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Immigration apprehension exercises suspended in Abaco, Grand Bahama

DEPARTMENT of Immigration apprehension exercises have been suspended in Abaco and Grand Bahama in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

Ten arrested in Abaco for breach of curfew

TEN people were arrested in Abaco for breach of curfew under the Emergency Powers Orders.

Man hit by car last week dies in hospital

A MALE pedestrian, who was hit by a car in Abaco last week, died Thursday of his injuries at a hospital in Nassau.

Missing since Hurricane Dorian

POLICE released the names of three more storm victims who have been missing since Hurricane Dorian. They are Lorelda Woodside, 57; Claudene Etienne, 54; and Michael Dawkins, 64, all of Dundas Town, Abaco. According to officials, more than 400 people

Man found dead after Abaco crash

A MAN was found dead in Abaco mangroves early Monday morning following a traffic accident.

Six-year-old found dead in house fire

POLICE are investigating a house fire that led to the death of a six-year-old boy in Abaco on Tuesday night.

Couple arrested after firearms found

FREEPORT – Abaco Police arrested a couple after several firearms were discovered at a residence in the Murphy Town area.

Davis: We’re looking at action on shanty towns

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said his administration is looking at how best to deal with the shanty towns in Abaco that are not covered by an existing court injunction, adding demolition was among the options that can be taken.

North Abaco candidate accused of false claims

FNM candidate for North Abaco Greg Gomez has denied charges that he has incorrectly filed his asset declarations on nomination day, stressing that all the information entered was done after consultation with the party’s lawyer and certified public accountant (CPA).

Winning the North Abaco seat

The onus is on the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) to win the vacant North Abaco Constituency. It is a do or die situation and one which will, in essence, be a referendum on the first four months of the resurgent Christie administration or is it the Davis protectorate?

Hunt for sunk boat survivors suspended

OFFICIALS suspended their operations at sunset yesterday after recovering 11 bodies off Abaco and finding no other survivors from the Sunday night sinking of an overloaded Haitian boat off North Abaco.

Pledges for family islands as FNM tour continues

MOORES ISLAND, ABACO - THE Free National Movement continued its rapid tour of the southern Bahamas yesterday with stops in Abaco, Long Island, and Exuma.

As storm season returns, so do Abaco memories of Hurricane Dorian

RESIDENTS of Abaco are wasting no time preparing for the hurricane season as the memories of Hurricane Dorian’s horror still linger.

Ingraham: Curry has disappointed with so many absences

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said he was “disappointed” to learn that North Abaco MP Renardo Curry was absent from the House of Assembly 102 times this parliamentary term, with the nation’s former leader telling reporters he never missed 100 days in 40 years.

SEE YOU IN COURT: Defiant Bethel vows to fight legal moves on shanty towns

ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel yesterday said that the government “will prevail” in the courts against injunctions filed to stop the demolition of shanty towns in the country.

1,200 call for airport opening

MORE than 1,200 Abaco residents have signed a petition asking the government to open the new Marsh Harbour airport before Christmas.

Homes destroyed in shanty town fire

RESIDENTS jumped from burning homes into a nearby creek to escape the flames that devastated an Abaco shanty town early yesterday morning. More than 70 homes were wiped out in the blaze that consumed the Sand Banks area, although no one is thought to have been injured in the fire, which police believe was arson.

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