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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...
Abaco Island Artists Art Show - November 19th
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.
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.
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...
DNA Candidate Pledges MP's Salary to South Abaco
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.
Hurricane Irene Damage Assessment Reports - Abaco
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...
Multi-purpose gymnasium planned for Abaco
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.
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.
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.
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.
'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.
Elite Abaco resort defends environmental record
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.
Abaco Top Chef Competition, July 17th
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.
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...
Power Outage in Abaco
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.
Power outages plagued Abaco over the holiday weekend
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.
Chinese investors eye agriculture in Abaco
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
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 ...
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.
Contracts for Abaco roads and sidewalks signed
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.
31-year-old from Abaco charged with murder
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Man shot dead in Abaco
Man shot dead in Abaco
Police are searching for a lone gunman after a man was shot dead in Abaco on Monday night.
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.
Red Cross award for Abaco woman
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.
Teenage girl dies in Abaco accident
Teenage girl dies in Abaco accident
A teen driver is dead following a traffic accident in Abaco earlier this week.
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 ...