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Repair programme to start this month

DISASTER Reconstruction Authority executive chairman Alex Storr confirmed that the Small Homes Repair programme is set to begin this month with some 200 homes in Grand Bahama and Abaco.

Two found dead in Abaco hit-and-run

ABACO police are investigating a hit-and-run accident early yesterday morning that resulted in a double fatality of two men believed to be Haitian nationals.

So should Abaco be paying VAT and duties or not, Prime Minister?

THE Abaco Chamber of Commerce president wants a three year extension to the Special Economic Recovery Zone (SERZ) order because the Customs Department keeps charging them for duty when they should not be.

Man held over sinking

A MAN was last night being quizzed after a boat carrying 28 Haitian migrants capsized off Abaco on route to South Florida. Alphonse Edner, 43, pictured, of Sand Bank, Treasure Cay, Abaco, was t

Minnis: no truth in Edison Key quit rumours

FOLLOWING reports that South Abaco MP Edison Key may resign his seat, FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis firmly dismissed the claims.

Abaco jam maker laments lack of Out Island support

An Abaco jam and preservative maker needs $80,000 for a new machine to scale-up production and is lamenting the lack of support for Family Island businesses.

Marinas were prepared - but not for something like this

MARINAS in the path of Hurricane Dorain were as a prepared as they could be however Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) executive director Basil Smith noted the storm’s fury could not have been anticipated.

Dorian death toll rises to 67 as two more bodies found

POLICE have recovered the remains of two unidentified bodies in Abaco, bringing the official death toll from Hurricane Dorian to 67.

Family of singer shot by police 'are being ignored'

FREEPORT – The family of a well-known Bahamian singer who was mistakenly shot and killed by a police officer in Abaco claims their requests for information about the incident have been ignored.

Residents to be relocated after shanty town fire

THE government is seeking to relocate more than 150 people displaced after a fire devastated an Abaco shanty town last week.

Hurricane death toll now at 53

Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said on Friday that police had recovered another body from the hurricane affected area of Abaco.

Manslaughter charge for suspect in Abaco killing

A 20-year-old Spring City, Abaco, man was charged yesterday with manslaughter in the Marsh Harbour Magistrate’s Court.

Immigrants detained over weekend

A NUMBER of illegal immigrants have been apprehended over the Labour Day weekend in Bahamian waters.

Search for $210,000 catamaran

ABACO police are searching for a $210,000 catamaran that was reported stolen from the Conch Inn Hotel Marina in Marsh Harbour.

Two Haitians fined and one deported for insulting the Bahamian flag

THREE people of Haitian descent - two men and one woman - were charged in the Magistrate’s Court in Abaco yesterday with insulting the Bahamian flag.

Three held after 26 sacks of marijuana discovered

THREE Abaco men were arrested on Sunday after police found $1.2m worth of marijuana in a residence on the island.

Severe thunderstorm watch issued

The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Grand Bahama and Abaco from 2:55pm edt until 5:00pm edt, Friday.

Airport for Abaco nears completion

THE $27.3 million international airport terminal, air traffic control tower and fire/ crash rescue facility under construction in Marsh Harbour, Abaco is nearing completion. The old 3,315 square foot building is being replaced with a 24,000 square foot si

Two dead in separate Abaco traffic accidents

Two people are dead after two separate traffic accidents on Abaco.

Abaco man killed in traffic accident as car flips

AN Abaco man is dead after a traffic accident on Sunday.

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