Contract signed for architectural design of Marsh Harbour Airport Terminal
Contract signed for architectural design of Marsh Harbour Airport Terminal (Aug 4) Public Works and Transport Minister the Hon. Neko C. Grant signed a $600,000 contract with the Architects Incorporated Company for the architectural design of the Marsh Harbour Airport terminal building and fire/crash facility.
The current 3,315 square feet building will be replaced with a new 24,000 square feet single storey terminal and fire crash facility immediately west of the existing terminal.

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Artisans prepare for Caribbean Craft Show
Artisans prepare for Caribbean Craft Show (Aug 3) Bahamian artisans have won the praise of Caribbean Export Development Agency’s research and communications officer, Cora Lowe.
Ms Lowe and Caribbean Export consultant Tamila Cross are part of an export marketing seminar and product development workshop underway in Marsh Harbour, Abaco for the northern Bahamas this week.

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Power Outage in Abaco
Power Outage in Abaco (Jul 26) THE PRIME MINISTER: What is happening with the electricity supply in Abaco is inexcusable. There are no valid reasons why the power supply in Abaco for the last several days has been off.

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Abaco power woes costing firms 50%
Abaco power woes costing firms 50 (Jul 22) Brownouts, blackouts and fried equipment continue to plague Abaco, with one store owner Monday saying business had fallen 50 per cent because of the power issues, while one hardware store said commerce was flowing because of it.

Peter Bradley said his company, Conch Pearl Gallery, had lost half its business because of the consistent power cuts across the island, as tourists - his biggest customers - peer into the darkened store and subsequently leave.

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Bird impacts construction of Abaco development
Bird impacts construction of Abaco development (Jul 16) Construction of the multi-million dollar Schooner Bay community in South Abaco has been affected by a small bird, which recently made a nest and gave birth in the middle of a construction area designated to receive fill and grading work.

The discovery of the bird, an Antellian Night Hawk, caused the location where the bird was residing to be flagged off, with work crews and drivers working around the marked site.

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Bahamian police pledge to catch the Barefoot Bandit
Bahamian police pledge to catch the Barefoot Bandit (Jul 9) Bahamian police say they are determined to be the ones to catch the elusive "Barefoot Bandit" who has been outwitting the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other US law agencies for more than two years.

A fervent search for the runaway fugitive continued last night across the length and breadth of Abaco.

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Power outages plagued Abaco over the holiday weekend
(May 27) Abaco residents slammed the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) after a series of extended power outages over the holiday weekend.

Since last Friday there was a series of power failures in many areas.

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The court will decide fate of Pigeon Pea residents - Ingraham
(May 26) The fate of 1,500 Pigeon Pea residents who were served eviction notices last week in Marsh Harbour will have to play out in court, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said last night.

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'Ravage the Savage' lionfish tournament
'Ravage the Savage' lionfish tournament (May 25) Divers from the U.S. and The Bahamas will unite to battle the Lionfish invasion of the reefs in Abaco, Bahamas on June 16. While beautiful to behold, voracious lionfish are devastating the Bahamian reefs and need to be stopped before they invade U.S. reefs. With their population explosion and aggressive behavior, lionfish could create the most disastrous marine invasion in history by drastically reducing the abundance of coral reef fishes and leaving behind a devastated ecosystem.

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Photos from the Abaco agribusiness expo
Photos from the Abaco agribusiness expo (Apr 19) Abaconians laid out a cornucopia of Bahamian-made products as the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources’ agribusiness expo rolled through Marsh Harbour last weekend.

From livestock to farm produce to prepared food to handicraft creations, Abaco demonstrated its potential as a key layer in the Government’s thrust towards food security.

Source: Bahamas Information Services

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National Drug Plan will help 35,000
National Drug Plan will help 35,000 (Feb 12) 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.

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Walking for Cancer raises $8,000
Walking for Cancer raises 8,000 (Feb 8) 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

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BEC In Abaco On Fire
BEC In Abaco On Fire (Nov 21) 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"

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Chinese investors eye agriculture in Abaco
Chinese investors eye agriculture in Abaco (Nov 15) 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

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Four die in Abaco two-car collision
Four die in Abaco two-car collision (Nov 9) 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.

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CHINESE is planning to carry out large scale farming in Abaco
CHINESE is planning to carry out large scale farming in Abaco (Sep 18) 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.

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Abaconians reassured on BEC power plant
Abaconians reassured on BEC power plant (Sep 15) 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.

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Modern diagnostic equipment at new Grand Cay clinic
Modern diagnostic equipment at new Grand Cay clinic (Aug 31) Health outcomes are expected to dramatically improve in this remote fishing and diving community following opening of the new Community Health Centre here, Friday.

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Contracts for Abaco roads and sidewalks signed
Contracts for Abaco roads and sidewalks signed (May 24) 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.

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Marsh Harbour Airport contract signed
Marsh Harbour Airport contract signed (May 24) 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.

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