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July 20, 2020
Exuma Businesses Hope to Regain Momentum Through Road Project

With efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19 putting the squeeze on Exuma’s economy, some small business owners are optimistic that a road improvement project could support economic recovery and get Exumians back to work...

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August 28, 2017
Today show, The Bachelor, Pop Sugar Feature Exuma Phenomenon Swimming Pigs Video Tops 1.4 million Views

Break time -- NBC?s Kerry Sanders takes a closer look at the amazing swimming pigs of Exuma. His report on the Today show included snippets from When Pigs Swim. This exposure, along with footage used by The Bachelor, Pop Sugar and many others, has put the number of viewers of the 15-minute film...

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Tributes To Peggy Hall
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January 15, 2013
Tributes To Peggy Hall

Margaret "Peggy" Hall, businesswoman, park warden, conservationist, and boating enthusiast died peacefully at her home in Georgetown, Great Exuma, on January 3, 2013, in her 90th year.

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June 10, 2015
Govt to break ground on Exuma airport by Q1 2016

The Ministry of Transport and Aviation and the Ministry of Works hope to break ground on the construction of a revamped Exuma International Airport by Q1 2016, according to Minister of Transport and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin.

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June 29, 2018
Prime Minister discusses Budged with Exuma Residents

Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert Minnis continued his trek across the islands to discuss with residents the 2018/19 National Budget and the Value Added Tax increase to 12 percent...

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May 14, 2015
Angry Staniel Cay residents reach out to govt officials

An email sent by irate residents of Staniel Cay, Exuma to Prime Minister Perry Christie, Cabinet ministers, senior public officials and members of the press again expressed the strong objection of members of that community to the closure of the airstrip at Staniel Cay airport for repairs, which the author of the email considers "merciless" given that it happened during high season for the cay's bu...

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May 13, 2015
Staniel Cay repairs to begin in two weeks, aviation minister says

Minister of Transport and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin yesterday said that she is "painfully aware" of the impact on Exuma businesses caused by the abrupt closure of the Staniel Cay airstrip last month, stating that repairs on the currently closed airstrip would commence in two weeks.

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