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June 16, 2021
Hopes for completion of 1.8m Abaco Centre and shelter by summer's end
MONTHS after government officials broke ground for a $1.8m community centre and hurricane shelter in Abaco, State Minister for Disaster Preparedness Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe said construction work has officially started on the project, with officials hoping for completion before the summer's end.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Bannister promises action on new Abaco shanty town
February 08, 2021
Bannister promises action on new Abaco shanty town
THE rapid construction of unregulated structures and the lay out of these homes in a new Abaco shanty town shows “there is tremendous collusion in the community by influential persons,” Works Minister Desmond Bannister said.
Noting the situation will not be an “overnight fix”, Mr Bannister pledged to Abaconians that the government will take the necessary action to deal with unregulated...
July 27, 2020
Insufficient labor causing Abaco rebuild costs to skyrocket
A lack of qualified labor needed to rebuild Abaco has resulted in the cost of rebuilding on the island skyrocketing to approximately $800 a square foot, Abaco Chamber of Commerce President Ken Hutton said during a virtual job fair on Saturday...
Abaco National Service of Remembrance Postponed
April 17, 2020
Abaco National Service of Remembrance Postponed
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Disaster Reconstruction Authority (DRA) is announcing the further postponement of the National Service of Remembrance originally planned for March 28, 2020 in Dundas Town, Abaco...
April 03, 2020
Families Receive Temporary Housing Domes in Spring City
The Bahamas Disaster Reconstruction Authority on Thursday, April 2 handed over temporary housing domes in Spring City, Abaco to eight families...
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