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PM urged: ‘Put money where mouth is’ over Abaco rebuild

Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday urged the Prime Minister to “put his money where his mouth is” following strong indications the Government is leaning away from a “blanket” renewal of Dorian-related tax breaks.

Bahamasair targets four aircraft addition

Bahamasair plans to expand its fleet by four aircraft come summer 2023, it was revealed yesterday, as a senior executive voiced concern about “inconsistent” runway approach lighting at Abaco’s main airport.

$185m carbon credit boost for post-Dorian restoration

The Bahamas could generate up to $185m in revenues from the sale of carbon credits to finance the restoration of 11,000 hectares of mangroves destroyed by Hurricane Dorian, a marine scientist said yesterday.

‘Break free’ from $500m deficits, 1% GDP growth

A Cabinet minister yesterday warned The Bahamas “has to break free from this cycle” of $500m-plus fiscal deficits and economic growth that has barely averaged 1 percent for the past 30 years.

Laroda denies bishop being targeted by govt

MYLES Laroda, State Minister for Disaster Preparedness, yesterday rejected assertions that the government is targeting Abaco resident Bishop Silbert Mills after police conducted a search of his church and retrieved several housing supplies belonging to the Disaster Reconstruction Authority.

‘Law enforcement probe unregulated homes in Abaco’

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said investigations conducted by law enforcement officials on Abaco found that a number of unregulated communities on the island were on leased private or Crown land.

Bishop claims ‘nasty attack’ as he says police searched church

BISHOP Silbert Mills has condemned what he calls a “nasty attack” levelled against him after police reportedly searched his church in Abaco.

No overnight flight crews in Freeport for 7-8 years

A Grand Bahama hotelier yesterday exposed the depths of the island’s tourism decline by revealing that no regular commercial airline flight crew has stayed overnight at his resort for around seven to eight years.

TRAVEL BUDGET SOARS FOR GOVT: $11.8m spend exceeds allocation by 11%.

The Government’s travel spending yesterday ignited further Opposition attacks after it was revealed that the total $11.8m outlay for the 2021-2022 fiscal year exceeded Budget allocations by 11.1 percent.

Pintard fires back at government over Abaco

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard yesterday shot back at the Davis administration after it accused the opposition party of being hypocritical and abandoning Abaco residents following Dorian’s passage while in office.

‘IT’S LIKE DORIAN ALL OVER AGAIN’: Residents distressed over ‘short notice’ of dome demolition

ABACO residents expressed distress over the sudden and “short notice” demolition of the domes that had been home to them and their families for more than two years.

Suspect accused of murdering Olympian

A 28-year-old Abaco man was charged with the murder of Olympian Shavez Hart yesterday.

Bank to ‘double’ dividend on pre-Dorian profit return

Commonwealth Bank will this month “double” its quarterly dividend payment, and return more than 27 percent of year-to-date profits back to shareholders, as it forecasts returning to pre-Dorian annual profits of $50m-$60m for 2022.

Pintard criticises ‘arrogance’ after demolition of domes

FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard was critical of Housing and Transport Minister JoBeth Coleby- Davis yesterday in the wake of controversy surrounding her ministry’s decision to demolish domes in Abaco, claiming that her “arrogance is hurting the people” that she was called to serve.

Human rights group ‘appalled’ by decision

LOCAL advocacy group Human Rights Bahamas said it is “appalled” by reports from Abaco that families made homeless by Hurricane Dorian are being “forced back into the street” as the government demolishes domes that were erected as temporary shelters after the monster storm.

Govt: Domes had to be demolished

THE OFFICE of the Prime Minister has vigorously defended the demolition of domes on Abaco in the wake of criticisms over the move, stressing the operation was necessary due to serious mismanagement of the housing structures and the “squalid” and unsafe state of the dome site.

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