Ragged Island

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Lat.: N22 13’ 00”
Long.: W 75 45’ 00”
Size: 9 Sq. mls

Ragged Island

Island Information

Ragged Island use to have quite a prosperous Salt Industry. The Salt ponds were opened on Ragged in the late 19th Century by Mr. Duncan Taylor – hence Duncan Town, the only settlement on Ragged. The Salt industry has almost stopped now but up to a few years ago, salt was still an industry.

Before Castro took over in Cuba Ragged Island has a good trade with that country.

Trade was also carried on with Haiti which supplied Ragged Islanders and the Bahamas with mangos. This was stopped because it was believed the mangos were bringing in disease.

Hurricane Donna swept many roofs off houses and left considerable land damage. After 1950 many inhabitants left Ragged Island and came to Nassau.

Fishing is still done on a small scale. One or two boats with fish-wells take their catch to Nassau.

There are about 210 inhabitants on Ragged Island, 80 of whom are adults. The rest are children. There are only about 15 men.

RAGGED ISLAND ADMINISTRATORS POSTING
As of 30th April 2001
area code 1(242)

LOCATION	NAME	POSITION	OFFICE NUMBER	FAX NUMBER
Ragged Island	Cephas Cooper	Senior Deputy Administrator	344-1699	344-1597

EXUMA / RAGGED ISLAND CHIEF COUNCILLORS’ TELEPHONE / FAX NUMBERS
area code 1(242)

ISLAND	DISTRICT	CHIEF COUNCILLOR	PHONE NUMBER	FAX NUMBER
Exuma / Ragged Island	Exuma	Godfrey Gray	345-4199 / 345-4220	336-2168
Exuma / Ragged Island	Black Point	Henry Rolle	355-3020 / 355-3040	355-3068
Exuma / Ragged Island	Ragged Island	Myron Lockhart-Bain	344-1699 / 344-1597	344-1699

Information courtesy of Bahamas Information Services, Department of Archives and Local Government.

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