All results / Stories
Sort By
Date
Authors
- Everyone
- Neil Hartnell (40)
- Eloise Poitier (31)
- Natario McKenzie (27)
- Brent Stubbs (26)
- Paco Nunez (19)
- Dana Smith (18)
- Ava Turnquest (14)
- Renaldo Dorsett (14)
- Sancheska Brown (11)
- Paul Turnquest (8)
$580m developer 'stretches to max' for environment
The economic viability of a $580m South Abaco project has been "stretched to the maximum" to produce "the lowest density project in The Bahamas" and satisfy environmental concerns.
‘Irreversible’ harm fears on $580m Abaco project
The Government has been urged to reject the proposed $580m South Abaco mixed-use resort project due to “tremendous concerns” over its “financial viability and environmental impact”.
60% non-insurance 'huge factor' for Abaco's rebuild
The Abaco Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday warned that the 60 percent non-insurance rate will be a “huge factor” limiting the pace and extent of the island’s recovery.Ken Hutton told Tribune Business that the relatively low level of insuranc
Skeeter wins Sands 'Man in the Boat' sculling races at Treasure Cay
SKEETER Rolle won the Sands ‘Man in the Boat’ sculling races at Treasure Cay, Abaco, over the weekend and a place in the national championships in Nassau in November.
Two arrests as weapons seized
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force apprehended two persons on Saturday morning for possession of undeclared weapons aboard a vessel in the Abaco chain.
Three questioned over Abaco shooting
Police are questioning three people in connection with the shooting incident that occurred on Green Turtle Key, Abaco on Friday. A 39-year-old man, a 49-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman were arrested around 6am on Friday in Green Turtle Cay. A firearm, believed to be the weapon used in the incident, was also confiscated.
Disgusted with political games
Asking for space in your daily paper as views from a South Abaco voter who is disgusted with the political game.
Abaco man accused in $250k cocaine bust
AN Abaco man was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a $250,000 cocaine drug bust in the Family Island last week.
VAT extension for Dorian-hit islands
The government has extended the deadline for filing September and October’s VAT returns to November 30, 2019, for businesses devastated by Hurricane Dorian. The Department of Inland Revenue confirmed the extension for all VAT registrants on Abaco, t
Bruised baby: Man held
POLICE have a 22-year-old man in custody in connection with the alleged abuse of a year old baby boy in Marsh Harbour, Abaco.
$800m Abaco project branded a ‘God-send’
ABACO’S Chamber of Commerce president yesterday said the $800m investment project targeted at South Abaco will be a “God-send” for the area’s residents.
Non-profit group returns to help Abaco
ON the third anniversary of Hurricane Dorian, a non-profit organisation helping people and communities impacted by disasters returned to Abaco last week to start their third phase of relief work focusing on home repairs and giving residents who have been displaced or living in unhealthy conditions, a safe, secure and functional home.
Loretta: Vote FNM for what it has done for Abaco
WHILE backing FNM North Abaco candidate Greg Gomez, party deputy leader Loretta Butler-Turner said voting FNM in the by-election is not just about the candidate – but also supporting the opposition and what it has done for Abaconians.
Abaco school ‘still needs another ten teachers’
THE president of the Bahamas Union of Teachers says that Patrick J Bethel High School in Abaco still desperately needs more teachers, about a month after staff held a demonstration on the island.
Abaco farm eyes resort expansion
AN ABACO farm yesterday unveiled ambitions to develop a full-scale resort attraction within the next five months as it seeks to exploit growing worldwide interest in eco-tourism and agro-tourism.
ISLANDS TOLD: DRAW UP EVACUATION PLAN – Search for shelters goes on but families may have to leave
THE National Emergency Management Agency says evacuation plans should be considered this hurricane season for Central Abaco, Grand Bahama, Salina Point in Acklins and Spanish Wells in Eleuthera.
Yamaha dealer: 70% of Dorian losses from theft
Abaco’s Yamaha dealership yesterday said up to 70 percent of its Hurricane Dorian losses were incurred from the looting of 103 engines worth a collective $1m.Stephen Albury, the Marsh Harbour-based company’s principal, told Tribune Business: “We are
Tablets given to help students
ABOUT 1,500 students in the disaster zones in the northern Bahamas have received tablets for virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two bodies found as official toll reaches 69
POLICE in Abaco have recovered two bodies in the Mudd, bringing the official death toll from Hurricane Dorian to 69. In a statement, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said one body was found on November 8 and the other on November 14.
BPL: 63% of Abaco customers connected
Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) chief operating officer says just 63 percent of the company’s Abaco customers have “returned to base” after Hurricane Dorian devastated the island in 2019.