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Red Cross: We need to help our brothers and sisters

THE Bahamas Red Cross Society has issued an appeal for donations to assist with the needs of hurricane victims in Abaco and Grand Bahama.

WTO push poultry farmers to eye product diversification

An Abaco poultry producer yesterday said “uncertainty” surrounding the World Trade Organisation (WTO) accession has forced it to explore diversification, adding: “You don’t know what field you’re playing on.”Underscoring fears among local producers a

$5m Abaco school repair bill may prove too much

EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd said yesterday the government is still determining whether it wants to rebuild Patrick J Bethel High School in Abaco as costs to repair the storm-ravaged school are nearly $5m.

Abaconians promised action on unregulated shanty development

A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged that the government will take all action necessary “within the law” to halt further unregulated development on Abaco. Desmond Bannister, minister of works, told Tribune Business that the Minnis administration’s C

Reef can survive in warmer seas

NEW research has shown that a coral reef in Abaco can survive in extreme warming ocean temperatures caused by climate change.

North and Central Abaco Administrator and staff in quarantine

NORTH and Central Abaco Administrator Terrece Bootle-Laing and around ten staff members are in quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19 earlier this week.

'Six main' Dorian tax reliefs ready

Residents and businesses in the Dorian-hit islands will be able to access “six main” tax reliefs when the Government’s special economic recovery zones take effect this Sunday.Gaynell Rolle, the Department of Inland Revenue’s acting controller, detail

Let's stand together

Thank you for this opportunity of commenting on the recovery efforts following Hurricane Dorian’s devastating impact. As a second home owner in Marsh Harbour, I have recently returned from 10 days of recovery work in Abaco and am pleased to report that solid progress is being made following this unprecedented catastrophe.

US State Department report: Abaco heads list for sexual violence

ABACO had the highest number of reported cases of sexual violence, according to a US State Department report, which suggested rape and domestic violence cases are often stalled in the courts.

Marsh Harbour Healthcare Centre opens at last

GOVERNMENT officials commissioned the Marsh Harbour Healthcare Centre in Abaco yesterday, touting it as a long-awaited boost to the island and the Christie administration’s National Health Insurance plans.

Edison Key leaves House - but only to go to the doctor

CENTRAL and South Abaco MP Edison Key left the House of Assembly yesterday because he had a doctor’s appointment – not because FNM bosses pressured him to do so, he insisted.

Lawsuit mulled over North Abaco dredging

A lawsuit against the Government and developerds could be filed on behalf of North Abaco residents opposed to dredging at the site of a proposed boutique hotel and fishing lodge Tribune Business was told yesterday.

Poultry producer in feed cost challenges

AN Abaco-based poultry producer is still being challenged by high feed costs coming off a “terrible December and January”, calling for the 30 per cent duty on imported poultry to be “tweaked a bit” as it was selling certain portions at a big loss due.

‘Hurricane will dent Abaco, but not stop recovery’

THE president of Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce said the damage from Nicole will put a dent but not be a setback to the island’s hurricane recovery.

‘Judge’s ruling is wrong and we’ll be fighting it’

WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister criticised a Supreme Court ruling which bans the government from further demolishing shanty town structures across Abaco, saying it has set a “dangerous” precedent that has “usurped” the power of the Ministry of Works.

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