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Motorcyclist, 38, dies in Abaco traffic accident

POLICE in Abaco are investigating the circumstances that led to the death of a 38-year-old motorcyclist in a traffic accident in Hope Town on Monday night.

Abaco police arrest nine illegal immigrants

POLICE in Abaco have taken nine illegal immigrants who arrived by boat into custody after a late-night operation.

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Mudd teenager in custody after shooting at Abaco police

A MALE teenager has been taken into police custody in Abaco after he shot at police officers in the Haitian community of the Mudd.

Man killed in Abaco traffic accident

POLICE in Abaco are investigating a traffic accident near the Black Wood Settlement that left a man dead early yesterday.

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Man shot dead in Abaco

Police are investigating after a man was found shot dead in a car in Abaco on Tuesday morning.

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BREAKING NEWS: One dead, four injured in helicopter crash

AT least one person is dead, and four others seriously injured after a helicopter crashed in North Abaco shortly after 2pm today.

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Wanted man arrested

A MAN, wanted for questioning in several offences in Abaco, was arrested by police early Sunday morning.

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‘Slap in the face’ on Dorian’s tax breaks

The Government was yesterday accused of delivering “a slap in the face” to Abaco and Grand Bahama by confirming that both islands’ present Dorian-related tax breaks expire today as scheduled.

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Abaco port inspection failure 'not an option'

An Abaco MP last night voiced optimism that the island’s main port will pass its “make or break” inspection today, and added that failure “is quite simply not an option”.James Albury, pictured, who is also the Abaco parliamentary secretary in the Pri

BSF National Round Robin Results

RESULTS of the Bahamas Softball Federation’s National Round Robin Tournament, held October 29 to November 1, are as follows:

$123m budget to 'jump start' Abaco Club rebirth

The Abaco Club’s new owners plan to “jump-start” the development with a $123 million investment budget, a key Cabinet Minister said yesterday.

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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.

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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New Entry on the verge of new album

WELL KNOWN Abaco musicians in the New Entry band are proud of their performance at the recently held Global Battle of the Bands, but most of all, they are proud of the success achieved so far on the Abaco musi

DNA hits out over FNM priorities for Abaco

DNA hits out over FNM priorities for Abaco By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE Democratic National Alliance's Central and South Abaco candidate Roscoe Thompson says Abaco's latest infrastructural projects should have b

DNA hits out over FNM priorities for Abaco

DNA hits out over FNM priorities for Abaco By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE Democratic National Alliance's Central and South Abaco candidate Roscoe Thompson says Abaco's latest infrastructural projects should have b

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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.

4,000 in Abaco are in ‘dire need’ of food

FOUR thousand people in Abaco are in “dire need” of food after COVID-19 disrupted their food chain supply, says the cofounder of Idea Relief, a Bahamian non-profit organisation filling the void left when the contagious coronavirus prompted international NGOs to leave the island.

$6m dome shelter for Abaco refugees

THE government will spend $6 million to construct a “family relief centre” in Abaco that will feature dome housing structures capable of withstanding 180mph winds, according to shelter organiser John-Michael Clarke.

Price gouge warning: Fear Abaco’s ‘loyal visitors’ lost

Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday appealed to businesses not to price gouge for fear it could drive away “the loyal visitor base” that has stuck with the island through its Dorian and COVID travails.