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September 15, 2009
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.

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June 09, 2020
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...

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December 13, 2019
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...

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October 03, 2012
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.

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October 02, 2012
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.

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September 20, 2012
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.

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November 23, 2011
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.

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September 18, 2009
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 ...

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February 08, 2021
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...

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April 03, 2020
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...

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