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Abaconians reassured on BEC power plant
Abaconians reassured on BEC power plant
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.
Reflections: Evacuees and Economy Get Boost From One Eleuthera
The One Eleuthera Foundation (OEF) has moved from one storm to another – Hurricane Dorian in September 2019 to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Both have created difficult economic times for The Bahamas...
Abaco Sunny Waters Initiative Launched
Abaco Sunny Waters Initiative Launched
In a ceremony dubbed a ‘celebration of hope’ the community of Abaco witnessed the signing of an agreement for Abaco Sunny Waters, a $1.2 million initiative between the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC), The Goodness Tour, Water Mission, and The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), for a solarization project to transform 11 water systems in Abaco, the mainland and the cays that have su...
Cabinet To Meet Next In Grand Bahama
Cabinet To Meet Next In Grand Bahama
Marsh Harbour, Abaco -- Prime Minister Perry Christie defended his decision to hold a Cabinet meeting in Abaco yesterday, ahead of the October 15 North Abaco by-election, and revealed that the Cabinet will soon meet in Grand Bahama, then in other Family Islands.
Abaco Cabinet Meeting Called Waste Of Time, Money
Abaco Cabinet Meeting Called Waste Of Time, Money
The government's plan to hold a Cabinet meeting in Abaco today, two weeks before a by-election, is a waste of public money and a "ploy" for votes, the Free National Movement (FNM) said in a statement yesterday.
PM Returns To Abaco As Campaigns Intensify
PM Returns To Abaco As Campaigns Intensify
North Abaco - At 38 and 39 respectively, the Progressive Liberal Party's (PLP) Renardo Curry and the Free National Movement's (FNM) Greg Gomez were young boys when Hubert Ingraham was elected at age 29 to the Cooper's Town constituency in 1977.
Governor General continues his message of One Bahamas in Abaco
LITTLE GRAND CAY, Abaco -- Governor General His Excellency Sir Arthur Foulkes, accompanied by Joan Lady Foulkes, ended their official tour of Abaco and the Abaco Cays with a visit to the Grand Cay All-Age School where he continued his message of One Bahamas.
CHINESE is planning to carry out large scale farming in Abaco
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 ...
Bannister promises action on new Abaco shanty town
Bannister promises action on new Abaco shanty town
THE rapid construction of unregulated structures and the lay out of these homes in a new Abaco shanty town shows “there is tremendous collusion in the community by influential persons,” Works Minister Desmond Bannister said.
Noting the situation will not be an “overnight fix”, Mr Bannister pledged to Abaconians that the government will take the necessary action to deal with unregulated...
Families Receive Temporary Housing Domes in Spring City
The Bahamas Disaster Reconstruction Authority on Thursday, April 2 handed over temporary housing domes in Spring City, Abaco to eight families...