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Government signs contract that will give Crooked Island settlements potable water for first time
Government signs contract that will give Crooked Island settlements potable water for first time
CROOKED ISLAND, The Bahamas – Residents of Crooked Island clapped their hands gleefully and burst forth exclamations of praise during the contract signing ceremony...
Crooked Island residents see no end to fire turmoil
Crooked Island residents see no end to fire turmoil
DESPITE pleas, long-suffering residents of Crooked Island say they see "no end to the turmoil" of the last two weeks as fires continue to burn in and around four of the island's major settlements.
Government is committed to safe, reliable water in the Family Islands, says WSC Executive Chairman
Government is committed to safe, reliable water in the Family Islands, says WSC Executive Chairman
Executive Chairman of Water & Sewerage Corporation (WSC) Adrian Gibson assured residents of Crooked Island that the government is “keenly” aware of the water needs in the Family Islands, and is currently formulating plans to address these needs and committed to safe and reliable water supply...
New Water Mains on the way for Crooked Island residents
Some 250 residents in Crooked Island can look forward to the installation of new water mains in several settlements in this far-flung island...
NEMA gets medical equipment for Crooked Island clinic
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, was pleased to accept an assortment of vital medical equipment from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., facilitated by the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), for the community clinic in Crooked Island which was severely damaged during the passage of Hurricane Joaquin in October 2015.
Resident: Gray sleeps while our island burns
Resident: Gray sleeps while our island burns
A disgruntled Crooked Island resident yesterday criticised MICAL MP V. Alfred Gray for the government's poor reaction to massive fires on the island, as he lamented his family being subjected to inhaling "billows of thick black smoke" for the past three weeks.
The Governor General visits Crooked Island
The Governor General visits Crooked Island
Governor General Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling on Monday, January 25, visited the islands of Acklins and Crooked Island, which were impacted by Hurricane Joaquin in October of last year.
'Crooked Island will bounce back'
New mobile homes for Crooked Island and Long Island
New mobile homes for Crooked Island and Long Island
NEMA and Social Services earmark four RV Mobile Homes for Crooked Island to assist persons whose homes were completely destroyed by Hurricane Joaquin; and three trailer homes for families in Long Island.
For Crooked Islanders, a new way of life sets in
For Crooked Islanders, a new way of life sets in
Barbara R. Gibson and her husband spend their evenings cleaning out their home in this small fishing community, where finding fish is hard these days because the storm-damaged marina means fishermen have no safe way of launching their boats into the sea.