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Furniture Plus announces the Opening of its Beautiful Third Home in Abaco
Abaco, The Bahamas - The
walls are freshly painted. The furniture boutiques are all in place.
Shiny rows of appliances stand at attention. And the doors to the
newest Furniture Plus location at Maxwell's Plaza in Marsh Harbour are
open at last. With all newly hired Abaconians manning the richly
appointed 20,000 square foot showroom and shoppers excitedly streaming
in, there is no sign of an econom...
SUPER SALARY - DISMAL JOB: DRA blasted over MD's pay package and recovery work
CENTRAL and South Abaco MP John Pinder says it is "shameful" there remain duties unfulfilled in storm ravaged Abaco while the former managing director of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority took home an "extravagant" salary.
Abaco seeking to form an economic development council to attract investment to the island
Abaco seeking to form an economic development council to attract investment to the island
Abaco is hoping to form an economic development council, run by the private sector, that would attract investment to the island based on what Abaconians need and not what the central government thinks Abaconians need, Abaco Chamber of Commerce President Ken Hutton said yesterday. "The decisions are being made in hallowed halls in Nassau, without ...
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DRA: Construction beginning to take off on Abaco
DRA: Construction beginning to take off on Abaco
Disaster Reconstruction Authority (DRA) Chairman John Michael Clarke said while the COVID-19 pandemic has a lot to do with the slowed reconstruction efforts on Abaco following Hurricane Dorian, rebuilding has picked up in recent months with more and more Abaconians returning to the island.
People waking up to COVID danger
People waking up to COVID danger
A LOCAL religious leader on Abaco is urging Bahamians to take COVID-19 seriously after claiming to have lost over a dozen friends and other community members to the virus in the last two weeks.
The City of New Providence-Part. 2
The City of New Providence-Part. 2
Front Porch
By SIMON
Nassau is often used as a shortcut or synecdoche for New Providence. There is a logic and history behind this: For most of its history the majority of its residents lived in the City of Nassau and its immediate environs. Understandably, they more easily identified with the town in which they lived rather than the expanse beyond the actual and imagined town-limits.
We call resi...
21 Year Old Seeks To "Break Generational Curses" With His Businesses
Lavell Smith's mission is to increase generational wealth and he's on his way to becoming a serial entrepreneur by owning three businesses in different industries.The names of his business are: L&M Window Repair & Installation, specialising in full window repair and carpentry. The second is L’s Restores, customizing and restoring shoes and customizing clothing. Finally, Lavell's Import & Export ...
A picture tour of Hope Town, Abaco
A picture tour of Hope Town, Abaco
Depending on where you start it takes some extra effort to get to Hope Town. If you have made it as far as Marsh Harbour, Abaco then it's just one more boat ride to Elbow Cay.
Once you get off the ferry there is a lot to take in and it's all packed tightly together. In Hope Town, the scale of the world has shrunk to fit life's usual characters and places into a fraction of the space. The peopl...
CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN AGAIN HAS BANKING PRESENCE ON ABACO
CIBC FirstCaribbean is delighted to announce the re-opening of a branch on Abaco bringing banking services back to clients and customers after a near two year interruption caused by devastating hurricane Dorian in 2019.
The new branch, which threw open its doors on July 13, 2021 to excited clients and customers, is located at No. 1 Don Mackey Boulevard and replaces the previous branch which ha...
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...