COVID-19 vaccine roll-out on Abaco and Abaco Cays

The administration of the COVID-19 vaccine on Abaco and the Abaco Cays will take place from Thursday 15 April to Monday 19 April.
Residents from the following priority groups are eligible to receive the vaccine:

• Healthcare workers;
• Persons 50 years of age and older;
• Uniformed branches (RBDF, RBPF, COVID Ambassadors; Customs and Immigration)
• Teachers and staff of schools...

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“We’re not giving up on Abaco,” say Abaco Neem farmers

For five blistering hours, Daphne de Gregory held her own against a raging hurricane, using her body like a concrete block to keep a dormer door shut while her husband, Nick Miaoulis, did the same with the adjoining door...

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MURDER 40, Police Investigate Fatal Shooting In Abaco

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Police have confirmed to Eyewitness News that an adult male was shot and killed on the island of Abaco overnight. An investigation is underway into an early morning shooting incident on the island of Abaco that claimed the life of a 37-year-old male, according to authorities. The incident reportedly occurred shortly after [...]

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Man arrested in connection with Abaco murder

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Environmental concerns over Abaco barge stuck on reef

A BARGE that encountered bad weather last week and ended up stuck on a reef in the Man-O- War Channel has sparked environmental concerns from the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) and Abaco residents.

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WSC rebuilds Abaco network infrastructure with resiliency and redundancy, creating most advanced system in the Family Islands

The Water and Sewerage Corporation continues to rehabilitate, rebuild and/or upgrade the corporation’s network infrastructure on the island of Abaco, with resiliency and redundancy in the face of any potential future natural disaster at the core of its efforts.

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Island administrator severs his arm in car accident in Abaco

THE senior island administrator for Central Abaco and Hope Town severed his arm during a traffic accident on Abaco over the weekend.

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Fireman in Abaco dies after fall from fire truck en route to boat fire

A VOLUNTEER firefighter in Abaco died after falling off a truck that was rushing to a fire scene, leaving his community in shock.

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Man loses left arm in traffic accident on Abaco

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- A man lost his left arm after being involved in a traffic accident on the island of Abaco Saturday night. Initial reports indicate that shortly after 10:00 p.m., the male driver of a red 2019 Nissan Frontier was traveling west along George Albury Boulevard when he reportedly lost control and collided with a utility pole [...]

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200 Structures Destroyed in Abaco Shantytowns

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Works Minister Clay Sweeting confirming they had to give a few families with children, a little extra time to move.

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