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Matthew Town
Matthew Town
Inagua, Bahamas

Review

FNM Inagua Rally - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham

Good Evening Inagua,
Colour Red is very happy to be in Inagua tonight. We have spent the day in MICAL visiting with residents in Crooked Island, Acklins and Mayaguana. Last evening Colour Red was in Central Andros.

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Devastation In Inagua

Hurricane Ike delivered a powerful blow to the island of Inagua on Sunday, tearing off roof tops, flooding streets and knocking out phone lines. Unofficial reports are that the island sustained millions of dollars in damage. Satellite images showed the eye of the Category 4 hurricane, packing 135 mile-an-hour winds, passing directly over Great Inagua around 11 a.m. Sunday.

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Matthew Town Torn Apart

Along the roads there were signs of devastation everywhere. Roofs were caved in, large trees were uprooted, glass had been blown out of many buildings, and many utility poles and lines were leveled.
Up to Tuesday evening the island of Inagua was still without light, water and landline telephone services.

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Prime Minister to Meet Morton Executives

Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is expected to meet today with representatives from Morton Salt company's home office in the Untied States to receive a full report on the Inagua hurricane damage assessments they conducted during the past week and indications about their future plans.

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Morton Salt To Close Indefinitely

The economy of Inagua has been dealt a crippling blow with the indefinite closure of Morton Salt.

Sunday's passage of Hurricane Ike totally destroyed Morton's main building and melted tons of salt in its salt pans, forcing management to cease operations at the establishment, the island's main economic engine.

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