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Police probe suspected drowning

Police are investigating the apparent drowning of a man at the government’s dock in Abaco yesterday.ASP Terecita Pinder reported that police received a report shortly after 10am of a body discovered floating in waters in an area near the Sandy Point

Abaco murder suspect charged

A 31-year-old man was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of murdering another man in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, last Friday. Adnardo Major, of Dundas Town, stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged with one count of mu

14 more COVID-19 deaths confirmed

FOURTEEN additional people have been added to the nation’s COVID-19 death toll, according to data released by the Ministry of Health yesterday.

Week of monster grouper in Abaco

YOU never know what you are going to bring up from the depths of the ocean when you decide to deep drop and send a line down to 1,300 feet. The results make this the week of the monster grouper in Abaco.

‘Fait accompli’ fear on Abaco Club project

Environmental activists fear a proposed marina facility at the heart of the Bahamas’ “only carbon-free community” is being treated as “a fait accompli”, forcing them to initiate another legal action.

‘We know we can do more because Abaco deserves more’, says Davis

AS the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Dorian was marked on Friday, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said “we can do more” to help the island of Abaco.

'Ingraham is welcome - but we don't need egos'

SOME residents of hurricane ravaged Abaco yesterday welcomed assistance from former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, but stressed egos need to be put aside in the best interests of storm victims. Victor Patterson, chairman of the Free National Moveme

PM’s rep admits to ‘ludicrous’ tax bills

The Prime Minister’s Abaco representative yesterday pledged that “every measure is being taken” to resolve the “ludicrous” property tax bills undermining all Family Island economies.

Extended Dorian tax breaks hailed as 'absolutely critical'

Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday hailed the extension of Dorian-related tax breaks through the 2020 year-end and beyond as “absolutely critical” to reviving reconstruction in COVID-19’s wake. Ken Hutton, speaking after K Peter Turnque

Abaco seeks tougher boat theft penalties

North Abaco’s MP has submitted a paper to the Prime Minister’s Office calling for stiffer penalties to be levied against boat thieves, acknowledging that the issue was a major concern for his constituency.

Skeletal remains are found on Abaco

HUMAN skeletal remains, discovered on Abaco this week, have been flown to New Providence for laboratory testing and evaluation, according to a senior police official on the island.

‘More must be done’ to stop school violence

“MORE must be done” to deal with violence in schools, said Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson yesterday, following a stabbing at an Abaco high school this week.

Abaco waste management sites would cost over $10m to restore

MYLES Laroda, State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, said it would cost more than $10m to restore two waste management sites in Abaco that have become health hazards.

Renardo Curry may be permanently based in North Abaco

WITH the newly elected MP for North Abaco scheduled to be sworn in to the House of Assembly today, Prime Minister Perry Christie said that his administration is considering having the first time MP permanently based in his constituency so as to continue the work that his predecessor, former PM Hubert Ingraham, left in place.

Shanty town residents with children given extra time

SOME people with children in Abaco shanty towns were given extra time to find a place to live because they were not prepared to move when bulldozers showed up last week, Works Minister Clay Sweeting said yesterday.

Island administrator severs his arm in car accident in Abaco

THE senior island administrator for Central Abaco and Hope Town severed his arm during a traffic accident on Abaco over the weekend.

Abaco homes

I was incredulous and saddened to see videos of peoples’ homes being bulldozed in Abaco on the orders of our government. Am I delusional or did I not understand when it was revealed that there was a housing shortage in Abaco, and the Ministry in charge of remedying the damage done by Dorian had not made sufficient headway in repairing damaged homes or rebuilding destroyed ones.

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