cascarilla...

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September 15, 2016
REV partners with BreAnn's Care Closet to donate school uniforms

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. For its part, the telecommunications company made a generous donation to BreAnn's Care Closet to purchase uniforms for students on the island.

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