What US-based company suffered large losses in the Bahamas due to the 2008 hurricane season?
A Mixed Bag of Bahamian Facts The Morton Salt Company. The Morton Salt Company has been in operation on the island of Great Inagua since 1954. The destructive 2008 hurricane season severely damaged the salt plant in Inagua. For decades, many people in Inagua have relied on The Morton Salt Company for employment. Great Inagua is the third largest of the Bahamian islands and is located 55 miles from Cuba. Inagua is also home to about 80,000 of the Bahamas’ national bird, the flamingo.
