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DPM Disappointed Ragged Island School Still Not Completed

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Six years after Hurricane Irma slammed into Ragged Island wreaking havoc on its residents, Deputy Prime Minister and area member of Parliament Chester Cooper isn’t happy.

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11 months ago

December 19, 2023

Berthony McDermott

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Six years after Hurricane Irma slammed into Ragged Island wreaking havoc on its residents, Deputy Prime Minister and area member of Parliament Chester Cooper isn’t happy.

Back in 2019, former Works Minister Desmond Bannister revealed $4 million would be spent to construct a new school there that would double as a hurricane shelter for the more than 60 residents there.

The school was expected to open last year but that didn’t happen.

In the meantime, government is looking for educational support for the few students there.

In the long term, Cooper says teachers have already been secured to move into Ragged Island at the end of the school year.

He stressed the need for the reopening of the school to pump life back into the southern island.

Meanwhile, other infrastructure works continue. An airport terminal and a microgrid solar project were completed on the island. A clinic is expected next year.