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Some Abaco schools yet to return to face-to-face learning

DIRECTOR of Education Marcellus Taylor has acknowledged some schools in Abaco have yet to return to face-to-face learning amid growing concerns from parents, teachers and students.

Town Meeting called for $39m North Abaco port

China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) will tonight hold a Town Meeting to inform residents of its plans as it prepared to start construction on North Abaco’s new $39 million port.

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Armed robbery investigated

POLICE in Grand Bahama are investigating an armed robbery which occurred just after 5pm on Saturday. Police were told that a gunman entered a business on East Sunrise Highway with a handgun and robbed it of an undetermined amount of money. The gunman is described as being of slim build with a dark complexion. He is about 6ft tall and was wearing blue coveralls.

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Extend tax breaks again so Abaco, GB 'roar back'

The further extension of Hurricane Dorian tax breaks is vital to the ability of Abaco and Grand Bahama's economies to "come roaring back", private sector leaders urged yesterday.

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UPDATED: Tropical Storm Warning for northwest Bahamas discontinued

From the Bahamas Department of Meteorology:

You picked a fine time to leave . . .

I write these words with a heavy heart but I feel I must say them. You are wrong for quitting on the people of North Abaco after they showed great faith and elected you to represent them for what you coined as your last and final term.

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Hope Abaco’s port PPP can ‘dodge bullet’

Abaco stakeholders yesterday voiced hope that the government is not too late to “dodge a bullet” with plans to seek a public-private partnership (PPP) for the rebuilding of Marsh Harbour’s sea port.

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As cases rise to 945, one resident urges young people to take it seriously

AS COVID-19 cases in the country yesterday climbed to 945, an Abaco resident who has the virus says he wants young people to take it more seriously, saying it is “nothing to play around with” even for those with strong immune systems. According to t

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Abaco milk runs dry as blows ‘piling on’

Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday said economic blows keep “piling on top of each other” for the Dorian-ravaged island which has presently run out of milk.

Two customs officers face court

TWO Customs officers have appeared before court on a series of charges.

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Police release identity of murder victims

POLICE have released the identities of several of the country’s latest homicide victims.

American woman dies while snorkelling

ABACO police are investigating the death of an elderly American citizen who was discovered floating in waters while snorkelling in Grand Bahama.

Man dies in suspected drowning

Police in Abaco are investigating the suspected drowning of a man on Sunday.

Eleven, including five children, feared dead after boat sinks

ELEVEN Haitian nationals, including five children, are feared dead after their vessel sank in waters near Crown Haven, Abaco on Sunday night, police have confirmed.

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$16,000 of hash oil found

POLICE in Abaco are investigating the discovery of $16,000 worth of suspected hash oil found on a beach. Shortly after 6pm Sunday, police received information of the discovery of a suspicious package along the beach area on Crossing Rock. Officers re

Cocaine haul seized on Abaco by officers

A SIGNIFICANT quantity of suspected cocaine has been seized by law enforcement officers.

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Man injured in police involved shooting

A man was injured in a police involved shooting in Abaco on Saturday.

US poachers apprehended off Abaco

Foreign fishermen apprehended in the Northern Bahamas for fisheries violations in Bahamian waters.

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Truckers and Lady Stingers set stage for BSF Nationals

The stage has been set for the Bahamas Softball Federation’s National Round Robin with the final pieces of the puzzle completed with the crowning of the New Providence Softball Association (NPSA) champions.

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‘Horror’ at failure to assess exam

THE father of an autistic young woman registered for the Bahamas Junior Certificate Craft examination in Abaco said he and members of his family are “upset and dissatisfied” after Ministry of Education adjudicators reportedly refused to make a 40-mile journey from Marsh Harbour to Cooper’s Town to see his daughter’s exam submission.