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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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March 13, 2018
National Arts Festival Representatives Meet with Abaco Educational Officials

Representatives of the E. Clement Bethel National Arts Festival Adjudication team meet with Education Officer Sandy Edwards...

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March 16, 2018
Every Child Counts School Sparkles in National Arts Festival Abaco Adjudications

Students at Every Child Counts, a school for special students in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, sparkled brightly in the performing spotlight, as the E. Clement Bethel National Arts Festival visited, on March 14, 2018, during the Abaco Adjudications...

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March 16, 2018
Abaco Primary Students 'Do the Junkanoo' in National Arts Festival

St. Francis de Sales Catholic School students electrify with Junkanoo sounds, on March 15, 2018, during the...

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March 16, 2018
Singers Hit the Right Note At National Arts Festival in Abaco

Forest Heights Academy student Journey Higgs plays the guitar and sings...

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March 19, 2018
BTC Ignites Abaco Love Rush

Annually, Abaconians look forward to their streets lighting up with the glitz, glamour and pulsating sounds from its Junkanoo Parade...

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May 01, 2018
Excitment Building for 43rd Reggatta Timein Abaco

The 43rd Regatta Time in The Abacos (RTIA) is fast approaching and excitement is steadily building for the week-long event held from June 24 ? July 3, 2018.

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May 28, 2018
Prime Minister and Officials Inspect Abaco for Affordable Homes Project

Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert Minnis took his government?s promise of providing the means for Bahamians to access affordable housing to the fast-growing economy of Abaco on Friday, May 25, 2018.

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June 07, 2023
Golden Jubilee Flag Relay arrives in Abaco

Residents came out in full force to witness the Golden Jubilee Flag Relay happen in their community, Tuesday, June 6 – marking 34 days to the 50th Anniversary of Bahamas Independence on July 10, 2023.

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November 14, 2011
Abaco Island Artists Art Show - November 19th

Marsh harbour, Abaco - You're invited The Abaco Island Artist Art show to benefit The Abaco Cancer Society November 19th , 2011 from 10am to 6pm at Mangoes in Marsh Harbour.

11 Artists, Abaco Cancer Society Booth with new and gently used items for sale...

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June 01, 2022
India donates $1m for Abaco shelter

THE government of India has donated $1m to assist with the construction of the Abaco community centre and hurricane shelter. 
The funds are being facilitated through India's United Nations Development Partnership Fund.

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May 04, 2023
Govt making progress on Abaco home sites, says minister

The Ministry of Transport and Housing is making progress in Abaco, with the Minister of Transport and Housing JoBeth Coleby-Davis explaining yesterday that in the next few weeks, 10 to 15 homes will be able to be occupied.

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April 03, 2023
Ministry of Social Services launches first GBV Prevention Family Island Coordination Council in Abaco

The Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development, Department of Gender and Family Affairs launched its pilot Gender-Based Violence Prevention Family Island Coordination Council in Dundas Town, Abaco, on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

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August 04, 2021
Pilots blamed for Abaco crash

PILOTS who died in a plane crash in Abaco last month did not properly configure the settings on the aircraft for takeoff, investigators say in their report on the crash.

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January 27, 2023
New investments for South Abaco discussed at community meeting

A community meeting was held in Abaco at which residents were updated on new investments for the area, and persons were introduced to the project investor.

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January 23, 2023
IDB Technical Team Tours Solar Sites on New Providence and Abaco

A delegation of technical officers, representing the Inter-American Development Bank Energy Mission and the Project Execution Unit (PEU) in the Ministry of Finance working on the 'Reconstruction with Resiliencein the Energy Sector in The Bahamas' programme, toured various sites in New Providence and Abaco featuring solar renewable energy installations.
The programme, with support from the IDB an...

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January 09, 2023
BNT Statement on Sunken Vessel Off Coast of Abaco

The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) wishes to express its concerns about the cargo ship that recently sank off the southern coast of Abaco.

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June 02, 2011
Central Abaco second annual Lionfish Derby a success

Marsh Harbour Abaco - Friends of the Environment hosted its second annual Lionfish Derby in Marsh Harbour, Abaco on Saturday May 28th. Lionfish have become a major threat to the marine resources in the Bahamas. Although this fish is here to stay, derbies such as this one are a way to help maintain local populations and generate awareness about this voracious predator.

Several lionfish derbies h...

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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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November 11, 2022
Government Delegation's arrival in Abaco to assess the damage of Tropical Storm Nicole

Pictured arriving on the ground at the Marsh Habour, Abaco, airport this morning, November 10, 2022 to assess the impact of Tropical Storm Nicole on Abaco

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August 29, 2022
PM Davis Arrives in Abaco for Weather Symposium

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis arrives in Marsh Habour, Abaco, on August 26, 2022, to bring Official Remarks at the Abaco Weather Symposium.

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March 02, 2020
EU Members Viewed Post-Hurricane Dorian Dome Houses at Spring City, Abaco

Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Darren Henfield led members of the European Union on a visit to Spring City, Abaco, February 29, 2020, where they viewed post-Hurricane Dorian dome houses. The delegation is also pictured at the Government Complex, Marsh Harbour, Abaco. EU Members held official meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nassau, on Friday, February 28.

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October 07, 2014
100 escaped capture in Abaco landing

PRELIMINARY investigations into Sunday's illegal landing of Haitian migrants in Abaco reveal that 11 persons were allegedly thrown overboard during the journey from Haiti to the Bahamas and at least 100 migrants landed safely and evaded capture, according to Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell...

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May 25, 2022
Two found dead in Abaco hit-and-run

ABACO police are investigating a hit-and-run accident early yesterday morning that resulted in a double fatality of two men believed to be Haitian nationals.

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April 09, 2021
DAWN RAIDERS: Abaco shanty town The Farm is target of huge multi-agency operation

LAW enforcement descended upon The Farm shanty town in Abaco yesterday in a joint sting operation, confiscating generators, food supplies, personal items, illegal contraband and arresting several residents for various alleged infractions.

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March 03, 2021
Abaco lounge fined 30k for breach

THE co-owners of an Abaco lounge were ticketed $30,500 for breaching COVID-19 Emergency Powers Orders by having nearly 100 people crammed into a space only meant to hold 24.

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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...

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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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July 07, 2021
UPDATED: Plane in Abaco crash was reported stolen

THE airplane involved in Monday's fatal crash in Abaco "appeared to struggle to get off the ground" at the runway in Treasure Cay before the incident, according to crash investigators.

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July 06, 2021
Two dead in Abaco plane crash

FAMILY and friends are mourning the deaths of two former Royal Bahamas Defence Force marines who perished in a fiery plane crash in Abaco Monday.

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