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Man arrested after airport drug find
A 27-year-old Grand Bahama man was arrested this week for drug possession at the airport in Abaco, police reported.
American Cruise Ship Passenger Drowns At Castaway Cay
POLICE are investigating the apparent drowning of an American cruise ship passenger off Castaway Cay in the Abacos on Thursday.
Attempted suicide at Guana Cay investigated
ABACO police are investigating an attempted suicide at Guana Cay.
2.15am UPDATE: Sandy's position and latest forecast map
Hurricane Sandy is now approximately 145 miles east-southeast of Grand Bahama and 55 miles southeast of Abaco.
Student spotlight
Brett Sawyer, 12 years old, received the valedictorian award from Agape Christian School in Abaco.
$20k weed found in bushes
POLICE in Abaco discovered $20,000 worth of marijuana in bushes yesterday.
16 new COVID cases
SIXTEEN new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Tuesday. According to data from the Ministry of Health, one case is in New Providence, two are in Grand Bahama, 12 are in Abaco and one is in Cat Island.
Police find drugs worth $25,000
FREEPORT – Abaco police discovered a quantity of illegal drugs with an estimated street value of $25,000.
Teenage boy dies in crash
A 16-year-old is dead in Abaco after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a large rock on Saturday around 11pm on Shell Road in Murphy Town.
Stop ‘getting every dollar’ out of Abaco
A prominent Abaconian has blasted the “bureaucratic red tape” that is preventing the island from making further progress on a post-Dorian economic recovery that he estimates its 60-65 percent complete.
Abaco by-election begins and ends today
BY THIS evening the new MP for North Abaco will have been elected. All the noise, fuss and bother of a bye-election will be over.
Sister lost to Dorian on Abaco vacation
NEARLY two years ago Rose Lubin travelled to Abaco to visit her family on a two-week trip but was never heard from again after Hurricane Dorian destroyed the community where she was believed to have stayed, a Coroner’s Court heard yesterday.
Lockdown ‘devastating’ for Abaco
ABACO residents yesterday blasted the government’s decision to reimpose a weekend lockdown for the island due to high COVID-19 cases there, saying the new restrictions will be “devastating” for the economy and rebuilding efforts.
Courts urged: Determine Crown Land consult duty
Opponents of the Abaco Club’s proposed Little Harbour marina project are arguing that the case “raises issues of great public importance”, especially whether the law mandates consultation on granting/leasing Crown Land to developers.
Abaco alarm over new shanty construction
ABACO residents are again sounding the alarm over unsanctioned construction in shanty town communities on the island, saying it is unfair some people are being allowed certain liberties, while others are being treated like “fourth class citizens” in
EDITORIAL: Which International Airport in The Bahamas is a National Disgrace?
THE Marsh Harbour International Airport, renamed the Leonard M. Thompson International Airport in 2014, is a national disgrace. Redeveloped at a cost of over $30m, its completion faced delay after delay. It was plagued by design flaws and cost overruns, though portions of it were ahead of their time. While critics pointed out vast unused spaces that would have to be air-conditioned and maintained, proponents of the design said it was built to satisfy future needs. So what if it were larger than it needed to be now, they said, when other airports were outgrowing their space, Marsh Harbour would just be growing into its.
ABACO BOAT ACCIDENT UPDATE: Search and rescue efforts discontinued, all persons accounted for
MONDAY UPDATE: The search and rescue efforts have been discontinued as all persons have been accounted for. Additionally, the persons who sought medical attention in New Providence were treated and discharged. Passengers on board the vessel were Bahamians, Haitians, Guyanese, and Hispanics.
Cash angered by PLP's comments at Abaco rally
ACTING FNM chairman Darron Cash took the PLP to task for the “despicable comments” of some speakers at a political rally in North Abaco on Saturday.
John Pinder: Abaconians disappointed in Supreme Court shanty town ruling
CENTRAL and South Abaco MP John Pinder said Abaconians were disappointed in the Supreme Court ruling which only permitted the demolition of two shanty town structures.