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One man dead after boat crash in Abaco

A BOATING accident in Abaco left a man dead on Friday night.

Non-profit group asks for donations

ABACO Strong, a non-profit organisation, is appealing for donations to continue its assistance outreach to Hurricane Dorian survivors who are still trying to rebuild three years later.

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FNM still to choose candidate for North Abaco

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis confirmed yesterday that the party has not reached a final decision on a candidate for the North Abaco by-election.

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ISLANDS SPARED MAJOR DAMAGE: Grand Bahama and Abaco ‘fared well’ in Hurricane Nicole

GRAND Bahama and Abaco avoided significant damage during the passage of Hurricane Nicole - with Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper saying yesterday: “It looks like we have been spared the worst of it.”

Abaco Chamber chief backs tighter curfew

Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday backed the Prime Minister's decision to extend the island's curfew via an 8pm start due to a recent spike in the island's COVID-19 cases.

Govt key to poultry production ramp up

An Abaco-based producer yesterday said government “definitely has a role to play” if The Bahamas is to increase its poultry output.Lance Pinder, operations manager at Abaco Big Bird Poultry Farm, told Tribune Business: “I think the biggest thing, lik

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Henfield asks how Social Services will support evicted shanty town residents in Abaco

FORMER Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield questioned how the Ministry of Social Services will support Abaco shanty town residents facing eviction, saying the ministry can hardly provide “succour and support” to Bahamians in other circumstances.

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Abaco woman, 86, seriously burned in house fire

AN elderly Abaco woman sustained serious burns to the body in a house fire on Thursday night and was airlifted to hospital in New Providence for medical treatment.

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Cornish sex assault case heading to Supreme Court

NORTH Abaco MP Kirk Cornish received his voluntary bill of indictment in his sexual assault case yesterday, signalling the advancement of his matter to the higher court.

Outage in Abaco after ‘control system issue’

A “control system issue” at the Wilson City Power Station in Abaco led to a power outage on the island on Wednesday, Bahamas Power and Light acknowledged in a press release yesterday.

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Abaco man on murder charge

AN Abaco man was charged with murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

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Decision due today on criminal charges for Abaco blaze

POLICE expect to provide an answer today on whether or not criminal charges will be filed in connection with Sunday’s devastating fire that destroyed more than 70 homes in a shanty town in Abaco.

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Man charged over Abaco fire

THE 23-year-old Abaco man charged in connection with the latest shanty town blaze was remanded to Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre yesterday. Joel Josue of Sand Bank, Treasure Cay, was arraigned before Magistrate Evans in Marsh Harbour Magistrate’s Court with damaging and endangering property by the wilful and negligent use of fire.

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Off-duty police officer shot

AN off-duty police officer was treated in hospital after he was shot during an attempted armed robbery in Abaco.

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Sunday brunch treat at Fusion for Abaco Youth Baseball and Softball League

After completing four days of competition at the G-Ball Andre Rodgers National Baseball National Championships, the 50-member crew of Abaco Youth Baseball & Softball League was treated to Sunday brunch at Fusion Superplex by Buttons Formal Wear whose team once won four senior Bahamas baseball championships in the 1990s.

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Eight firearms seized and 14 people arrested in Abaco

ABACO police have confiscated eight firearms and arrested 14 people for alleged possession of the illegal weapons during the period of July 11-17.

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Abaco man accused of raping a woman in Marsh Harbour last year remanded

A 29-year-old man was imprisoned yesterday after he allegedly raped a 27-year-old woman in Abaco last March.

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Shanty Town Task Force on their way to Abaco

MINISTER of Labour Dion Foulkes, along with a delegation of six persons from the Shanty Town Action Task Force, will travel to Abaco on Sunday to view the unregulated housing developments commonly known as shanty towns in Abaco.The delegation will vi

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Man from Grand Bahama missing on Abaco

GRAND Bahama Police are searching for a Grand Bahama man who has been missing on Abaco.

Suspected marijuana found in Abaco road check

ABACO police discovered a quantity of suspected marijuana  in a vehicle while conducting a road check early on Thursday.