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June 15, 2022
Plans for new town centre for Marsh Harbour unveiled

TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis yesterday unveiled plans for the development of a new town centre for Marsh Harbour, Abaco which she said will assist with the island's economic growth following Hurricane Dorian's devastation in 2019.

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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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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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June 16, 2021
Hopes for completion of 1.8m Abaco Centre and shelter by summer's end

MONTHS after government officials broke ground for a $1.8m community centre and hurricane shelter in Abaco, State Minister for Disaster Preparedness Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe said construction work has officially started on the project, with officials hoping for completion before the summer's end.

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June 11, 2021
Shanty residents: 'We'll stop new construction'

RELIEVED residents of an Abaco shanty town have vowed not to let outsiders construct new structures in The Farm following this week's favourable Supreme Court judgement.

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June 11, 2021
Some Abaco residents wary of hurricane season

Days into the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season, some Abaconians are still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Dorian, which devastated the island nearly two years ago.

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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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June 02, 2021
23 more homes to be demolished

WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister said his ministry spearheaded the demolition of 23 illegal structures in The Farm shanty town in Abaco last week, with some 20 more structures targeted for demolition this week.

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May 27, 2021
Govt to extend economic zones for GB, Abaco and now southern islands

In addition to extending the special economic recovery zone (SERZ) relief order for Grand Bahama and Abaco – which are still rebuilding after Hurricane Dorian – the government is also expanding the special economic zones to include most of the southern islands.

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April 23, 2021
DEMOLITION DAY: Govt teams move in to tear down structures in Abaco shanty town

THE Ministry of Works spearheaded the demolition of 45 "incomplete and unoccupied structures" in The Farm shanty town in Abaco yesterday, a move that human rights activists quickly condemned.

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