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October 13, 2012
Abaco Community Favours Centres Of Excellence For New University

Abaco, Bahamas - With one team from the University Transition Secretariat (UTS) still on Long Island and another just back from Marsh Harbour, Abaco, it is clear that the College community is committed to the work of widening the
consultation on the character and benefits of what is to become the
University of The Bahamas.

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November 15, 2009
Chinese investors eye agriculture in Abaco

A Chinese company has moved a step closer to signing a letter of intent to do large scale farming in Abaco.

A team of experts from China?s agriculture-based Shandong Province visited Abaco last weekend to take soil and water samples and do further scientific studies to determine the capability of the land

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November 01, 2010
International efforts to restore Abaco Creek

Friends of the Environment has partnered with Dr Craig Layman and his research team from Florida International University to restore a vital tidal creek and wetland area in Abaco.

Broad Creek, located just south of Marsh Harbour near Camp Abaco has been blocked for more than 30 years after a road was constructed to build the camp.

The restoration project entailed removing a small area of the...

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November 18, 2022
Dorian housing alternatives 'would have been a fraction of the cost'

DISASTER Reconstruction Authority Chairman Alex Storr said there were several options for temporary housing after Hurricane Dorian, adding that if there had been practical thought, the results would have the former government spending a "fraction" of the $4.6m it expended on domes in Abaco.

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April 27, 2016
Students reviving mangrove wetlands

FORTY-five students planted 135 baby mangrove trees in Camp Abaco last week after growing them in their classrooms throughout this school year.

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March 19, 2015
Minister of Education, Science and Technology, the Hon. Jerome Fritzgerald Officially Opens Preschool Units at Primary Schools in North and South Abaco

On Thursday, 12th March 2015, the Minister and a team of Education Officials visited the James A. Pinder Primary School in Sandy Point to officially commission the Preschool unit...

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March 22, 2012
Bahamas National Trust Holds Public Meeting in Treasure Cay

ABACO, Bahamas -The Bahamas National Trust held a public meeting in Treasure Cay last week atthe Treasure Cay Community Centre. Attending the meeting were BNT Executivesalong with BNT's Parrot Biologist Caroline Stahala, who was the featuredspeaker for the evening.

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August 03, 2010
Artisans prepare for Caribbean Craft Show

Bahamian artisans have won the praise of Caribbean Export Development Agency?s research and communications officer, Cora Lowe.
Ms Lowe and Caribbean Export consultant Tamila Cross are part of an export marketing seminar and product development workshop underway in Marsh Harbour, Abaco for the northern Bahamas this week.

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July 04, 2016
National Geographic grant to document underwater cave system in the Abacos

The underwater cave system in the Abacos will be extensively documented thanks to a grant from the National Geographic Society.

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May 02, 2013
Green Turtle Cay the place to be for Island Roots Heritage Festival

GREEN TURTLE CAY, Abaco -- Come and celebrate Abaco style this weekend Friday, May 3 - Saturday, May 4, 2013! For your entertainment will be the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Marching and Pop Bands, Bahamian legend Eddie Minnis, The Gully Roosters, The New Entry...

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