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I'm glad my two boys now manage to get some sleep

I was depressed and fighting despair.

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Two rescued after plane crashes near Treasure Cay

TWO people were rescued Sunday after their plane crashed in bushes near Treasure Cay, Abaco.

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Pair awaiting trial in nightclub shooting get February date

TWO men awaiting trial concerning a fatal nightclub shooting in Abaco will not have their case transferred to the Supreme Court until February 2017.

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Fire services, volunteers tackling four fires in Abaco

ABACO Fire services and volunteers are working to contain four separate fires in the Marsh Harbour and Spring City areas, forcing the closure of a section of the island's main road today.

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Blood drives bring in 70 pints of blood

BLOOD drives at Abaco’s Cooper’s Town Clinic and the Marsh Harbour Parish Hall on the pre-Halloween weekend garnered a large number of willing participants for a record total of 70 donated pints of blood for the Princess Margaret Hospital.

Man loses job over wanted poster ‘mistake’

AFTER being arrested, questioned and later released by police after four days in custody, Jovan Nixon has lost his job and is still facing difficulty finding employment elsewhere because of a wanted poster that was issued for his arrest.

‘Go-to’ contractor faces worker payment probe

A contractor, which advertises itself as “fast becoming the go-to” builder at Abaco’s Baker’s Bay development, was yesterday confirmed to be under investigation for alleged non-payment of Bahamian workers.

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Exploring the blue holes of Abaco

RESEARCHERS from National Geographic, Bahamian scientists and local students have been mapping and exploring Abaco’s mysterious and beautiful blue holes.

More than 3,000 homes still need Dorian repairs

MORE than 3,000 homes across Grand Bahama and Abaco still need to have repairs completed post-Hurricane Dorian, according to Katherine Smith, executive director of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority.

Melinda keeps helping residents in Abaco

DESPITE having lost everything to Hurricane Dorian in early September, Abaco resident Melinda Pinder has never backed down when it comes to helping those in need within her community. The mother-of-two, who is no stranger to charity work, had been a

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Funeral home row on Dorian burials

A minister has denied that the Government reneged “on its word” to allow a funeral home association to bury Hurricane Dorian’s unidentified victims on Abaco.The Bahamas Funeral Directors Association (BFDA), in a February 19, 2020, letter said it was

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Environmentalist slams ‘national park targeting’

An environmentalist is questioning whether the proposed $580m south Abaco resort project is another sign that the Government is “intentionally targeting the national parks” for development.

SOFTBALL STATS

INDIVIDUAL stats from the Bahamas Softball Federation’s National Round Robin Championships, as released by chief statistician Rozina Taylor:

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Register today for the Great Abaco Family Fitness Weekend

REGISTRATION officially opened yesterday for the second edition of the Great Abaco Family Fitness Weekend, an event organisers expect to exceed the success of their initial effort last year.  

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Legendary hotelier transforms property into art retreat

THE FAST paced life of Nassau and the tranquillity of the Family Islands co-exists in one place: A foot step into the doors of Casuarinas Resort and Different of Nassau owned by Netica Symonette, and guests are transported into a world of culture and heritage, just like old time Bahamas.

Politics and BEC

IN the summer of 2009 I went to Abaco to seek out a top-secret government construction site deep in the pine forest.

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Minister to activists: Don’t deny us jobs

A Cabinet Minister yesterday urged environmental activists to be “balanced and responsible” when launching legal actions against legitimate developers, warning that these could deny Bahamians much-needed “economic benefits”.

RBC chief pledges company account opening upgrades

Royal Bank of Canada's (RBC) top Bahamas executive yesterday pledged to address the challenges encountered by Family Island business clients when it comes to opening corporate bank accounts.

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Survivors tell of trauma from hurricane

THREE years after Hurricane Dorian’s landfall, the storm’s survivors continue to process the trauma from the ordeal.

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Giants crowned champions again

THE Commonwealth Bank and Your Essential Store Giants were crowned champions once again this year.