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Man killed as car hits pole

ABACO Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident on that island yesterday when a male driver collided with a utility pole.

Woman dies in boating incident

ABACO police are investigating a boating incident that left a woman dead.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS RE-ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 10:40AM EDT UNTIL 12:40AM.

Fire hits Cable's Internet service

BUSH fires causing damage to a fibre optic cable resulted in disruptions to broadband Internet service on Abaco, Eleuthera and Grand Bahama, Cable Bahamas has confirmed.

52-year-old drowns during visit

FREEPORT - A 52-year-old American visitor to Abaco has apparently drowned while swimming with a group of friends. According to reports, the victim, along with several American visitors, were onboard a vessel travelling from Guana Cay to Hope Town on Sunday around 5pm.

Smith: Suspend Abaco plan and clear backlog

GRAND Bahama Human Rights Association (GBHRA) president Fred Smith yesterday urged immigration officials to temporarily suspend large-scale operations planned for Abaco until the backlog of applicants seeking to be regularised can be reduced.

Farewell to the man who kept the lights on

ABACO’s lighthouse “lifeline” Everette Roberts died last weekend after a long battle with illness.

Cameron Riley qualifies for Great Abaco Classic

IN his second appearance on the Bahamas Professional Golf Association fresh from his initial season on the professional circuit, Grand Bahamian Cameron Riley emerged as the champion of the Korn Kerry qualifier for the Great Abaco Classic.

Abuse not an excuse to alter Dorian tax breaks

Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday urged the Government not to use abuse of Hurricane Dorian-related tax breaks as an excuse to narrow or prematurely end his island’s “special economic zone” status.

Political rivals expect victory

MARSH HARBOUR - Today, as thousands of North Abaconians head to the polls to decide who will be their next member of parliament, both political candidates contesting the seat said they expect to be declared the victor.

DRA report highlights Abaco dome project issues

A COMPANY contracted by the former Minnis administration to construct 213 domes and the needed infrastructure on Abaco in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian discontinued the project after receiving $4.6m of the total $6.4m required to complete the work, despite only completing about 16 percent of the structures.

‘Challenged’ to exploit govts VAT tax break

Real estate buyers will be “challenged” to exploit the government’s VAT waiver/discount on deals under $250,000 due to a shortage of contractors in the Dorian-hit islands, it was argued yesterday.

Complete Bahamian digital dollar roll-out by year-end

THE Central Bank’s governor yesterday confirmed that the digital Bahamian dollar will be rolled-out throughout all islands during the 2020 second half after being introduced to Abaco by month’s end.John Rolle, pictured, addressing a Bahamas Chamber o

Registration of displaced students will continue until mid-October

THE registration of 10,000 displaced students from Abaco and Grand Bahama will continue until mid-October, National Emergency Management Agency spokesperson Carl Smith said Friday.

Supporting one another in the fight against cancer

In the wake of Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic, three Abaco natives have formed their own support network as they face new challenges.

DRA defends burial of 55 Dorian victims

THE Disaster Reconstruction Authority defended the government’s mass burial of 55 Hurricane Dorian victims amid criticism and protests from some in Abaco.

Abaco restaurant won’t return after hurricane

THE pictures of savory dishes and idyllic seaside views are still displayed on the Facebook page of The Bae, tokens of what once existed in west Abaco, but will exist no more.

Healthcare suffers $90m ‘massive blow’ in Dorian

A Cabinet minister yesterday revealed that Hurricane Dorian was estimated to have inflicted $90m worth of damage on the public healthcare infrastructure, describing it as “a massive blow”.

Bahamas GDP rebounds 4-8 months after storms

The Bahamas has returned to pre-hurricane gross domestic product (GDP) levels between four to eight months after each of the last four major storms struck this nation, a study has found.

Call for greater dialogue after shanty town blaze

TWO radio personalities have called on the government, and the wider public, to take a greater involvement in fostering dialogue between the Haitian and Bahamian communities.

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