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February 24, 2015
Govt readies for Abaco immigration crackdown

The government will meet with the heads of law enforcement agencies today to determine how its immigration policy will be executed in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, in the coming weeks, Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said yesterday.

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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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March 18, 2015
Hon. Fred Mitchell on Immigration Checks in Abaco

Following on a report that 60 people believed to be from Haiti slipped in undetected into Abaco and without visas in the early hours of 12th March, a period of more intensive checks has been mounted in Abaco by the Department of Immigration beginning today...

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February 18, 2015
Abaco immigration crackdown within 60 days

The Department of Immigration will, in the next 60 days, execute several operations in Abaco to help stem the tide of illegal immigration, Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said.

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March 28, 2020
Immigration raid on a church in Abaco

Allegedly there was reports of a Immigration raid on a church in Abaco which was housing suspected illegal persons.

The raid was launched in Marsh Harbour in the early hours of the morning. Police, Immigration and Defense Force Officers as well as nurses and doctors who were on scene for the protection of Officers Health.

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September 15, 2016
Immigration Dept. to conduct Abaco checks

THE Department of Immigration has announced that it will conduct checks beginning November 1 on employers in Abaco to ensure their workers have the proper documents to live and work in the Bahamas.

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March 19, 2015
Abaco Operations in its second day-Department of Immigration

The Department of Immigration continues its interdiction exercise in Abaco in search of the 60 or so migrants believed to have illegally entered The Bahamas from Haiti on the 12th March...

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January 24, 2023
Abaco residents voice concerns over shanty towns

ABACO residents are outraged by the growth of unregulated shanty towns, saying the issue has been out of control for some time.

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October 03, 2012
Cabinet To Meet Next In Grand Bahama

Marsh Harbour, Abaco -- Prime Minister Perry Christie defended his decision to hold a Cabinet meeting in Abaco yesterday, ahead of the October 15 North Abaco by-election, and revealed that the Cabinet will soon meet in Grand Bahama, then in other Family Islands.

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July 12, 2023
Tourist and locals brawl in Guana Cay, Abaco

A FIGHT involving second homeowners and Bahamians outside a bar on Guana Cay, Abaco, has highlighted the community's lack of law enforcement officers.

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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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May 24, 2016
COPA Conducts 20 Aircraft Fly In To Abaco, Bahamas

The Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) recently conducted its annual Fly-in adventure into Marsh Harbour, Abaco in The Bahamas, with some 20 Cirrus airplanes and forty-six persons.

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October 07, 2014
100 escaped capture in Abaco landing

PRELIMINARY investigations into Sunday's illegal landing of Haitian migrants in Abaco reveal that 11 persons were allegedly thrown overboard during the journey from Haiti to the Bahamas and at least 100 migrants landed safely and evaded capture, according to Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell...

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November 29, 2012
Twelve Illegal Immigrants Taken Into Custody In Abaco

Abaco, Bahamas - On Thursday 28th November 2012 around 6:25pm, Immigration authorities along with officers of the Abaco District took into custody twelve (12) illegal immigrants.

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October 05, 2012
Seven Illegal Immigrants Arrested Off Treasure Cay - Suspected Marijuana Plants Found In Abaco

Abaco, Bahamas - On Thursday 4th October 2012 around 5:30pm,
Officers from the Treasure Cay Police Station reported arresting (7)
seven illegal immigrants while on a sail boat anchored off shore in
Treasure Cay.

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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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