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Pakesia would be a huge risk

I WAS recently informed by a reliable source that the defeated Free National Movement (FNM) candidate for the constituency of West Grand Bahama and Bimini, Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe is one of several persons vying for the nomination for the North Abaco constituency

Family offers $5,000 reward in search for answers over Abaco death

THE family of Mason Hart, the young college graduate who was discovered dead in Abaco in July, held a gathering in Katy, Texas, on September 19 to celebrate his life.

32-year-old held after stabbing

GRAND Bahama police have arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with a stabbing incident that occurred in Freeport.

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Ex-pat couple charged for being found with a loaded gun at an airport in Abaco

A COUPLE was granted bail after they were allegedly found with a loaded gun in their luggage at the airport in Abaco last month.

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Man in hospital ‘after stabbing by love rival’

AN ABACO man was flown to New Providence for medical treatment after he was attacked by the supposed boyfriend of a female companion.

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12 charged with curfew violations

TWELVE people were charged yesterday with violating the national curfew imposed by Prime Minister Hubert Minnis - two on Grand Bahama and ten on Abaco.

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MAN ‘TRIED TO SHOOT COP ON CHRISTMAS DAY’

AN Abaco man was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of trying to shoot a police officer on Christmas Day.

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Three rescued but one drowns as tug sinks

THREE men were rescued while the body of a man who drowned was recovered after a tugboat sank off Sandy Point, Abaco early yesterday morning.

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Man in hospital after shooting in Abaco

ABACO police are investigating a shooting incident on that island that has resulted in one man being airlifted to the Princess Margaret Hospital in New Providence.According to police reports, shortly after 10pm on Friday, a male employee was leaving

Online birth registration launched in Abaco

DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development Philip Davis officially launched the government’s online birth registration initiative in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, on April 13 in the Bahamas Government Complex.

Cable Bahamas explains Internet disruption

CABLE Bahamas announced that the services to cable-based broadband Internet subscribers in New Providence, Grand Bahama, Abaco and Eleuthera, which were affected by the burning of a primary fibre optic feed on Grand Bahama Saturday, was fully restored by midday Sunday. The disruption was caused by bush fires.

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Smith challenge to shanty town action

ATTORNEY Fred Smith, QC, believes the government is acting outside of the limits of its powers through several measures designed to hammer down on shanty towns in Abaco, adding that in some respects, it has acted unlawfully.

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Chamber: Bahamas Ferries threatening ‘boating capital’

The Abaco Chamber of Commerce yesterday urged the environment minister to intervene amid fears Bahamas Ferries’ new service is endangering the island’s “boating capital” status.

Abaco water supplier rebrands its identity

An Abaco-based atmospheric water provider has changed its name in a bid to better differentiate itself from rivals amid strong sales growth.

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Remediation ‘continuing’ on sunken ship

THE Transport and Housing Ministry said yesterday remediation efforts of the sunken Onego Traveller ship off Abaco are continuing, adding 3,119 tons of steel coils and 4,505 tons of Ferix in bulk remained submerged.

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Three run in North Abaco by-election

Nomination day in North Abaco - Follow the action on Twitter with Tribune242.

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A landmark reborn

THE iconic Elbow Reef Lighthouse in Hope Town, Abaco, was officially re-opened yesterday after months of renovation following Hurricane Dorian.

Poultry farm at 25% of pre-Dorian supply

An Abaco poultry farm says it is presently operating at just 25 percent of its pre-Hurricane Dorian capacity as it slowly recovers from the category five storm’s devastation.

Poultry farm at 25% of pre-Dorian supply

An Abaco poultry farm says it is presently operating at just 25 percent of its pre-Hurricane Dorian capacity as it slowly recovers from the category five storm’s devastation.