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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 27, 2013
Man on remand for Christmas as judge runs out of time to check file

A MAN seeking bail ahead of his murder trial spent Christmas on remand because a judge did not have an opportunity to look at his file...

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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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March 04, 2019
Ragged Island adequately supplied with water

The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) has an ample supply of water available in Ragged Island for residents or anyone who wishes to construct a home or business in the southern island...

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November 02, 2017
Save The Bays applauds Ragged Island Green Rebuild Plan 'Most Progressive Measure in Region to Prepare for Climate Change', Seeks Progress Report

Outspoken environmental advocacy and education organization Save The Bays today redoubled its support for the government?s plan to rebuild storm-ravaged Ragged Island with sustainable design and renewable energy sources, creating the first fully green island in the region...

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December 08, 2009
Ragged Island Residents Excited About New Infrastructure

Duncan Town, Ragged Island -- A resurfaced airport runway, a dock and paved road are on the way for Ragged Island, and the 60 plus residents who live there are excited and looking forward to the new infrastructure.

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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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May 01, 2018
Ragged Island begs: Help us - now

FRUSTRATED Ragged Islanders are demanding the government prioritise critical restoration initiatives as protracted delays have handicapped local efforts to rebuild and restore normalcy to the hurricane-ravaged island.

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November 11, 2009
PM: Politics Should be Eliminated in the Granting of Public Contracts

The Bahamas has wasted too much public funds in granting contracts to persons who failed to perform the job, and the Government is seeking to remove political influence from the process of granting publicly tendered contracts, Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham told reporters Monday.

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