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June 07, 2023
Golden Jubilee Flag Relay arrives in Abaco

Residents came out in full force to witness the Golden Jubilee Flag Relay happen in their community, Tuesday, June 6 – marking 34 days to the 50th Anniversary of Bahamas Independence on July 10, 2023.

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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.

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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
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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February 17, 2020
Sandy Point airport and historic lighthouse to get major upgrades under South Abaco development heads of agreement

The Sandy Point airport will be expanded and enhanced under the heads of agreement signed between the Government of The Bahamas and Tyrsoz Family Holdings Ltd...

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February 17, 2020
Developers of South Abaco resort to establish $7-million-dollar Bahamian business development fund

Developers of the recently announced up-market resort community for South Abaco have committed to inject $7 million into a business development fund for Bahamian entrepreneurs seeking to establish businesses in the project...

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July 04, 2019
Abaco Student Wins International Recognition for Art Encouraging People to Protect The Marine Environment

An Abaco student’s artwork depicting the damage that can happen if we don’t all protect the ocean has been internationally recognized by the marine zoological facility Delphinus, located just outside of Cancun, Mexico...

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January 22, 2015
Bahamas 16 Islands Wedding Abaco Light Couple's Life

Famous candy stripe lighthouse, Abaco, Bahamas, backdrop for a 16 Islands Wedding...

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April 18, 2017
AG's Office begins Online Birth Registration and Certification in Abaco

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development the Hon. Philip Davis officially launched the government?s online birth registration initiative in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, on Thursday, April 13, in the Bahamas Government Complex...

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April 07, 2017
PM Christie: Abaconian Educator Patrick Bethel is a 'Bahamian Exemplar'

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie said, on April 6, 2017, that the renaming of the Abaco Central High School, in Murphy Town, Abaco, to the Patrick Bethel High School was fitting for such a prominent educator and nation builder...

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