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September 15th, 2003 The Abaconian Page 1 VOLUME 11, NUMBER 17, SEPTEMBER 15th, 2003 Minister Honored for 41 Years of Service Rev. Dr. Allan Mills Has Faithfully Served the North Abaco Community Over 200 persons attended a banquet honor- ing Rev. Dr. Alan J. Mills for his dedicated 41 years as the Moderator of the Zion Baptist Churches on Abaco. The Spinnaker Restau- rant was filled with Baptist supporters and community leaders at the September 7 event. Rev. Mills’ wife of 55 years, Mavena, affec- tionately called Mother Mills, and 11 of their 13 children were in attendance. The Zion Baptist Convention has nine churches on Abaco with seven being on Abaco proper, one on Grand Cay and one on Moore’s Island. Mr. Mills holds the record in The Ba- hamas for his 41 years as Moderator. During the evening, the announcement of the formation of the Alan Mills Scholarship was announced. A plea for funds brought $387 to initiate this educational outreach of the Zion Baptist churches of Abaco. Rev. Mills is a highly respected person who has been active in his community for many years, serving in many capacities. He was a local Constable for 35 years. He served on local Board of Works and Town Planning. He was a member of the Social Service Advisory Committee and has been a Justice of the Peace Rev. Dr. Alan J. Mills was honored for his long years of service in the Zion Baptist Churches of Abaco. A banquet was held at the since 1972. He was awarded an honorary doc- Spinnaker Restaruant in Treasure Cay on September 7 and a special church service was held at Unity Baptist Church in Treasure Cay torate degree in 1976. -
Archaeologists Uncovering Evidence of North Abaco Lucayan Settlement
June 15, 2019 The Abaconian Section A Page 1 VOLUME 29 NUMBER 12 June 15th, 2019 Archaeologists Uncovering Evidence What’s Inside of North Abaco Lucayan Settlement ^SIP Raises $50K B13 •7UDIÀF)DWDOLW\$ •$UPHG 5REEHUV &DXJKW $ Dr. Bill Keegan of the University of Florida is leading a team of researchers focusing on an area near Blackwood in North •&HQWUDO 3LQHV 0HWLQJ Abaco. Above: Scientists and researchers on site. Evidence of tools and clay pottery were discovered. See page 2. $ Treasure Cay Resort and S.C. Bootle Murphy Town Second •&DOHQGDU$ High Strengthen Partnership Annual Home-Coming By Lydia Bain •0HGLD&HQWHU$ The community of Murphy Town held its 2nd annual home- coming celebration. The Theme •&ODVV\2OLYH$ for this year’s event is “UNITY IS STRENGTH”. •',<(OHFWULF%LOOV$ This special event was held on Friday June 7, at the Murphy Town Community Center. The of- •9LVLWRUV*XLGH$ ficial opening started at 7:00 p.m. They began with the singing of the •*DUGHQLQJ ZLWK -DFN From left to right: Pastor Herbert Edgecombe (Chairman, School Board), Arnald Coo- National Anthem which was led by per (Principal), Stephen Kappeler (General Manager, Treasure Cay Resort & Marina), Jamal Mcdonald, followed by brief % Jasmine Bodie (Teacher, Home Economics), James Pritchard (Contractor). See Page 7. remarks from the Island Adminis- trator Maxine Duncombe. •&URVVZRUG% Mr. Matthew Taylor who is the vice president for the Committee, was the M.C. for this occasion. •/HWWHUV WR WKH (GLWRU Even though the official open- % ing began at 7:00pm, earlier in the Requested afternoon, a few of the food ven- Service Service Change Change Permit NO 4595 NO Permit •&ODVVLÀHGV% WEST PALM BCH FL BCH PALM WEST dors from the community sold vari- Stuart, FL 34997 FL Stuart, PAID 5675 SE Grouper Ave Grouper SE 5675 US POSTAGE US Stuart Web Inc. -
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9 1 0 2 r GRAND CAY e b HUMANIETTASR NIOANT AOCRTGIAVNAITZEADTIONS m e AS OF 17 SEPTEMBER 2019 t NORTH ABACO p e S The ETS is n ot activated in the Bahamas. In formation is subject to chan ge as the situation on the groun d evolves. UN agen cies an d human itarian organ ization s – in cludin g the ETS an d its partn ers – are !Foxtown WEST GRAND GREEN supportin g the govern men t-led respon se to Hurrican e Dorian , un der d BAHAMA TURTLE the leadership of the Nation al Emergen cy Man agemen t Agen cy r CAY (NEMA), an d in close coordin ation w ith the Caribbean Disaster a !New Plymouth Emergen cy Man agemen t Agen cy (CDEMA); o HOPE TOWN ! b ! ETS provides up to High Rock !! Treasure Cay h Freetown!! s North End! EAST GRAND ! ! ! ! Hope Town Common operational areas a ! \! ! \ Bain Town BAHAMA ¥ 2 Lucaya Marsh Harbour D Freeport CENTRAL CITY OF ABACO S FREEPORT BAHAMAS T Abaco Islands . n ĵ E MOORE'S !! PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ISLAND - MarCshhe rHoakrebeour port - International airport s - Emergency Operations 4 a Centre (EOC) at a p SOUTH ABACO Supporting ETS response m Government building in Bahamas a - Maxwell supermarket h - Marsh Harbour Hospital a UNITED STATES 2019 ETS FUNDING APPEAL B BERRY ISLANDS OF AMERICA e BIMINI h 34% T SPANISH WELLS Dunmore Received: USD 44,000 u Nassau \! Town R!BOUR Requirement: USD 130,000 BAHAMAS HA ISLAND Nassau ĵ . NORTH ELEUTHERA ! ETS Coordinator: Caroline Teyssier NEMA Training NORTH ANDROS Gregory Town ! { NEW Email: [email protected] Center PROVIDENCE CENTRAL CUBA ELEUTHERA For more information: www.etcluster.org/emergency/bahamas-natural-disaster The designations employed and the presentation of material in the map(s) do not \! Main cities UNDER THE GLOBAL Assessment Information Service Provided imply the ex pression of any opinion on the part of WFP concerning the legal or LEADERSHIP OF n Mission { Management constitutional status of any country, territory, city or sea, or concerning the !! Town delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. -
Local Government
CH.37 – 16] LOCAL GOVERNMENT S.I. 58/2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT (COUNCILLORS) (THIRD SCHEDULE DISTRICTS) ORDER (SECTION 10(4)) [Commencement 18th July, 2008] Citation. 1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Councillors) (Third Schedule Districts) Order. Specification of 2. The population of a local government district number of specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order, Councillors. shall elect to the District Council for that district, the respective number of Councillors specified in the fourth column of that Schedule in relation to the respective constituencies and polling divisions, islands and settlements of that district, specified in the second and third columns of that Schedule. SCHEDULE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONSTITUENCY AND ISLANDS AND NO. OF COUNCILLORS DISTRICTS POLLING SETTLEMENTS 1. ACKLINS MICAL ACKLINS CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 4 Lovely Bay 1 Polling Division 4 Chesters, Pine Field & 1 Anderson Polling Division 5 Snug Comer, Hard Hill 2 Mason Bay Polling Division 6 Pompey Bay, Spring Point 2 Delectable Bay, Morant Bay & Binnacle Hill Polling Division 7 Salina Point 3 9 2. BERRY ISLAND NORTH ANDROS BERRY ISLANDS CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 8 Bullocks Harbour, Great Harbour Cay, Chub Cay & Surrounding Cays 5 3. BIMINI WEST END & BIMINI BIMINI & CAT CAY CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 8 Alice Town, Cat Cay & Ocean Cay, Bailey Town 3 Polling Division 9 2 Polling Division 10 2 Polling Division 11 2 9 4. BLACK POINT EXUMA BLACK POINT CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 1 Highbourne Cay, Rat Cay 1 Polling Division 2 Black Point 3 Polling Division 3 Farmers Cay & Darby 1 Island 5 STATUTE LAW OF THE BAHAMAS LRO 1/2010 LOCAL GOVERNMENT [CH.37 – 17 LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONSTITUENCY AND ISLANDS AND NO. -
$39 Million North Abaco Port Starts Construction in Two Months
April 1, 2014 The Abaconian Section A Page 1 VOLUME 22 NUMBER 07 April 1st, 2014 Great Abaco Family Fitness Weekend What’s Inside sees increased participation •Airport to open end of April according to Min. of Transport. A5 •Pathfinders continues to raise money to educate Abaco’s youth. B8 •Sporting Complex to break ground in May. A7 •Ranger Ricky Johnson memorialized with nature trail. A15 •Before Dundas Town Above: an early morning swim for the competitors at the third annual Great Abaco Family Fitness Weekend. The event has grown every there was “Old Place.” year and has become a premier event on Abaco. See page 2. A17 Gov’t inaction •Break Dancers teach $39 million North Abaco students there are “No grounds sea Limits, No Excuses!” B1 Port starts construction plane venture in two months according to CEO •Crossword Puzzle. A20 •Visitor’s Guide. A23 What’s Happening •April 2-4: Angels Acad- emy Book Fair •April 5-6: Homer Lowe Regattas Above: Colin Higgs (Permanent Secretary - Min. of Works), Colvin London (Senior Above: Tropic Ocean Airways inaugural •April 11-12: K.B. per- Business Development Manager, CHEC America), Deputy Prime Minister Philip Davis, flight carrying international press mem- North Abaco Member of Parliament Renardo Curry, and Felix Chang (Principal, CHEC bers promoting the now defunct service. forms for Save the Bays Bahamas). The meeting in Coopers Town was well attended by the community. See page (Hope Town & Marsh 5. According to IJet Charters CEO, Jim Swieter, government inaction has ground- Harbour.) ed the company’s sea plane venture. -
WED LIKE a CELEBRITY on a DREAM LOCALE in the BAHAMAS Bahamas Contest Provides Chance for Couples to Say “I Do’S” Celebrity Style
WED LIKE A CELEBRITY ON A DREAM LOCALE IN THE BAHAMAS Bahamas contest provides chance for couples to say “I Do’s” celebrity style FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (May 19, 2014) - Sixteen engaged couples are being offered the chance of a lifetime to exchange wedding vows celebrity style in The Islands Of The Bahamas. Through The Bahamas' 16 Islands 16 Weddings competition, 16 lucky couples can win the opportunity to join celebrities - such as former Masters champion Adam Scott - who over the years have made The Bahamas their dream locale for tying the knot. Scott created a buzz over the weekend when it was revealed that he was the latest celebrity to wed in The Bahamas, exchanging “I do’s” with longtime girlfriend, Marie Kojzar. The list of recent Bahamas wedding celebrities include Mariah Carey and Nick Canon, who were married on Eleuthera in 2008 and Penelope Cruz and Javier Barden in 2010. Also, reportedly, Johnny Depp is planning upcoming nuptials at his private retreat in Exuma, Bahamas. Freda Malcolm, ‘Director of Romance’ for The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, said, “people of all walks of life, including celebrated personalities are drawn to The Islands Of The Bahamas for picture-perfect weddings. The setting really does it,” she said. “You place two people who are in love into an idyllic environment with blue sky, blue seas and a sandy beach, and good things happen. With the right planning, it’s very hard to beat a Bahamas destination wedding." To date over two thousand couples have signed up for The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism's major destination wedding contest, now in its last few weeks. -
2011 Annual Report
2011 ANNUAL REPORT Bahamas National Trust 39 March 2011 – March 2012 BNT OFFICERS Neil McKinney, President John F. Bethell, Deputy President Lawrence Glinton, Honourary Secretary Peter Stokes, Honourary Treasurer MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Glenn Bannister Elected Member Shirley Cartwright Elected Member Barbara Thompson Elected Member Pericles Maillis Elected Member D. Stewart Morrison Elected Member Andy Fowler Elected Member Teresa Butler Governor General’s Representative Nakira Wilchcombe Governor General’s Representative Michael Braynen Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources Earlston McPhee Ministry of Tourism Christopher Russell Ministry of the Environment Patricia Collins Ministry of Education Dan Brumbaugh,PhD American Museum of Natural History Nancy Clum,PhD Wildlife Conservation Society Matt Jefferey National Audubon Society Valerie Paul, PhD Smithsonian Institution Pamela Reid, PhD University of Miami Mark Lewis US Parks Service SCIENTIFIC ADVISORS Karen Bjorndal, PhD, Scientific Advisor , University of Florida Alan Bolten, PhD, Scientific Advisor, University of Florida Bahamas National Trust 1 PRESIDENT’s MessAGE The Bahamas National Trust continues to make tre- mendous strides in improving the infrastructure and management of the national parks. Work has contin- ued at the Primeval Forest with the final Phase in pro- gress for this jewel of a park. In Andros our park war- dens in partnership with students from the University of Maryland have worked in the Blue Hole National Park to create firewalls and build benches and tables for visitors. The BNT has recently completed a conceptual plan for the Abaco National Park and will be conducting com- munity consultation to introduce the plan and receive feedback on our proposed infrastructure at this very im- portant park. -
Dec 1 a Section.Pmd
December 1st, 2003 The Abaconian Page 1 VOLUME 11, NUMBER 22, DECEMBER 1st, 2003 Cable Bahamas Expands Services Hundreds Respond to Channel Upgrades By Isobel Sherman Cable Bahamas announced major up- grades to their cable television services to Abaco. These became effective on Novem- ber 21. The company introduced its up- grades at a promotion in Marsh Harbour on November 21 and 22 at Solomon’s SuperCenter. The company is offering 53 channels of basic cable service plus several packages of additional channels which are available on Abaco for the first time. Additional channels are available through their Freedom TV premium services, a col- lection of top premium channels available either individually or in packages which include movie channels, sports channels, special events and family channels. With the packages viewers are offered a total of 89 channels. Additionally, music will be available early next year with 40 channels of specific types of music, all without ad- vertising. Also coming early next year will be a home theater pay-per-view movie and adult programing. The new services are available through the one-time purchase of a set-top box for $29.95 which includes a remote control. During the promotion at Solomon’s custom- ers who purchased a set-top box were given a free month of all the premium cable chan- nels. The set-top box has extensive paren- tal control features which allows parents to Customers lined up on November 21 and 22 to sign up for Cable Bahamas’ new services. The company is offering a greatly expanded control access based on ratings or channel. -
Eleven Perish in Boating Tragedy
June 15, 2012 The Abaconian Section A Page 1 VOLUME 20 NUMBER 12 JUNE 15th, 2012 Eleven perish in boating tragedy By Timothy Roberts Eleven people, including two chil- dren, perished when a boat heading to Florida developed engine trouble and sank in the area of Hawksbill Cays (just north of Fox Town) sometime close to 9pm on Sunday, June 10. Local police and rescue agencies were not alerted about the sinking until late in the afternoon on Monday as no one had reported it until a young man (a survivor that swam to shore) walked into the police station in Marsh Harbour around 3pm that day. It was reported by the survivor – a nineteen year-old male – that possibly as many as six other people swam to shore but they quickly disappeared into the night. According to Noel Curry, Abaco’s Officer in Charge, the young man attempt- ed to help a young lady swim to shore but she was swept away by a wave. He then fo- cused on getting himself to safety. He told police he swam from 9 pm Sunday evening until 3 am Monday morning. Mr. Curry said the police have since detained eight persons (including the survi- vor) who are assisting with the investiga- Please see Tragedy Page 2 Above: The Royal Bahamas Defence Force boat docking at the port during the evening of June 11. The vessel was carrying 11 bodies. All other missing, 12 in total, have been presumed dead. Lighthouse receives new Green Turtle Club hosts glass panels in lantern room sport fishing icon Thanks to the efforts of Abaco’s Port Department, the Bahamas Lighthouse Preservation Above: George Poveromo holds a dolphin caught just north of Green Turtle Cay during Society and other community members, the Elbow Reef Lighthouse has received new glass filming for his Salt Water Fishing Show which will air on NBC Sports in early 2013. -
Shelter Information
Shelter Information Hurricane Shelter Sign 2009 List of Approved Emergency Shelters The public is hereby informed that under Part IV Section 10 of the Disaster Preparedness and Response Act No. 4 of 2006 the following are designated as Emergency Shelters: New Providence Western District DISTRICT AND NAME LOCATION 1. Hillview Seventh Day Adventist Church Tonique Williams-Darling Drive 2. Cathedral of Praise Church of God Mount Pleasant 3. Church of God of Prophecy Gambier Village 4. New Providence Community Center Blake Road 5. Mount Moriah Baptist Church Farrington Road 6. Church of God, Greater Chippingham Eden Street off Farrington Road 7. Bahamas Association of the Physically Disabled Dolphin Drive 8. Church of God, Cathedral of Praise Lyford Cay Road, Mt. Pleasant Village Central District Southern District Eastern District DISTRICT AND NAME LOCATION 21. Holy Cross Anglican Church Soldier Road at Highbury Park 22. Kemp Road Union Baptist Church Kemp Road 23. Epworth Hall Shirley Street 24. Church of God Auditorium Joe Farrington Road 25. Pilgrim Baptist Church St. James Road 26. Saint Mary’s Hall Bernard Road, Fox Hill 27. Epiphany Anglican Church Prince Charles Dr. & Elizabeth Estates 28. Salvation Army Mackey Street Family Islands ABACO - 26 CENTRAL ABACO - 7 SOUTH ABACO - 6 Dundas Town Sandy Point / Sands Cove .Central Abaco Primary School .Sandy Point Community Center Great Guana Cay Crossing Rocks .Guana Cay Public School .Crossing Rocks Primary School Hope Town Cherokee Sound .Balcony Room .Cherokee Sound Primary School .The Methodist Mission Church Casuarina & Bahama Palm Shores .Fire House Murphy Town .Abaco Central High School Moore’ s Island Man-O-War Cay .Soul Seeking Ministry .Man-O-War Public School .Moore’s Island All Age School Marsh Harbour .St. -
PINE FOREST , Asbushy Alsoknown Beard Grass, and Plants
PINE FOREST SCIENTIFIC NAMES The Caribbean Pine (Pinus caribaea var. bahamensis) also known as Yellow Pine. Other fl ora which can be found in the Bahamian Pine forest are Bletia purpurea, Pineyard Pink Orchid, Andorpogon glomeratus, also known as Bushy Beard Grass, and Pteridium aquilinum, Southern Bracken Fern. Shrubs which populate the area are Wild guava (Tetrazygia bicolor), Five-fi nger or Chicken's foot (Tabebuia bahamense), and Snowberry (Chiococca the alba). The Scale leafed love vine (Cassytha fi liformis) winds its way through understory and around Poisonwood (Metopium toxiferum). The Sabal palmetto (Cocothrinax argenta) may dominate ground fl ora in certain pine forest areas. DESCRIPTION Fire Climax Community The Caribbean Pine is a light-demanding species that requires open areas with no competition from shading broad-leafed plants. Caribbean pinelands are called "fi re Ecosystems of The Bahamas climax communities" by botanists, for if periodic fi res do not occur to remove the shading broad-leafed understory, juvenile pines cannot get suffi cient light to take hold and replace the adult trees as they die off. Without fi res the pinelands would be succeeded by the broad leafed coppice, a hardwood forest. Extremely well adapted to fi re, the Caribbean Pine adults are rarely killed by the fl ames. Their fi re resistance is due to volatile resins in the bark which explode when heated, putting out any small fi res which start at the bark. Juvenile pines are not as resistant as the adults and are generally killed, but reseeding takes place around the base of the adult trees rapidly. -
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