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Laroda confident despite housing shortage
A YEAR after the Chamber of Commerce president in Abaco warned that the housing shortage remains “extremely acute” on the island post-Dorian, Social Services Minister Myles Laroda said he is confident his ministry will provide housing assistance to shanty town residents facing eviction on the island.
DEMOLITION OF 100 SHANTY HOMES BEGINS: Residents hurry to get personal items before structures destroyed
AFTER years of government pledges to dismantle unregulated communities in Abaco, the Ministry of Works began demolishing more than 100 structures in the Gaza shanty town on the island yesterday.
Abaco residents renew water billing complaints
An Abaco resident says she has been hit with a $1,300 Water & Sewerage Corporation bill despite being absent from her property for over three years after it was devastated by Hurricane Dorian.
INSIGHT: We don’t need more meetings, false hope and promises - we need leadership, action and solutions
Life is forced to go on for residents of Abaco, sturuggling in the wake of Dorian’s devastation. But now a new cloud is appearing on their horizon - another hurricane season and no visible plan for their safety from a government some on the island feels has abandoned them.
Dorian rebuild in question for 98% on tax break loss
Some 98 percent of business and home owners in Dorian-devastated Abaco say reinstating 10 percent VAT on construction services will “significantly influence” whether they rebuild or not.
TOUGH CALL: Cultural heritage at heart of concerns at Abaco site
TREASURE CAY, Abaco — During a visit to the purported site of Abaco’s first loyalist settlement last week, Antiquities Corporation chief Dr Keith Tinker and senior archaeologist Dr Michael Pateman retrieved cultural remains for analysis and talked about organising an archaeological survey this summer.
Treasure Cay seeks $59m purchase to ‘maximise potential’
The Treasure Cay Resort Marina and Golf Course is seeking a buyer that will take the area to its “maximum potential”, Tribune Business has been informed.
Man shot dead in motel
A MAN was shot to death in a motel after a row and another man is fighting for his life after being stabbed in a nightclub.
29 arrested in Abaco after curfew
ABACO police arrested 29 people for curfew violations and shut down several businesses last week.
Death toll now 61 - as more missing people named
POLICE recovered the body of a man in the Pigeon Peas community on Abaco yesterday, bringing the official death toll from Hurricane Dorian to 61.
We're losing the silent revolution
A note to our Government: eight out of 10 women in the maternity ward of the Princess Margaret Hospital are Haitian; this from a nurse who works there. 60% of the patients at the Government Clinic are Haitian; this from a nurse who works there. 40% of the children at Abaco Central are Haitian. Similar number of children at Abaco Primary are Haitian. All the Haitian women in the Mud are holding a toddler by the hand, carrying a child in the arms and pregnant with another one.
Cell phone services restored to Abaco area hit hard by Sandy
BTC officials said yesterday they have restored cell phone services to Sandy Point Abaco.
Brewery opens its eighth store with Abaco addition
The Bahamian Brewery and Beverage Company has taken its wholly-owned nationwide retail network to eight by adding a Jimmy’s Wines and Spirits location in Marsh Harbour, Abaco.
Wreaths laid to remember victims of Hurricane Dorian
ON the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Dorian’s landfall in the country yesterday, government officials as well as members of the official opposition remembered those who lost their lives.
Former PM Hubert Ingraham believes hurricane death toll in the 'hundreds'
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham believes the death toll tied to Hurricane Dorian is in the “hundreds”, giving credence to widespread public opinion that the government has understated the number of lives lost to the deadly storm.
Central Bank says 'healthy growth' to resume from 2021
The Central Bank yesterday forecast that The Bahamas will “resume healthy economic growth” in 2021 following a potential Dorian-induced contraction next year as rebuilding gathers pace.The banking and monetary policy regulator, unveiling a much-chang
Abaco prepared for immigration exercises
FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell will hold a series of meetings in Abaco beginning today in the hope of educating residents about a planned immigration exercise on the island.
Women’s group calls charges against North Abaco MP Cornish a ‘monumental step’ for accountability
WOMEN United, a women’s advocacy group, said charges involving North Abaco MP Kirk Cornish are a “monumental step” towards accountability and fairness.
‘Confident’ over meeting teacher shortage
EDUCATION director Marcellus Taylor said officials are confident that they will be able to tackle the shortage of teachers in Abaco amid concerns over the issue.
IDB visits renewable energy installations
AN Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) delegation has toured solar installations in New Providence and Abaco as part of an $89m project to revamp this nation’s energy sector.