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Post-Dorian mangrove restoration picks up steam
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 ...
Plans for new town centre for Marsh Harbour unveiled
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.
April 30, 2021
Fred Smith pleads for no more demolitions until court rules
FRED Smith, QC, made an impassioned plea for government to cease further demolition until the Supreme Court has made its final ruling on whether a standing injunction, which bars the government from evicting shanty town residents and disconnecting services in their communities, will be extended to cover unregulated communities in Abaco.
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.
Shanty residents: 'We'll stop new construction'
June 11, 2021
Shanty residents: 'We'll stop new construction'
RELIEVED residents of an Abaco shanty town have vowed not to let outsiders construct new structures in The Farm following this week's favourable Supreme Court judgement.
Some Abaco residents wary of hurricane season
June 11, 2021
Some Abaco residents wary of hurricane season
Days into the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season, some Abaconians are still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Dorian, which devastated the island nearly two years ago.
June 07, 2021
Judge rules govt must get court approval to demolish Abaco shantytowns
Supreme Court Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson has denied an application brought by Fred Smith, QC, to vary an injunction to cover all shantytowns across The Bahamas.
June 02, 2021
Man found shot dead in Abaco previously convicted of killing
A MAN previously convicted of manslaughter was discovered dead with gunshot wounds in a car in Dundas Town, Abaco yesterday morning.
May 27, 2021
Govt to extend economic zones for GB, Abaco and now southern islands
In addition to extending the special economic recovery zone (SERZ) relief order for Grand Bahama and Abaco – which are still rebuilding after Hurricane Dorian – the government is also expanding the special economic zones to include most of the southern islands.
April 23, 2021
DEMOLITION DAY: Govt teams move in to tear down structures in Abaco shanty town
THE Ministry of Works spearheaded the demolition of 45 "incomplete and unoccupied structures" in The Farm shanty town in Abaco yesterday, a move that human rights activists quickly condemned.
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