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Shanty home demolition a 'very hard pill' for resident
WHEN two excavators demolished Aviole Francois-Burrows' home on October 2, the government's long-standing pledge to eradicate shanty towns became vivid to residents in the unregulated community of All Saints Way.
'I've nothing to fear from DRA auditors'
'I've nothing to fear from DRA auditors'
TYCOON Waste Management Company's Ed Curling was on the defensive yesterday as he issued a full-throated rejection of claims that the work he did to clean up portions of Grand Bahama was overpriced and not up to standard.
800,000+ lbs of fill delivered to Baha Mar on first day
Over 800,000 tons of fill were delivered to the Baha Mar grounds on the first day on the job by approximately 50 trucks which are part of the Independent Truckers Association.
March 1, 2011 kicked off work for almost 100 truckers who are working on phase one of the $3.4 billion Baha Mar Resort project on Cable Beach. Both Arawak Cay and the Baha Mar site were buzzing with activity from the tru...
No digging for treasure despite expiration of court order
While a court order to stop excavation at the site in San Salvador where pirate gold is thought to be buried expires tomorrow, excavation still cannot resume until permits are granted by the Antiquities Monuments and Museums Corporation (AMMC) to the group undertaking the excavations.
Chairman of the AMMC Orry Sands said the group of excavators, headed by the woman who has claimed title to the lan...
Aztec palace's remains uncovered off Mexico City's main Zócalo plaza
The remains of an ancient Aztec palace have been discovered under a stately building in Mexico City...
Blaze rips through Grand Bahama junkyard
Blaze rips through Grand Bahama junkyard
A massive blaze broke out at a car junkyard yesterday in the commercial industrial area of Queen's Highway, Freeport.
Miller: Slow progress on Olympia Heights
Miller: Slow progress on Olympia Heights
MORE than two months after a $1.2m contract was signed for the placement of infrastructure and development at Olympia Heights, Olympian Ramon Miller said there is still much more work to be done as construction has slowed down in the area.
More homes demolished in the farm
More homes demolished in the farm
A MAN displaced by demolition activities in Abaco over the weekend says dealing with the aftermath has been a nightmare as he struggles to find shelter for himself, his girlfriend and her two-year-old daughter who no longer have a place of their own to live.
Working in the Mud. CPS Reaches Halfway Point in Gargantuan Cleanup Effort
There is a rhythm to the work here. Men lug and tug debris. Heavy equipment weave in, out and around piles of rubbles, lifting and hauling, filling and refilling 10 dump trucks every hour on the hour to carry away what is left of The Mud – a shantytown amongst the largest in the nation before Hurricane Dorian leveled it...
42 Abaconians Get Back to Work
42 Abaconians Get Back to Work
It took two months and a job for Leonard Minns to return to Marsh Harbour after fleeing Abaco before Hurricane Dorian hit destroying his family’s home and much of the island...