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HMBS Lawrence Major transports firefighting equipment to Crooked Island
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force's (RBDF) recently acquired landing craft HMBS Lawrence Major, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Milton Munroe, recently departed the John Alfred Wharf en route to Crooked Island to transport the Royal Bahamas Police Force's fire truck and additional firefighting equipment to Crooked Island.
Renzo Construction Awarded Contract To Repair Crooked Island high school
The government awarded a $280,000 contract to Renzo Construction yesterday for the repair of Colonel Hill High School on Crooked Island more than a year after Hurricane Irene damaged it.
Work is expected to start in two weeks said Lorenzo Moss, owner of Renzo Construction. It is expected to be completed before the end of June.
For some storm victims, reality only now setting in
For some storm victims, reality only now setting in
Not long after Hurricane Joaquin ravaged Crooked Island last month, Don Gibson and his wife, Barbara, left for Nassau.
Crooked Island School Still In Limbo
Crooked Island School Still In Limbo
Repairs to Colonel Hill High School on Crooked Island, often called forgotten by residents, will have to wait as all bids to reconstruct the facility have been rejected by the Tenders Board, according to Minister of Education, Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald.
Lack Of Concern By The Central Govt In Crooked Island
Many Family Islanders are of the view that the central government in New Providence cares less about the people of the Family Islands that it does for them.
The Forgotten School
The Forgotten School
While Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald has boasted of a multimillion-dollar school upgrade around The Bahamas, more than 30 students at Colonel Hill High School on Crooked Island had to crowd into a small guesthouse because their school remains severely damaged from Hurricane Irene more than a year ago.
Life in a clinic
Life in a clinic
If you visit this small community you might just end up sleeping in the local clinic.