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September 04, 2020
Construction of 100 homes in Abaco to start this month

THE Disaster Reconstruction Authority said construction of 100 modular homes in Spring City, Abaco, is expected t0o begin this month...

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December 12, 2011
Man Shot to Death Outside His Abaco Home

The third murder of the year in Abaco occurred Friday night when a 44-year-old man was shot outside his Sweeting's Village home. A team of officers from the Central Detective Unit in New Providence has flown to the island to assist local police with the investigation into the killing of Claude Collins - the 119th murder victim this year.

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January 12, 2020
Dorian-impacted residents eligible for thousands in vouchers via new Government Homes Repair Programme

The Government is launching a Homes Repair Programme for structures damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Dorian through which residents could receive up to $10,000 in vouchers based on the degree of damage to their homes from the storm.

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April 09, 2021
'No justification for illegal invasion of homes'

HUMAN Rights Bahamas has condemned what it called an "illegal" and "regressive" invasion of homes at a shanty town in Abaco yesterday.

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December 02, 2019
First Dome Homes Open In Few Weeks

FORTY of the government's 250 dome structures in Abaco will be made available to displaced families "before" or by early January, according to Chairman of Disaster and Reconstruction Committee John-Michael Clarke...

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May 05, 2014
Homes destroyed in shanty town fire

RESIDENTS jumped from burning homes into a nearby creek to escape the flames that devastated an Abaco shanty town early yesterday morning. More than 70 homes were wiped out in the blaze that consumed the Sand Banks area, although no one is thought to have been injured in the fire, which police believe was arson...

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December 17, 2015
David Tate returns home to guide at Deep Water Cay

As Deep Water Cay (DWC) works to ensure that their private island resort is fully booked for the upcoming year they have been adding to their team expertise!

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February 18, 2011
Home-owners feel cheated after government retracts exemption

Abaco second homeowners are up in arms after being told that "at the moment" they cannot obtain the promised real property tax break in return for registering their homes and agreeing to pay room tax.

Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, minister of tourism and aviation, and Zhivargo Laing, minister of state for finance, could not be contacted for comment and did not return messages before press time ye...

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March 08, 2023
Abaco MP: Govt finalising plans to deal with dump

THE government is "finalising plans" to address recent burning of debris at dump sites in Abaco, said North Abaco MP Kirk Cornish.
Mr Cornish expressed concern about the ongoing issues posed by the burning of debris at the Spring City Debris Management Dump Site and the Great Abaco Sanitary Landfill.

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September 22, 2016
Prime Minister Christie's Remarks at Abaco Business Outlook

It is truly wonderful to be in Abaco right now ladies and gentlemen and I say that particularly because so much encouragement and optimism comes from the knowledge that few destinations in The Bahamas or smaller destinations of the Region are as distinctive in character or as uniquely positioned as Abaco to deliver over the next decade and beyond exceptional levels of tourism performance, real-est...

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