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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.
Ministry of Social Services launches first GBV Prevention Family Island Coordination Council in Abaco
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.
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...
DRA report highlights Abaco dome project issues
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.
'IT'S LIKE DORIAN ALL OVER AGAIN': Residents distressed over 'short notice' of dome demolition
September 13, 2022
'IT'S LIKE DORIAN ALL OVER AGAIN': Residents distressed over 'short notice' of dome demolition
ABACO residents expressed distress over the sudden and "short notice" demolition of the domes that had been home to them and their families for more than two years.
Post-Dorian mangrove restoration picks up steam
August 30, 2022
Post-Dorian mangrove restoration picks up steam
In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, scientists and environmentalists leapt into action researching mangroves on Grand Bahama and Abaco, their health and how those ecosystems function. Some collected propagules (another name for mangrove seeds) and galvanized communities into establishing backyard nurseries and burrowing tiny mangrove plants called seedlings into areas hard hit by the Category 5 ...
India donates $1m for Abaco shelter
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.
DOMES USED AS 'BROTHELS': Officials probing new claims of illicit use of emergency housing
June 01, 2022
DOMES USED AS 'BROTHELS': Officials probing new claims of illicit use of emergency housing
GOVERNMENT officials are investigating reports that emergency dome houses on Abaco are being used as brothels.
A picture tour of Hope Town, Abaco
November 11, 2010
A picture tour of Hope Town, Abaco
Depending on where you start it takes some extra effort to get to Hope Town. If you have made it as far as Marsh Harbour, Abaco then it's just one more boat ride to Elbow Cay.
Once you get off the ferry there is a lot to take in and it's all packed tightly together. In Hope Town, the scale of the world has shrunk to fit life's usual characters and places into a fraction of the space. The peopl...
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.
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