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October 02, 2012
A New Day Ahead For North Abaco

Hundreds of North Abaconians gathered at the Central Abaco High School Grounds on Saturday evening to hear from their PLP Candidate, Mr. Renardo Curry and the Nation?s Chief, Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie.
Curry wasted no time laying the foundation, ?It starts with education,? he said. ?I?ve been working in youth development for a long time, and it is my deepest conviction that educ...

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March 03, 2009
Abaco real estate couple buck realty trends

At a time when real estate agents in the US are bailing, looking for jobs in any industry that has a better shot at steady income than theirs, one Abaco couple is digging their heels in, and moving up not out.

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September 15, 2009
Abaconians reassured on BEC power plant

The Bahamas Electricity Corporation power plant under construction in Wilson City, Abaco, is being built using best international practices, and is being monitored by government agencies, Minister of State for Utilities the Hon. Phenton Neymour assured Abaco residents on Thursday, September 10.

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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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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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December 01, 2016
Judicial review in Abaco adjourned to mid-month

THE judicial review of Responsible Development for Abaco challenging the prime minister and eight other government respondents concerning a major development at Little Harbour, Abaco was adjourned in the Supreme Court on Monday.

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September 15, 2016
Abaco immigration operations announced

The Department of Immigration announced yesterday that, as of November 1, it will be conducting checks of employers in settlements in Abaco to ensure that all employees are properly documented to live and work in The Bahamas.

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July 27, 2016
Residents threaten action after spate of boat thefts

A RASH of boat thefts in Abaco in the past week are causing such concern to frustrated residents that they are threatening to take matters into their own hands to stop the culprits.

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March 22, 2023
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.

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July 25, 2022
Social Services Ministry - Mapping of resources for implementaiton of Gender-Based Violence Family Island Coordinated Council

The MOSSUD Department of Gender and Family Affairs in collaboration with Abaco Island Administrators and the Bahamas Crisis Center, July 20-22, 2022 conducted five community meetings in south, central and north Abaco for Abaco Government and non-Government leaders and community advocates to discuss issues related to the safety of survivors of abuse, outreach to perpetrators of abuse to help them b...

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