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November 09, 2011
Sir Arthur and Lady Foulkes Begin Official Visit to Abaco

Treasure Cay, Abaco - Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes and Lady Foulkes began their first official visit to Abaco on Monday 7 November, enjoying an exuberant welcome...

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November 09, 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.

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September 21, 2011
Abaco Business Outlook remarks, Shaping the Future: Investment, Invention, Integration

The following are remarks made by the Minister of the Environment at the Abaco Business Outlook on September 21st, 2011. My Colleague, Minister Grant could not be with you and graciously asked that I apologise to you and to represent him. So therefore on his behalf and mine, It is a pleasure to address this opening session of the Abaco Business Outlook.

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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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September 05, 2011
DNA Candidate Pledges MP's Salary to South Abaco

Roscoe Thompson III, the South Abaco candidate for the Democratic National Alliance (DNA), announced Friday that he would pledge the majority of his salary to South Abaco community, once elected into Parliament.

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August 29, 2011
Hurricane Irene Damage Assessment Reports - Abaco

Pathfinders Task Force completed a Rapid Damage Assessment of Abaco Island, Bahamas on D+1 following Hurricane Irene. Rapid Damage Assessments contain information about individual structures and classify structural damage based on Type and Damage Condition. Geo-tagged photos are also attached to each Assessment, providing a picture of where critical areas are and what resources to allocate towards...

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August 03, 2011
Multi-purpose gymnasium planned for Abaco

ABACO, The Bahamas - Plans are under way for a state-of-the-art, multi-purpose gymnasium for the island of Abaco.

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August 02, 2011
Government awards three contracts for infrastructure upgrades in Abaco

Abaco, The Bahamas - The Government's Infrastructure crusade
continued in Marsh Harbour, Abaco with the award of three contracts totaling $3.5 million for the upgrade of physical infrastructure on this northern island.

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August 02, 2011
Ministry of Works officials tour Government Administration Complex in Abaco

Abaco, Bahamas - The Hon. Neko C. Grant, Minister of Public Works and Transport is pleased with the progress of work on the
Government's $19.2 million Administration Complex presently under construction in Central Abaco.

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August 02, 2011
Government awards three contracts for infrastructure upgrades in Abaco

ABACO, The Bahamas - The Government's Infrastructure crusade continued in Marsh Harbour, Abaco with the award of three contracts totaling $3.5 million for the upgrade of physical infrastructure on this northern island.

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July 24, 2011
'Plus Arts Culture' to showcase local Bahamian artists in Abaco this summer

MARSH HARBOUR, Abaco -- The Furniture Plus family is pleased to introduce Plus Arts & Culture ("PAC"), a celebration of arts, crafts and more by talented Bahamian artists.? PAC, in association with the Abaco Island Artists, will launch its Summer Showcase 2011 at a private reception to be held on July 29th in the Furniture Plus store location at Maxwell's Plaza in Abaco.

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February 02, 2012
Elite Abaco resort defends environmental record

Management at Baker's Bay Golf and Ocean Club remains adamant that its Guana Cay development is the most environmentally responsible development in the Caribbean despite accusations from an environmentalist group.

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July 06, 2011
Abaco Top Chef Competition, July 17th

Who will be Abaco's top chef? Find out on Sunday July 17, 2011 6pm, at the Abaco Beach Resort, Marsh Harbour. All proceeds to benefit the Abaco Pathfinders Scholarship Foundation.

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July 03, 2011
No Potable Water on Grand Cay Abaco in the North Abaco Constituency

The following message was received from a resident of Grand Cay Abaco which comprise the North Abaco Constituency represented by Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham.

"Ain't had water for three days Mr. Roberts. I coming Nassau to live with you till after election. Cause we suffering extra bad than the rest of the country. They aint tell us what wrong yet".

The PLP is aware that Grand Cay has larg...

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Power Outage in Abaco
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July 26, 2010
Power Outage in Abaco

THE PRIME MINISTER: What is happening with the electricity supply in Abaco is inexcusable. There are no valid reasons why the power supply in Abaco for the last several days has been off.

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May 27, 2010
Power outages plagued Abaco over the holiday weekend

Abaco residents slammed the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) after a series of extended power outages over the holiday weekend.

Since last Friday there was a series of power failures in many areas.

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November 15, 2009
Chinese investors eye agriculture in Abaco

A Chinese company has moved a step closer to signing a letter of intent to do large scale farming in Abaco.

A team of experts from China?s agriculture-based Shandong Province visited Abaco last weekend to take soil and water samples and do further scientific studies to determine the capability of the land

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September 18, 2009
CHINESE is planning to carry out large scale farming in Abaco

A CHINESE concern is planning to carry out large scale farming in Abaco.

Edison Key, executive chairman of the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC), hailed the move as a "tremendous boost" for the agricultural sector.

Mr Key took Yiqing Sun, director of the Shandong High-speed Quila Construction Group, National Stadium Project, and interpreter Baoquo Xing on an exploratory ...

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December 05, 2008
Government?s housing programme on Abaco well underway

SPRING CITY, Abaco ? The Government?s housing programme continues on the island of Abaco, with 76 homes under construction in Spring City and the Ministry of Housing offering local residents additional fully serviced lots to carry out their own construction both in Spring City and the Central Pines Subdivision in Marsh Harbour.

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May 24, 2009
Contracts for Abaco roads and sidewalks signed

Public Works and Transport Minister Neko Grant is pictured with contractors who received contracts to reconstruct and resurface Abaco roads and construct sidewalks in Cooper?s Town on Thursday, May 21, 2009.

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July 24, 2019
31-year-old from Abaco charged with murder

A 31-year-old Abaco man accused of killing a father of two was charged with murder in the Marsh Harbour Magistrate's Court yesterday. Kevin Gabriel, of Crockett Drive, appeared before Magistrate A Evans...

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August 16, 2023
Abaco dump site challenges lead to noticeable eyesore

A DUMP site in Treasure Cay, Abaco, is so congested with garbage that people are littering the road leading to the area, to the annoyance of residents.

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June 18, 2023
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Remains In Effect For Central and South Abaco

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH ABACO AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR BIMINI AND ITS ADJACENT WATERS.

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March 22, 2023
Eviction notices issued to Abaco shantytown residents

A month after a Supreme Court judge lifted an injunction that prevented the demolition of shantytowns in The Bahamas, the government yesterday issued over 200 eviction notices to residents in unregulated communities on Abaco.

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February 28, 2023
Abaco chamber president wants action on derelict buildings

Abaconians are still waiting for the owners of derelict buildings destroyed by Hurricane Dorian to either renovate them or tear them down, President of the Abaco Chamber of Commerce Daphne DeGregory-Miaoulis said yesterday.

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Man shot dead in Abaco
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January 17, 2023
Man shot dead in Abaco

Police are searching for a lone gunman after a man was shot dead in Abaco on Monday night.

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November 14, 2022
Government assessed Tropical Storm Nicole's impact on 'The Farm' Shanty Town in Abaco

Acting Prime Minister the Hon. Chester Cooper, members of the Cabinet, Official Opposition members, NEMA and government agencies visited and assessed 'The Farm' Shanty Town in Abaco to gauge Tropical Storm Nicole's impact, November 10, 2022.

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June 24, 2022
Red Cross award for Abaco woman

THE Bahamas Red Cross Society has named Christine Lightbourne as the first Bahamian recipient of the Henry Dunant Medal.

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June 22, 2022
Teenage girl dies in Abaco accident

A teen driver is dead following a traffic accident in Abaco earlier this week.

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June 22, 2022
Abaco car crash victim recently graduated high school

A 17-year-old girl who died after a car crash on Abaco on Monday night graduated from high school last week and had dreams of being a cosmetologist, her grieving grandmother said yesterday. LaVerne Maynard, 64, said her granddaughter, Shenna Thervil, was just a few weeks shy of her 18th birthday. Police said the crash happened in ...

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