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The National Prescription Drug Plan will provide free medications for 11 chronic, non-communicable diseases to 35,000 Bahamians in its initial stage, Tami Francis, Drug Plan Project Manager said Tuesday.
Mrs Francis said eight million dollars has been “set aside’ by officials of the National Insurance Board for Phase I of The Plan.
More than 400 supporters walked their way to $8,000 for the Abaco chapter of the Cancer Society.
Organized by Leah Pinder, a breast cancer survivor of six years, the Breast Cancer Awareness Walkathon in Abaco included 415 registered participants.
The event was sponsored by
It has been reported that BEC in Abaco is on fire and the whole island has been without power since 7pm Last night...
"It looks like there is no power in Marsh Harbour, Man-O-War or Scotland Cay"
A Chinese company has moved a step closer to signing a letter of intent to do large scale farming in Abaco.
A team of experts from China’s agriculture-based Shandong Province visited Abaco last weekend to take soil and water samples and do further scientific studies to determine the capability of the land
Officers from New Providence are investigating a two-car collision in Abaco that led to the death of four men, including a police officer, on Friday.
According to police reports, the fatal collision occurred sometime around 10:20 p.m. on the S.C. Bootle Highway, just south of Andy's Service Station.
A CHINESE concern is planning to carry out large scale farming in Abaco.
Edison Key, executive chairman of the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC), hailed the move as a "tremendous boost" for the agricultural sector.
Mr Key took Yiqing Sun, director of the Shandong High-speed Quila Construction Group, National Stadium Project, and interpreter Baoquo Xing on an exploratory tour of what is being offered in Abaco.
The Bahamas Electricity Corporation power plant under construction in Wilson City, Abaco, is being built using best international practices, and is being monitored by government agencies, Minister of State for Utilities the Hon. Phenton Neymour assured Abaco residents on Thursday, September 10.
Health outcomes are expected to dramatically improve in this remote fishing and diving community following opening of the new Community Health Centre here, Friday.
Public Works and Transport Minister Neko Grant is pictured with contractors who received contracts to reconstruct and resurface Abaco roads and construct sidewalks in Cooper’s Town on Thursday, May 21, 2009.
MARSH HARBOUR, Abaco -- The Ministry of Works and Vancouver Airport Services signed a contract for the terminal design of the new Marsh Harbour International Airport.
On Saturday, Feb 28, 2009, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham and Minister of National Security with Responsibility for Broadcasting Tommy Turnquest were present and spoke during the official opening of the new TV station BCN – Bahama Christian Network – in Murphy Town, Abaco. The station, owned and operated by Radio Abaco broadcaster Silbert Mills, was made possible through its granting of a national television license which was received late in 2008.
The Abaco Beach Resort at Boat Harbour’s new family entertainment programs and special events delight Resort guests, visitors to the Island and locals alike. In true traditional Bahamian fashion, the Resort proudly offers an array of exciting events and uplifting Island entertainment, earning the title, 'Entertainment Capital of the Abacos!' One of the newest programmes the resort now offers is their unique 'Bahama Buddies' Kids Club.
Cabinet has agreed to declare the following six locations as Marine Protected Areas: Abaco Cays, Berry Islands (Chub Cay to Whale Cay), Bimini, South Eleuthera, Exuma, Site 1 and 2 which include, Jewfish Cays to mainland Georgetown and the area east of Blacks Rocks between little Exuma and North Long Island, respectively.
On January 23, 2008 SkyBahamas Airlines Ltd. launched regular flight service into Marsh Harbour, making Abaco its newest family member in travel destinations along with Exuma, Freeport, and Bimini.
COOPER’S TOWN, Abaco – Students from various schools in North Abaco recently welcomed the “One Bahamas” celebration to the region with cheers, music and excitement at a pep rally at the S. C. Bootle High School.
The young Abaco male student who was struck down along with his sister, last Thursday (11.9.08), while on their way home after school, has succumbed to the injuries that he sustained in that accident. Eight year old Malik Fenelus of the Mudd, Marsh Harbour, a student at the Central Abaco Primary School, died in the Intensive Care Unit at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau, around 3:00pm on Monday (15.9.08), where he had been detained since being airlifted there, following the accident.
In May, we chartered a 35-foot Mainship Trawler to explore the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas. Here we are at Hope Town on Elbow Cay. Elbow Cay is home to the most famous landmark in the Abacos: the red-and-white striped lighthouse.
PM Ingraham and Minister Deveaux Tour New Waste Disposal Site for Abaco
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham and Environment Minister Earl Deveaux (far left) are greeted by members of the Central Abaco District Council upon their arrival to the island on Tuesday, July 29 to tour the island's new solid waste disposal site.
A vigilante businessman who stopped and searched a couple’s car at gunpoint following a break-in at his home has been
convicted of assault with a deadly weapon.
Cavalier Construction is well known in The Bahamas for building beautiful and high end homes throughout the islands. They have also built some of the country’s largest projects including: The Savoie Residence at the Abaco Club, Bayroc Condos in New Providence, and the Atlantis Convention Centre on Paradise Island, to name but a few.
Since the early 1990s local families and visitors from around the globe have been enjoying an annual beach party on Fiddle Cay just north of Green Turtle Cay. This great gathering usually takes place around the beginning of July on the day before Regatta Time in Abaco’s first race at Green Turtle Cay.
The cast and crew of hit TV comedy Scrubs swelled the population of a small Bahamian island recently when they filmed an episode on location there.
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