All results / Stories

Tease photo

POLICE QUIZ MP KIRK CORNISH: Representative for North Abaco released last night after being in custody

NORTH Abaco MP Kirk Cornish was released by police last night after turning himself into officers in Grand Bahama for questioning earlier yesterday.

Tease photo

Curry puts education on campaign agenda

HUNDREDS of North Abaconians gathered at the Central Abaco High School grounds on Saturday to hear from PLP candidate Renardo Curry and Prime Minister Perry Christie.

Tease photo

FNM chairman says North Abaco MP has ‘foot in mouth’ disease

FREE National Movement chairman Dr Duane Sands said North Abaco MP Kirk Cornish has “foot and mouth disease”.

Tease photo

Abaco MP: Tourism nearing pre-Dorian levels

CENTRAL and South Abaco MP John Pinder said tourism on the island is nearing pre-Dorian levels, with the first two months of 2024 up 13 per cent from last year.

Treasure Cay’s fuel post eyes $3m record

While the new Delta Airlines service has brightened the immediate future for Abaco tourism, a Treasure Cay hotelier warned that the lack of domestic service into that location “has hurt us for three years”.

Tease photo

Tighter restrictions on Abaco 'a painful blow'

AN Abaco administrator said impending tighter restrictions for the island will be a “painful blow” for those trying to “resurrect” their business activities after Hurricane Dorian.

Tease photo

Pigeon Peas debris 'virtually' cleared

NEARLY two months after Hurricane Dorian ravaged the northwestern Bahamas, debris from the Pigeon Peas shantytown in Abaco has “virtually” been cleared and work on the Mudd has already started, according to Health Minister Dr Duane Sands.

Stopovers rise ‘a phenomenal’ 18% in Abaco

Stopover visitors to Abaco increased by “a phenomenal” 18 percent for the first eight months of 2018, with the island’s airport now the country’s second busiest due to Freeport’s decline.

Stopovers rise ‘a phenomenal’ 18% in Abaco

Stopover visitors to Abaco increased by “a phenomenal” 18 percent for the first eight months of 2018, with the island’s airport now the country’s second busiest due to Freeport’s decline.

Pride and progress for Abaco?

It doesn’t take a village; it takes a country.

Tease photo

Construction on $39m Abaco port to start in two months

ABACO residents crowded the halls of China Harbour Engineering Company’s (CHEC) town hall meeting in Coopers Town on Monday as the government announced construction activity to start in two months on the $39m North Abaco Port Development.

Island Luck chief’s ‘rent free’ pledge to tenants

Island Luck’s co-founder yesterday pledged that tenants in his newly-constructed Abaco commercial complex can enjoy the first six months’ “rent free” to help the island’s post-Dorian rebound.

Tease photo

Abaco MP voices concern after homicide

AN Abaco MP has appealed for young men to stop the violence after a homicide was recorded on the island on Wednesday.

Tease photo

‘We believe PM pledge to rebuild Abaco after storm’

THE president of Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce is confident Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis is committed to rebuilding the island.

Tease photo

1800kw engine delivered to Abaco by BPL

BAHAMAS Power & Light has confirmed the arrival of a 1,800-kilowatt generator in Abaco, weeks after Hurricane Dorian destroyed most of the utility provider’s infrastructure on the island.

'Man in the Boat' sculling event to liven up Abaco for the first time

IT’S not regatta time or homecoming celebrations, but Bahamian Brewery and Sands Beer will be taking its fast growing Sands Man in the Boat Sculling Championship to Treasure Cay, Abaco, this weekend.

Tease photo

Fears Abaco restrictions could be extended

THE recent spike of positive cases on Abaco has left some residents concerned the island’s restrictions could be extended, further impacting post-Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts.

FOCOL 'relentless' in fuel supply restoration

BISX-listed FOCOL Holdings says it has been “relentless” in its efforts to restore fuel supplies and facilities on Abaco in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian’s devastation.Anthony Robinson, the company’s president and chief executive, said: “Our hear

Tease photo

Solar power plan for Abaco water

THE Water and Sewerage Corporation, in partnership with several international groups, yesterday launched its Abaco Sunny Waters project, which aims to solarise and transform Abaco’s damaged water systems in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.The $1.2m

Tease photo

Curfew call a ‘knee-jerk reaction’ says Davis

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis has called Cabinet’s consideration of a possible curfew for Abaco in response to security concerns a “knee-jerk” reaction.