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Abaco Dump burning poses health concern

RECENT burning and movement of debris from the Spring City Debris Management Dump Site to the Great Abaco Sanitary Landfill has been causing environmental and health concerns for those on the island, said a local official.

Roberts: Abaco interests up 11%

SUPER Value's owner has told Tribune Business that Abaco has proven "more resilient" to the global recession than any other Bahamas island, with his interests on the island seeing an 11 per cent increase in business year-over-year.

Ingraham: Fire all of the PLP

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham last night urged scores of supporters in North Abaco to “fire” the Progressive Liberal Party-led government for “lying” about value-added tax (VAT) and failing to account for government malfeasance.

Death toll rises by one - but many still missing

SEARCH and recovery teams have not yet got to the bottom of mounds of rubble in certain areas of Abaco, including The Mudd, making it more probable for the Hurricane Dorian death toll to substantially increase.

'Fix local govt in Family Islands before bringing it to the capital'

RETIRED Abaco publisher David Ralph is asking the government to take a closer look at the successes and frustrations of the Family Island local government system before it moves ahead with its implementation in the capital.Mr Ralph, in response to re

We're ready to go home, say hurricane victims

WHILE Hurricane Dorian may have destroyed the majority of Abaco’s infrastructure, the storm has failed to crush the spirits of some of the island’s most resilient settlers. Almost four months after Dorian tore through their island, Naomi Miller and

VAT move to help Abaco’s rebuild

The Government’s about-turn to eliminate VAT on construction services in the Dorian-ravaged islands was yesterday hailed as “a tremendous help” that will lower costs and speed-up rebuilding.

BPL: One-third of Out Island generation ‘at end of its life’

Around one-third of Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) Family Island power generation capacity is “at or beyond the end of its life”, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report revealed yesterday.

Chamber chief: ‘Can’t exclude Freeport City’

The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday warned the government that “you cannot exclude Freeport” from its Hurricane Dorian Economic Recovery Zones.

HURRICANE DORIAN: Tropical storm warning for northwest Bahamas, Minnis hits back at former PMs

Thursday's news.

QC says 'pay to play' undercuts rule of law

A prominent QC yesterday charged "there's no sense in having the rule of law if you have to pay to play" as he seeks the Privy Council's go-ahead for an appeal involving an Abaco marina project.

North Abaco’s resorts ‘in crisis’ on airlift

North Abaco tourism is “in crisis and danger of collapse” over the lack of affordable airlift, one resort operator yesterday telling Tribune Business: “We’re running at 20 per cent occupancy right now due to the lack of available airlift”.

New Delta volumes ‘quite encouraging’

Initial passenger numbers on Delta Airlines’ flights into both North Eleuthera and Marsh Harbour are “quite encouraging”, the Out Island Promotions Board’s executive director said yesterday, adding that this should “bode well for all stakeholders”.

Scholars aim to improve the Bahamas

THIS YEAR, 30 ambitious Lyford Cay Foundation scholars will graduate with their college degrees.

Total visitor arrivals up 30% though stopovers still trail

The Ministry of Tourism's top official yesterday said total visitor arrivals to The Bahamas are 30 percent ahead of their pre-COVID record through to end-July although stopover visitors are still trailing slightly.

1,400 mangroves planted in Abaco

MORE than 1,400 mangroves have been planted in Abaco this week as part of the Northern Bahamas Restoration Project.

Potential Tropical Cyclone One – Friday afternoon update

From the Bahamas Department of Meteorology:

Potential Tropical Cyclone One – Saturday morning update