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COVID-19 vaccine roll-out on Abaco and Abaco Cays
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...
Assessment Underway in Flood Impacted Harbour Island, North Eleuthera and Abaco
The Ministry of Financial Services and Local Government has announced that an assessment team has been dispatched to survey and assess the flood-damaged areas of Harbour Island and Eleuthera, on Wednesday, May 6, 2015...
BPL asks Arizona company for help in Abaco power crisis
BAHAMAS Power and Light has asked the Arizona-based company that produces the submersible pumps being utilised in its Abaco repairs for help with installation amid that island's latest power crisis...
Auskell Medical hopes to facilitate miracles for Abaco patients post Hurricane Dorian
When Hurricane Dorian made landfall in Abaco in late 2019, the catastrophic Category 5 storm devastated the island, rendering it uninhabitable. Still, encouraged by her patients, lab technician Angie Collie returned to her island home and mustered up the courage to rebuild from the rubble. After reopening, one of her patients told her about the Access Accelerator's work to help small businesses re...
Abaco Neem Receives Significant Donation from Rotary Bahamas Disaster Relief
When District 7020 Governor (DG) Louis Wever and his spouse First Lady Amanda who are from St. Maarten visited The Bahamas, in February 2022, Abaco was on their schedule. They were hosted to a tour and lunch at the Abaco Neem Farm and to conclude some delayed Rotary business.
Angel Fish Creek Bridge opens in Abaco
Angel Fish Creek Bridge opens in Abaco
Jubilant Abaconians watched with pride as a ribbon was cut and a plaque unveiled to signal the formal reopening and renaming of the bridge that connects Great Abaco and Little Abaco.
More than two years ago, Hurricane Dorian destroyed Little Abaco Bridge resulting in a separation of the islands for the first time in 70 years. Renamed Angel Fish Creek Bridge, the longest single-span bridge ever ...
Jimmy’s Wines & Spirits opens New East Bay Location and Prepares for Abaco Relaunch
The Bahamian Brewery & Beverage Company (BBB) has been busy updating its retail locations, Jimmy’s Wines & Spirits, as it continues to build its portfolio of brands in The Bahamas. In late December CEO, Gary Sands, and his team cut the ribbon at its new East Bay Street storefront location...
Laroda on Abaco post-Dorian: ‘No one of us is safe, until all of us are safe’
Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction, the Hon. Myles Laroda told members of the Abaco Consultative Committee that they have an important role to play in the reconstruction of/restoration to, those parts of the island and its Cays that were devastated by the monster storm Hurricane Dorian â...
Research Edge Forum Highlights Challenges and Targets for Sustainable Groundwater Management in Grand Bahama and Abaco
Ever since Hurricane Dorian ravaged Grand Bahama and Abaco in 2019, Israeli non-governmental organization (NGO) IsraAID has been on the ground providing critical Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) support to those adversely impacted. As a result of the storm's devastating impact on groundwater resources on both islands, IsraAID is now seeking to ensure that residents have consistent and sustain...
BTVI Revives Abaco Presence
BTVI Revives Abaco Presence
As of the new academic year, the Patrick Bethel and S. C. Bootle High Schools in Abaco will be outfitted with four trade and computer labs costing approximately $100,000, which will be at the standard of the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER).
This move is a partnership with the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) by way of the government and was rece...