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Man arrested after drugs found

ABACO police have arrested a 26-year-old male resident of Dundas Town after he was allegedly found in possession of illegal drugs and a firearm.

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On Da Hook

BAHAMAS Sport Fishing Network (BSFN) expert David Rees had a close encounter with an angry 14-foot shark after taking its dinner while fishing for Tuna in Abaco at the weekend.

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Two found with ‘firearm, ammunition, drugs’

TWO men were arrested in Abaco after they were allegedly found in possession of an unlicensed firearm, ammunition and a quantity of dangerous drugs, police reported.

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Two arrested after gun find

THE discovery of firearm and ammunition in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, has led to the arrest of two men.

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Man is killed by falling ramp at work

A MAN is dead after an industrial accident involving heavy equipment in Abaco on Friday.

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Accused man cleared of sex with a minor

FREEPORT - Samuel Russell of Abaco was found not guilty of unlawful sex with a minor on Wednesday.

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UPDATED: Police investigate suspected drowning

GRAND Bahama police are investigating an apparent drowning that occurred at Grand Cay, Abaco on the Labour Day holiday.

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Bahamasair ends relief flights

BAHAMASAIR has discontinued relief flights into Abaco and has resumed its regular commercial schedule into that island. Customers can get into the island on a discounted Bahamasair fare up to Monday, September 16. The airline said moving forward, Tre

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Three arrested after marijuana discovery

Three people have been arrested following the discovery of several marijuana plants on Grand Cay, Abaco, police reported yesterday. ASP Terecita Pinder said shortly before 11am police on that island were on inquiries on Percy Rolle Highway when they

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Police probe suspected suicide

ABACO Police are investigating an apparent suicide on that island on Thursday after a man was discovered dead at a residence in Marsh Harbour.

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Armed robbery at Dundas Town business

Abaco Police are investigating an armed robbery incident at Dundas Town after a business was robbed by two masked armed men early Monday morning.

6.00PM UPDATE: SEVERE WEATHER WARNING

THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 5:20PM EDT UNTIL 7:20PM WEDNESDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER.

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HURRICANE DORIAN UPDATES: Seven fatalities confirmed, more deaths expected

Tuesday’s news from Abaco and Grand Bahama.

Commercial driver licence training raising concerns

Concerns were voiced yesterday over Abaconians and other Family Island residents incurring extra cost and inconvenience through having to fly to Nassau or Freeport for commercial vehicle driver training.

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Arawak Cay port operator awaits Abaco bid outcome

Nassau’s commercial port operator is waiting to learn if its bid to take over Marsh Harbour’s main shipping gateway has been successful as it eyes wider Family Island expansion.

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Extend tax breaks on Dorian ‘apocalypse’

A former Cabinet minister yesterday read out pleas from his Grand Bahama constituents for the Government to extend the Hurricane Dorian tax breaks beyond December 1 as parts of the island still resemble “a scene from the apocalypse”.

DIANE PHILLIPS: Meet the real people who left home to come and help The Bahamas

DAVID Radford-Wilson is 53, tall and muscular. With looks that would be equally at home in a jersey on the soccer field or a power suit in the board room, he’s an executive coach with clients including a director in a major London bank, a legal counsel in an American law firm and a high-ranking officer in the British government foreign office. By phone or face-to-face, he coaches them in crisis leadership and training.

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Left in limbo after Dorian

HURRICANE Dorian has disrupted the certainty and comfort that Haitians living in Abaco were once accustomed to, with many of them yesterday urging the government to let them rebuild.

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The first ship to be sunk in the Bahamas in World War Two

OLAUS Johansen was the only member of a 40-man crew never to leave Abaco after he and his crewmates landed there when their Norwegian ship was attacked and sank in the Bahamas in 1942. Writer Eric Wiberg tells the story as The Tribune continues its look at war stories and the Bahamas in the run-up to Remembrance Day on November 11.

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GOVT SEEKS TO KNOCK DOWN SHANTY HOMES: 555 properties to be demolished if approval is given

THE government is seeking to demolish 555 shanty town structures in New Providence and Abaco –– with the Office of the Attorney General asking the Supreme Court to approve the order.