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March 05, 2012
Opening of new auto parts store shows confidence in recovering Abaco economy

Opening of new auto parts store shows confidence in recovering Abaco economy
Local family partners with international chain to bring more choice and lower costs to residents

DUNDAS TOWN, ABACO, FEBRUARY 29, 2012 ? The economy of Abaco is showing signs of recovery as a new investment in the retail sector brings new jobs and a new option for consumers.

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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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July 12, 2023
Tourist and locals brawl in Guana Cay, Abaco

A FIGHT involving second homeowners and Bahamians outside a bar on Guana Cay, Abaco, has highlighted the community's lack of law enforcement officers.

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February 17, 2023
Veronica Hilda Eldwith Archer Williams

Funeral service for the late Mrs. Veronica Hilda Eldwith Archer Williams affectionately called "Ronnie" age 74 years of Marsh Harbour, Abaco will be held at Friendship Tabernacle Church Central Pines, Dundas Town, Abaco, on Saturday, February 18th, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Carey assisted by Bishop Silbert Mills.

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November 17, 2022
DRA report highlights Abaco dome project issues

A COMPANY contracted by the former Minnis administration to construct 213 domes and the needed infrastructure on Abaco in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian discontinued the project after receiving $4.6m of the total $6.4m required to complete the work, despite only completing about 16 percent of the structures.

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September 13, 2022
'IT'S LIKE DORIAN ALL OVER AGAIN': Residents distressed over 'short notice' of dome demolition

ABACO residents expressed distress over the sudden and "short notice" demolition of the domes that had been home to them and their families for more than two years.

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August 30, 2022
Post-Dorian mangrove restoration picks up steam

In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, scientists and environmentalists leapt into action researching mangroves on Grand Bahama and Abaco, their health and how those ecosystems function. Some collected propagules (another name for mangrove seeds) and galvanized communities into establishing backyard nurseries and burrowing tiny mangrove plants called seedlings into areas hard hit by the Category 5 ...

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June 15, 2022
Plans for new town centre for Marsh Harbour unveiled

TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis yesterday unveiled plans for the development of a new town centre for Marsh Harbour, Abaco which she said will assist with the island's economic growth following Hurricane Dorian's devastation in 2019.

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June 01, 2022
DOMES USED AS 'BROTHELS': Officials probing new claims of illicit use of emergency housing

GOVERNMENT officials are investigating reports that emergency dome housesĀ on Abaco are being used as brothels.

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July 19, 2021
Foundations help fund Abaco school rebuild, provide laptops and more

With hand-painted signs held high, students at Central Abaco Primary School welcomed representatives of the Lyford Cay and Canadian Lyford Cay Foundations (LCF), thanking them for donations that helped rebuild the school destroyed by Hurricane Dorian.

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