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September 12, 2018
Abaco Community to learn and connect at Business Outlook

Abaconians hope TCL Group?s 15th Annual Abaco Business Outlook (ABO) will allow them to ?come, learn and connect.? The forum will take place on Thursday September 20, 2018 at the Abaco Beach Resort...

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July 21, 2017
Bastian wins bronze for The Bahamas

Izaak Bastian won the country's sixth medal at the 6th Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) last night, and his second, touching the wall in a personal best time in third place in the boys 100 meters (m) breast.
One night after touching the wall in second place in the boys 50m breast at the Betty Kelly-Kenning National Swim Complex, Bastian came back in the longer race and won bronze. He finished in 1:0...

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May 02, 2017
Minnis attacks Curry on attendance urges North Abaco to vote for change

Insisting that a vote for the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) will amount to more of the same suffering, Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis urged North Abaconians to vote for change and vote FNM, noting that North Abaco MP Renardo Curry, who won the seat in a by-election five years ago, does not care about them.
Minnis said the PLP promised many things during the election and th...

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On the defensive
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March 23, 2017
On the defensive

Seeking to defend his record of absence from sittings of the House of Assembly, North Abaco MP Renardo Curry said yesterday he was surprised by the figure and charged that The Nassau Guardian published the information for political reasons in an effort to discredit him close to a general election.
Curry stressed that representation is more than just making speeches in Parliament, and is also "abou...

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March 22, 2017
House attendance record revealed

The House of Assembly met 220 times this session.
North Abaco MP Renardo Curry was absent 102 times, according to records of the House of Assembly.
It is unclear why the MP was absent from the House for nearly 50 percent of the sittings since May 2012.
But he owes his constituents an explanation.
Incredibly, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has renominated the absentee MP.
The prime minister sh...

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March 01, 2017
Airport Authority and Vantage Bahamas Sign Technical Expertise Agreement for Marsh Harbour Airport

The Ministry of Transport and Aviation today announced the signing of a 4.5-year agreement between Airport Authority and Vantage Bahamas. The company will provide technical expertise to the Leonard M. Thompson International Airport...

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March 01, 2017
Airport Authority and Vantage Bahamas sign agreement for Marsh Harbour airport

The Ministry of Transport and Aviation has announced the signing of a 4.5-year agreement between the Airport Authority and Vantage Bahamas. The latter will provide technical expertise to the Leonard M. Thompson International Airport in Marsh Harbour, Abaco. The agreement takes effect March 1, 2017.
Vantage Bahamas is the local subsidiary of Vantage Airport Group, based in Vancouver, British Columb...

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July 08, 2016
Abaco airport named after war veteran and aviation pioneer Leonard Thompson

THE Marsh Harbour airport has been officially renamed after celebrated World War II veteran and former Abaco MP Captain Leonard Thompson.

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July 08, 2016
Remarks by Prime Minister Perry Christie on the renaming of Marsh Harbour Airport

It is my pleasure to be with all of you here in Marsh Harbour as we participate in this official renaming ceremony of the Marsh Harbour Airport to the Leonard M. Thompson International Airport.

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December 21, 2016
Gibson, Albury on FNM ticket

Following controversy surrounding the current MPs for Long Island, and Central and South Abaco, the Free National Movement (FNM) last night announced its candidates for those constituencies.
Attorney Adrian Gibson, a Tribune columnist, will run in Long Island, and James Albury, an employee at The Abaconian newspaper and Bahamas WiMax, will run in Central and South Abaco.
The announcement follows t...

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