The Abaconian - April 15, 2014 - Section A

April 15, 2014 The Abaconian Section A Page 1

What’s Inside

•GTC residents upset about beach erosion. A10

•Find out what every-one’s saying. Letters to the Editor. A9

•Check out some of the Abaconians making up the National CARIFTA team. B10

•”The Candy Striped Lighthouse” Book Review. A15

•One young Abaconian achieved his dream of fly-ing... And then some. A21

•Is the new airport’s opening so past due it al-ready has mold growing on it? A22

•Was the Hope Town Lighthouse really sold? Find out next April 1.

What’s Happening

•April 11-12: Save the Bays presents: KB

•April 12: Man-O-War Luau

•April 17: Hope Town School Wine & Art Show

•April 19: Guana Cay Youth Sports Fundraiser

•April 17-26: Abaco An-glers Fishing Tournament

•May 2-4: GTC Island Roots Heritage Festival

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Devour! The Beach invites foodies to Green Turtle

Devour! The Beach was a beach-side food and wine extravaganza held at the Green Turtle Club from March 26-29. Locals and tourists alike came to Green Turtle to experience decadent dishes from five famous chefs and a to refresh their palates with specially selected wines. Above: Green Turtle Club staff with one evening’s special guest - the former Prime Minister. Left to right Chantelle McIntosh, the Rt. Hon. Hubert A Ingraham, Claudia Sawyer and Rita Thompson. See page 11 for the full story.

Chinese Ambassador to The Bahamas visits Abaco

On April 2, the Chinese Ambassador to The Bahamas, Yuan Guisen, visited Abaco. He was greeted at the Marsh Harbour International Airport by the Island Administrators as well as other government officials including Senator Gary Sawyer, MP Renardo Curry, the Abaco Controller of Customs and representatives from the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Above: Ambassador Yuan Guisen (right) along with his wife Madam Yang Hong (left) visited several places throughout Abaco including a stop at the Hope Town Light-house. See page 2.

Work inside Leonard Thompson

Terminal “completed”Green light given to begin moving over

By Timothy RobertsWhile Abaconians remain skeptical

about the government’s latest approximate date for the new Marsh Harbour Interna-tional Airport Terminal’s opening, vis-ible progress is taking place that may give some hope.

During her contribution to the mid-term budget in the house of Assembly in March the Minister of Aviation and Trans-port, the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin noted that they were “eyeing” the end of April for a possible opening of the terminal. During a recent visit the Deputy Prime

Above: the new Leonard M Thompson Air-port from the side. Security personnel have been in training for the past four weeks in anticipation of the airport’s opening. How-ever, no Air Traffic Control personnel have undergone training as yet.

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Central & All AbacoChinese Ambassador

tours AbacoOn April 2, the Chinese Ambassador

to The Bahamas, Yuan Guisen, arrived on Abaco. He was greeted at the airport and immediately taken to the Office of the Prime Minister in the Marsh Harbour Gov-ernment Complex for a banquet. Before the meal he was introduced to those in at-tendance which included island administra-tors, representatives from the Ministry of Tourism, Customs, the private sector and other government officials.

Mr. Guisen thanked everyone for the warm reception and said, via his translator, “As soon as I set foot on land on Abaco I felt at home.”

North Abaco Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Renardo Curry, spoke briefly with Mr. Guisen about Ab-aco. He told him that besides the beauti-ful water and scenery, Abaco is home to vibrant communities, “Places like Man-O-War Cay,” he gave as an example, men-tioning their boat-building heritage.

Mr. Guisen told the room that he ex-pects more Chinese tourists to be visiting The Bahamas. He continued by saying Chi-nese Tour Companies are ready to begin partnering and learning about the tourist product of Abaco. He said he is committed to helping attract the market in China.

Mr. Curry said that, “Having him visit Abaco speaks to how important the things happening here are.”

Mr. Guisen and his wife, Madam Yang Hong, spent the next day touring some of the Cays. He remarked that the

view from the Hope Town Lighthouse was very beautiful and during his visit to Man-O-War was very interested in the boat building operations. The Ambassador was then taken to lunch at Bakers Bay on Gua-na Cay and given a tour of the property. The Ambassador also spent some time in North Abaco.

MP Curry said he felt the Ambassa-dor’s visit went, “Very well.” He said that ideas are being exchanged for a “People to people” program and that the Ambassador would be encouraging his government to make investments on Abaco as well as pro-mote it as a tourist destination.

Above: Ambassador Yuan Guisen greet-ed at the airport by North Abaco Is-land Admin. Neil Campbell, Senator Gary Sawyer and MP Renardo Curry.

Below: The Ambassador and his wife at Bakers Bay in Guana Cay with Bakers Bay Exec. - Livingston Marshall.

Above: The Ambassador was treated to a luncheon banquet at the Govern-ment Complex after his arrival. The guava duff dessert was well-received. Below: Mr. Guisen was very impressed and interested in the boat building activities on Man-O-War Cay.


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Central Abaco Council March 27, 2014

By David RalphChief Councillor George Cornish met

with a full board of nine council members in the Government Administration Com-plex on March 27, 2014.

Two residents attended to clarify is-sues with the Coffy Cemetery by the Port in Marsh Harbour. This cemetery plot was donated to the community in April 1874. Concerns were raised last month on wheth-er the cemetery is public or private. This governs who controls burials as a private cemetery can be restrictive whereas a pub-lic cemetery is open to all. A recent com-munique from Crown Lands stated that “it was not private” without further details.

Management of the cemetery is to continue with local management as before, pending further clarification.

Mr. Krezel, engineer for the Abaco Ministry of Works, spoke at length on the need for contractors to comply with plans and those submitting plans to comply with the Bahamas Building Code requirements. The legal requirement for engineers and other specialty professions to prepare, review and stamp some plans was also brought out.

Council members objected to his in-terference with plans approved locally as the Local Government Act specifically gives the authority of the Building Con-trol Officer to the Chief Councillor. It was brought out that government often makes

Central & All Abacolaws and regulations that work well in Nas-sau but are difficult to comply with in the Family Islands.

The Deputy Director of Works is ex-pected to visit Abaco in the next few weeks and a meeting with council members will be arranged to sort out responsibilities.

A scholarship in the name of Mike Mlone, Abaco’s first local government Chief Councillor, is being formulated. It was too late to establish this award for this year's applicants

Quotes are being reviewed for re-placement signs at township entrances.

Repairs will be made to the South-side Dock which has been vandalized and is an important arrival and departure point for Moore’s Island persons and bonefish guides with their customers. Garbage clean-up will be undertaken at this site.

Minister and Minister of Works and Ur-ban Renewal, the Hon. Philip Brave Davis noted that he believed they would be ready at the beginning of May.

Presently FES Construction is finish-ing up their last bits of work and are con-fident that their work will be completed by the end of the month if not before. Project Manager for FES, Cameron Edgecombe noted that their work inside the terminal building is completed and they expect to finish the paving of the tarmac within the next couple of weeks.

Employees, particularly security per-

Above: drilling underway by the new terminal. FES Construction is finishing up their last bits of work and are confident that their work will be completed by the end of the month if not before.

sonnel, have been in training for the last four weeks and are expected to be ready for the upcoming opening. However, at this time no Air Traffic Control personnel have undergone training to be stationed at the control tower in Marsh Harbour.

The green light has been given for the Departments of Customs and Immigration as well as airline employees to begin mov-ing into their new spaces in the terminal building.

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kee Sound hosted a “Big Sing” on Sunday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. on March 23, to help raise medical funds for one of their members and pay tribute and special thanks to another.

A large and enthusiastic crowd en-joyed some lively and up-lifting selections from several different artists and groups. The audience participated in the program whenever they could by singing along or clapping their hands in time to the music. People came from as far away as Green Turtle Cay and Sandy Point.

The evening started off with the Ep-worth Corale singing a couple of their favourites. The oldest performer was

Cherokee hosts “Big Sing”

Cherokee’s own Brother Bateman Sands at 81 years young who sang and played his mouth organ.

Akehm Adderley, an up and coming singer from Dundas Town, with his strong voice belted out one of his favourite hymns to everyone’s enjoyment. The Faith Sis-ters, three young ladies from the Cherokee Assemblies of God, did a couple of beauti-ful renditions of some more lovely hymns and the audience was enjoying every min-ute of it.

There was a beautiful selection done by Roger Pinder playing guitar and sing-ing a duet along with his wife, Laurel. Someone you see everywhere these days is Viola Adderly with her extremely popular Rake & Scrape program that she puts on. This evening she was showing off a brand new grater, with a proper handle. She gets the audience fired up, and I’m pleased to report her music is still fantastic (with or without a new grater).

The highlight of the evening came when The New Direction, a group with a guitarist, a piano player and three singers, who gave a few renditions from their soon-to-be-released new album, which almost brought down the house.

The evening finished off with the Co-rale closing off the night with more sing-ing. At this point, the sun had not yet set and there was plenty of daylight left when Reverend Marie Neilly, minister for Ep-worth, closed the evening off with the benediction.

Light refreshments were served on the church steps afterwards while every-one hung around to rave about the wonder-ful music performed by the artists before heading back home.

Above: Bateman Sands playing the mouth organ.

Press ReleaseRecently, Bahamas National Trust

(BNT) officials met with local communi-ties in Abaco to discuss proposed parks. Meetings were held in Marsh Harbour, Cherokee and Cross Harbour.

Additionally, the BNT met with fish-ermen in Sandy Point, Abaco, to address concerns about the proposed national park for Cross Harbour in South Abaco. The meeting went extremely well; as the BNT assured fishermen that their interests were considered when proposing the park.

“When new national parks are desig-

Fishermen assured proposed parks would not be no-take zones

Above: (left to right) David Knowles, Director of Parks; Stanley White, Chief Councillor; Pastor Wells, fishermen; Lavawn Harris-Smith, South Abaco Administrator; Eric Carey, BNT Executive Director; Lakeshia Anderson, BNT GB National Parks Manager & Parks Planner; Jeremy Saunder, Fisheries Superintendent, Department of Marine Resources. (Photo courtesy of BNT)

nated under the BNT, traditional uses by the communities are taken into consider-ation,” noted David Knowles, BNT Direc-tor of Parks. “Knowing that the Sandy Point fishermen depend on Cross Harbour, it is proposed for multi-use, just like the recently expanded Andros West Side Na-tional Park.” Knowles added that the en-tire west coast of Andros is now a national park, and fishermen are still able to fish within the park, and the same will be in-corporated for Cross Harbour and The

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Abaco areas will ensure that prime fishing grounds and important nursery habitats are protected from unsustainable development. As such, the livelihoods of fishermen that depend on the natural resources will be safeguarded and for those of future genera-tions to come.

Cross Harbour was first proposed as a no-build zone in 2006 by Friends of the Environment following a creek restoration project. Their proposal received support from the Abaco Fly Fishing Guide As-sociation (AFFGA) and local fishermen. However, there were concerns on whether this would provide the protection needed, and discussions advanced for the area to be proposed as a national park under the BNT’s mandate.

Lakeshia Anderson, Grand Bahama Parks Manager was also present at the meeting, and provided attendees an over-view of the work completed to date. She noted that Abaco fishermen and research have shown that bonefish travel long dis-tances from The Marls of Abaco to Cross Harbour to spawn, which has led to the de-cision to protect both areas. Additionally, surveys have been conducted of important areas including the offshore reef, man-groves, conch beds and fish populations, and the BNT is ready to move forward

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to Government.Eric Carey, BNT Executive Director

was present at the meeting and spoke to the fisherman saying, "The intention for Cross Harbour was absolutely never to be proposed as a no-take area. Before any decisions are made, fishermen will be in-volved in the entire process.” Carey noted that relationships between local fishermen, local government and the BNT are crucial to ensuring the area is effectively managed and protected.

Carey suggested to the fishermen present that they should appoint individuals who will be responsible for transferring in-formation, and be involved in discussions on management decisions on their behalf, once the park is created.”

At the end of the evening the fisher-men voiced their gratitude to the BNT for assuring them that the proposed national park for Cross Harbour will protect their fishing grounds from unwanted develop-ment, and reiterated their support through rounds of applause.

To learn more about the proposed parks in Abaco and other islands please visit the BNT website. Many more meet-ings will happen before any parks are offi-cially granted as the Government, the BNT and local NGO’s want community partici-pation and support.

North Abaco

By Bishop CarrollOn Friday April 4, 2014 The Mem-

ber of Parliament for North Abaco, Renar-do Curry, hosted an island social gathering with residents of Little Abaco in the North. This was well received by the residents as most of them turned out at his Mount Hope Constituency Office.

Residents, including retired police of-ficer and Pastor Zike MacIntosh of Wood Cay, were happy about this event, saying they hope the meetings will continue since many of them are unable to make trips to Marsh Harbour to meet with their Member of Parliament.

Little Abaco Pre-School Principal, Anita Russell of Crown Haven, said that she is happy and celebrated the occasion, while self-employed fisherman Don Role mentioned that he hopes the high ethical standards of Hon. Curry’s mission and purpose continued to be fulfilled.

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missioner, Wilton Saunders, said that the meeting was very significant in bridging the gap to North Abaco youth. Local Gov-ernment Chairman, Leslie McIntosh of Fox Town and Business owner Jonathan Curry of Mount Hope, both commented that they were happy with the evening’s turnout.

As the evening continued more peo-ple came from Cedar Harbour to sit and chat with Mr. Curry as he discussed prac-tical solutions to some problems the com-munity faces.

Refreshments were served, provided by two of great women of the community- Andrea Thompson and Gwendolyn Bain.

In a brief interview with Mr. Curry he said that things are now being put in place to provide not just employment but to bring a great deal of infrastructural de-velopment, which will take North Abaco to the next level of sustainability.

MP Curry holds community meeting in Little Abaco

Above: North Abaco Member of Parliament, Renardo Curry (center) met with the Little Abaco Community in Mount Hope on April 4.


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Before I start my rambling I have to thank everyone who has been such a good sport about our recent April Fool’s Day story. No, the Hope Town Lighthouse has not been sold. But I do have to say how encouraging it was to see so much passion about one of the things that makes Abaco unique!

One of the best things about Abaco is how unique, diverse, and yet familiar each of our communities are. I re-cently had the privilege of visiting Green Turtle Cay for the tremendous Devour! The Beach event. A lot familiar faces were there along with some not so familiar. Every time I visit it strikes me how similar, yet unique, it is. It is exciting knowing there’s al-ways something new to learn around these islands.

It was a fun night that got me thinking: I should really spend more time in Green Tur-tle Cay.

See, I grew up as a Hope Town boy. Throughout my childhood Green Turtle Cay might as well have been on the other side of the world. Same went for those myste-rious settlements known as “Sandy Point,” “Fox Town,” or “Crossing Rocks.”

But now my job requires me to make trips to these plac-es a good bit. It has shrunk Abaco, in a way. However, despite that, our community is still full of surprises.

Thinking more on this, it should make us locals jealous the opportunity visitors to our island have. To see this place fresh. To see it new. And to experience Abaco, and all her settlement and Cays, as one whole. Everywhere is exciting and has treasures to yield.

So, why should the tourists have all the fun? We owe it to ourselves and to our neighbors to explore our own island a little. You live in the north? Go south. You live in Guana? Spend an afternoon exploring Little Abaco. It makes us rich-er individually and as a com-munity.

With Easter break coming up with that nice long weekend I urge you to think like a tour-ist and get to know your island a little more. And if you are a tourist I urge you to set out to someplace new in Abaco. You might think you’ve found the best conch salad vendor, but have you really tried them all?

Community Calendar(See TheAbaconian.com for More Calendar Events)

•April 11: Save the Bays Brings K.B. to Abaco -Hope Town (Hummingbird Cottage)•April 12: Man-O-War Luau •April 12: Save the Bays Brings K.B. to Abaco -Marsh Harbour (Snappas Grill & Chill)•April 15: Coco Beach Bar- Bahamian Bonfire & BBQ•April 17-21: All-Abaco Easter Homecoming Kalik Beach Music

Festival

•April 17: Hope Town School Wine & Art Show

•April 17-26: Annual Abaco Anglers Fishing Tournament•April 19: Guana Cay Youth Sports Fundraiser

•April 22: Coco Beach Bar- Bahamian Bonfire & BBQ•April 26: Christian Counselling Centre Redemption Songs Concert

•April 26: Little Harbour Art Show

•April 24-26: Man-O-War Invitational Fishing Tournament

•April 25-27 Potcake Spay/Neuter Clinic

•April 29: Coco Beach Bar- Bahamian Bonfire & BBQ•May 2-4: GTC Island Roots Heritage Festival•May 3: Christian Counselling Centre Treasure Cay Golf Tourna-

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Letters to the EditorA Waste of $39 Million

Dear Editor,Please allow me to vent my anger on

what I believe to be the biggest waste of Money I have ever, ever heard of....

Government to build a $39 million dollar Port in North Abaco. WHAT ARE THEY THINKING...THEY MUST BE MAD !!!!

Honestly, can some give me a good explanation as to why anyone in their right mind would spend $39 million dollars to build a Port in the middle of NO WHERE that NO ONE will EVER USE ???? Who’s going to use this Port? Da mail boat from Nassau ? Man dis a bunch of foolishness !! Who idea dis is? Hubert dem? Perry dem?

Let’s not play the blame game here, whoever is responsible for this made a se-rious mistake which needs to be corrected before WE the tax payers wind up trying to repay a $39 million dollar LOAN we never agreed to and NO Abaconian wants.

I tell you what. The government likes referendums so let me put this question to them. Hold a referendum in Abaco and ask registered voters if they agree to this $39 million loan and if they agree to spend it on a Port north of Cooper’s Town Aba-co. I don’t gamble (as in illegal numbers houses...that have tripled in numbers even though we the people voted to shut them down) but if I did I would bet 75% of the people of Abaco would say NO.....NO WAY....WE DON’T WANT IT.

A few might argue that this Port will bring development to North Abaco. I say, “What development”? Name one single project planned for north Abaco that justi-fies a $39 million dollar port? There is not a single hotel/resort developer that would be interested in north Abaco...there are NO beaches north of Treasure Cay....none....it’s all just rocky, iron shoreline that is un-desirable for hotel/resort development.

If the government is locked into bor-rowing this money from the Chinese then for Heaven’s sakes use it for something sensible. Like...how about a new central police station and some new police ve-hicles? How about rebuilding our govern-ment schools that are falling down? Surely this takes precedent over a Port in da Bush.

SPEAK UP ABACO BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE. If we pull together we the people can stop this madness. SPEAK UP!!!!

-Shocked and Astounded

Gratuities Should Not Be Mandatory

Gratuity, I think the word may be los-ing its meaning here in The Bahamas. Far too frequently I will eat in a restaurant and have a “gratuity” written into my bill; a gratuity, or tip, should be offered up vol-untarily, not automatically added, as it’s very hard to decline or adjust once it’s on your bill.

Having spent the better part of my life

Devour!

Dear Editor:I sit here stuffed and satisfied. After

gorging on the incredible meals and wine tastings served up at Devour! The Beach at the Green Turtle Club this past weekend, I need the opportunity to let my taste buds recover.

For those of you who missed it, Chef Michael Howell, five well-known chefs for the US and Canada, and a Master of Wine from the UK, put on a three day food and wine fest that would leave any “foodie” and “non-foodie” exhausted, and smiling.

Words cannot describe the flavors. If asked what we ate, I would have to say short ribs, fish, lamb, etc. But that would be like saying “female” when asked to de-scribe Halle Berry. The meat/fish was a mere conduit for the chefs’ talents which were in the sauces, spices, and touches used with these dishes.

The Master of Wine was funny, in-formative, and down to earth. No wine snob here. This was a guy you’d enjoy having a beer with afterwards, and we did.

The chefs - from Houston, Chicago, Cleveland, Ottawa, and Nova Scotia - were approachable and mingled with the crowds, before, during and after meals. As their respective courses were being served, they explained what was in each dish and what their inspiration was for the dish.

Congratulations to Michael Howell and the Green Turtle Club for planning and conducting an inspired and creative week-end. The courage to take a leap of faith for such a unique event deserves recognition in Abaco and beyond.

And for those who missed it, you’d better hope that Chef Mike and the Green Turtle Club will be willing to do it again next year. This was an experience that was a bargain at any price.

-D. Meek

traveling the world I can assure you this is the custom most everywhere and where it is not, customers come away with a bad feeling and are likely to seek out other es-tablishments because of it. Now I am not being cheap; I inject many thousands of dollars into the local economy voluntarily during my annual visits to The Bahamas including offering generous tips to hard working employees; shop owners please don’t make it mandatory, it cheapens the experience for all.

Mind you, my primary beef is not with hard working underpaid employees, but rather the small business owners, the mom and pop eateries that are located throughout the smaller islands; these are the people who seem to be adding the ma-jority of written in gratuities. As a prior, small business owner myself I can truth-fully say I was not underpaid and if I was it was my responsibility to cut my costs or raise my prices; something beyond an average employees control.

Owners who own and operate their own restaurants or service establishments should not be including an additional gratu-ity for services rendered by themselves, as a business owner I would never have con-sidered taking, much less asking for a tip; it’s an insult to our profession and personal pride as well as an irritant to customers when it is discovered on our bill.

Owners, please reconsider this prac-tice before it proliferates across the is-lands, remember, a happy customer tells one other person whereas a disappointed customer will on average tell eight.

-Anonymous

Thanks to the Person Who Found My Red

Life Vest

Dear Editor:I would like to thank the person who

found my red inflatable life vest and hung it on the white, picket fence on the road going toward the ferry dock.

Your kind gesture is greatly appreci-ated. You may have saved my life. Thank you so much.

Sincerely,Kathy Losee

Abaco People

Dear Editor:We just returned from a fabulous

week on Green Turtle Cay, and wanted the people of the Abacos to know about the kindness and honesty shown by several residents there on the islands.

Once we arrived in Green Turtle, we realized that one of our boys left his backpack containing many valuable items including his school IPAD and wallet in the taxi driver’s car. Carol Jean Lowe of Kool Karts, who was there to meet us, imme-diately jumped into action by calling and tracking down the driver of our taxi to see if the backpack could be located.

We were the last flight in to Treasure Cay, and it was dark when we arrived. Samuel Mills, our extremely honest taxi driver, located the missing item and made sure the backpack was put on the Green Turtle Ferry the very next morning.

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The Cays

By Timothy RobertsGreen Turtle Cay Council member

Donnie Adderley is concerned about ero-sion occurring at Gillam Bay after one property owner built a bulkhead on the beach in front of their property.

Mr. Adderley, who opposed the local government decision to permit the bulk-head, said that since the bulkhead was built last year “hundreds of feet of beach have gone; washed away.”

He said that in over twenty-nine years Gillam Bay and residents that have built homes near the beach have never had prob-lems with erosion but now he fears that a hurricane coming from the right direction

Gillam Bay beach erosion a concern after construction of controversial bulkhead

could cut the island in half.He further questions whether the

building of such a bulkhead on a beach is even permitted by law. A resident also noted that sand was taken from the bay to backfill the bulkhead creating a new chan-nel which he believes will have effects on the land to the leeward.

Mr. Adderley said that locals and visitors alike are upset with what has hap-pened to the once naturally beautiful beach and a favorite of guests to the Cay.

As one regular visitor commented, “I have always thought that public access to all beaches on the islands was one of the best things the Bahamian Government

has done.” He stated that access has been completely blocked by the bulkhead which makes it difficult to get to the beach “and, if you could, there is no place to walk even at low tide.”

Mr. Adderley said that “God gave us a naturally beautiful beach, and the beach belongs to the community and the locals. No one should have the right to take all that away from the people like what has happened here.”

Mr. Adderley said to allow this beach to be destroyed by the selfish actions of a few would be a disaster and it sets a bad precedent. He is appealing to North Abaco Minister of Parliament Renardo Curry to come and see and do something to save Gil-lam Bay “for the residents of Green Turtle Cay and the many visitors who come to enjoy our amenities.”

Above: a bulkhead built in front of a property in the Gillam Bay area of Green Turtle Cay has residents and visitors concerned that the popular beach may disappear. According to a Green Turtle Cay Council member, “hundreds of feet of beach,” have washed away since the bulkhead’s construction.

Above: the dramatic erosion of beach that some on Green Turtle contend is the re-sult of a poorly placed bulkhead interfering with tides and other natural processes.

Carol Jean actually picked it up from the ferry and delivered it to our house. Needless to say, we were so relieved to get the backpack returned to us. Had we not, a damper would really have been put on our vacation. We cannot begin to thank Carol Jean Lowe or Samuel Mills enough! Their honesty, integrity, and helpfulness will never be forgotten.

It is definitely better in The Baha-mas!!!!

The Joe Bollinger FamilyRoswell, GA USA

NO Change in Parking Problems

Dear Editor,Thank you for publishing my con-

cerns in the last issue about the parking problems in Marsh Harbour.

Vehicles continue to be a problem across the street from Bristol Wines, along Pole Line Road, and around the old BTC building. The situation has not changed one bit, obviously no one cares and it’s apparent that the company allowing their employees to park there could care less.

Why don’t they have their employees park in the empty field next to the Marsh Harbour Port and Albury’s Ferry can pickup and drop-off at that location? This stretch of Marsh Harbour looks disgust-ing....do we have a local government?

Why are they ignoring this problem? Would someone from The Abaconian please call them? Maybe you can get an answer.

I’m happy to report the parking prob-lem around our building is much improved as illegally parked vehicles that continue to ignore posted “No Parking” signs have been and will be towed away at the vehicle owner’s expense.

Thank you,B. Thompson

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The CaysDevour! feeds Green Turtle

Devour! The Beach excited “food-ies,” both tourist and local alike, during the three day event in Green Turtle Cay that started March 26. Devour!, best de-scribed as an ocean-side wine and food ex-travaganza, paired hungry guests with five famous chefs along with a knowledgeable Master of Wine.

Dinners, lunches, wine tastings and special culinary events kept the party going at the Green Turtle Club, where Devour! was held.

The events that were planned for the event were the Welcome Reception, “Great Wines of Italy,” “Kitchen North America,” “Which Wine with Your Fish,” “Jean Joho French Classic,” Chefs on a

Beach: Coco Bay Beach Party,” and a film screening under the stars.

Each food and wine paring was ex-citing and delicious. For example, some dishes from “Kitchen North America,” included avocado leaf-crusted tuna with candied jalapeno tropical fruit marmalade. This was served with a 2011 La Monaces-ca, Verdicchio di matelica Riserva DOCG ‘Mirum.’

The servings were made even more special and mouthwatering by having the chefs that prepared them come out before each serving and describe in detail what was in the dish and how it was prepared. Master of Wine, Michael Palij, also took great pride and enjoyment in sharing details about the wines that were being served.

The Green turtle Club was also run-ning special, nightly room deals to encour-age visitors to stay after the meals and par-ties ended each day.

Molly McIntosh, Sales Manager at the Green Turtle Club, said about the event, “We were thrilled with DEVOUR The Beach! I felt it was very well received by the community and the tourists that were here. The food was so different and so excellent and the education on wine that we all got was amazing! I am certain that next year’s even will be even better and with more time to plan, advertise, and with experience under our belt, that we can of-fer even more and get more sponsors to chime in and have this be an annual event that brings in business for all of Abaco.

“I feel that part of the charm is having it held on Green Turtle Cay, even though it is a little bit of a challenge to get here if you are not staying here, it makes the event more special, being off the beaten path and in this exotic locale.”

The chefs participating were: Jean Joho (trained in the kitchens of France, It-aly and Switzeland; Chef Joho was award-ed Restaurateur of the Year by Gayot); Michael Blackie (27 years of experience cooking on three continents, Chef Blackie founded Nextfood.Ca in Canada); Tom Fleming (owner and Executive Chef at Crossroads Diner in Dallas, Texas, Chef Fleming pursues comfort food and creat-ing every dish from scratch with as many local ingredients as possible); Craig Finn (owns Chives Canadian Bistro in Halifax, Nova Scotia, which has won numerous prestigious awards, Chef Finn is the author of several cookbooks); Eric Williams (Ex-ecutive Chef and owner of Momocho Mod Mex, El Carnicero Tamaleria, Jack Flaps and the Happy Dog Restaurants located in Cleveland, Ohio. Chef Williams was nom-inated by the James Beard Foundation for

Above: some of the staff at Green Turtle Club that made the event happen. left to right - Lia Rinaldo, Diane Rolle, Molly McIntosh, Sherrell Cornish, Claudia Sawyer, Renee Smith, Chantelle McIntosh.

“Best Chef-Great Lakes Region.”)The Master of Wine was Michael

Palij. Mr. Palij provided an excellent and diverse selection of wines throughout the event while providing insightful com-mentary on the origins and flavours of the wines.

Chef Michael Howell is the Execu-tive Chef at the green Turtle Club Resort & Marina and was instrumental in organizing this culinary event.

Above: Chef Michael Howell prepares a dish. Below: Chef Joho’s lamb won rave reviews. Photos by Kelsi Farrington.


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By Mirella SantilloPeople arrived by the dozens to the

Baker’s Bay Golf and Ocean Club Job Fair to apply for positions in the exclusive re-sort. By 10:00 am on April 3, at which time people were to be registered for job applications, a crowd had already formed by St John’s Anglican Church Hall.

Approximately thirteen people were needed in the residential Department as well as line cooks, stewards and golf main-tenance staff.

House Keepers, Space Cleaners and House Men were needed before the Eas-ter Holidays as approximately two hundred Club members were expected to arrive at that time.

132 apply at Baker’s Bay Job Fair

The Director of Human resources, Mrs. Anne Lightbourn, one of eight Bak-er’s Bay personnel conducting interviews, explained that she was looking for “people looking for a career, not just a job.”

She was hoping that the applicants would read the Vision and Mission guides set on each interview table. “We want peo-ple who will grow with the company, one of the best companies to work for nation-wide, people compatible with the environ-ment and our customer service.”

To expedite the process, applicants were to bring with them relevant docu-ments such as a driver’s license, police certificate, information on schooling, NIB insurance card and letters of reference.

The fair that was to take place be-tween 10:00am and 2:00pm but had to be extended beyond 6:30pm so all the appli-cants could be interviewed. According to Mrs. Lightbourn, one hundred and thirty two applicants were processed. As they waited to be interviewed, people sat facing a big screen, showing views of the resort and the on-going construction.

A meeting was held the following day between the Director of Residential Servic-es, Mr. Wasipha Francis, Mrs. Lightbourn

and two Human Resources coordinators, Ms. Kenya Farqharson and Ms. Adgadell Adderley.

The Director of the Residential De-partment was also present.

After reviewing the screen sheets, approximately twenty people were selected for further investigation and subsequent in-terviews.

Line cooks and stewards will be cho-sen after a meeting with the Executive Chef.

Epic Battery of Marsh Harbour, Abaco donated batteries valued at $1200 to the Marsh Harbour Volunteer Fire and Rescue for the department’s fire engines. The generous do-nation was received gratefully by Fire Chief Danny Sawyer (Pictured on the left) and Fire Captain Earlyn Baillou (not pictured). Shane Evans, manager of Epic Battery (pictured on the right) made the donation on behalf of the company.

Epic Battery makes donation to Marsh Harbour Volunteer Fire and Rescue


The Candy Striped Lighthouse

By Jennifer HudsonI have just had the pleasure of reading

‘The Candy Striped Lighthouse’ by Eliza-beth Webb. I had heard of this book, which was just released at the beginning of this year, and had believed it to be a children's book. However, on perusing this book I have discovered it to be a delightful poem which can be enjoyed by people of all ages.

This captivating poem is not only en-tertaining but tells an important story. Mrs. Webb has succeeded in giving a potted his-tory of the Hope Town Lighthouse and a simple explanation of how it works. She has also portrayed the pride of the people of Hope Town in their very special light-house and how devastating it would be if it this unique landmark, which is the last hand wound Fresnel Lens kerosene mantle lighthouse in the world, ever became au-tomated.

She encourages everyone who comes to these shores "to give their support to the Abaco folks” to help preserve this unique Lighthouse.

This book is exquisitely illustrated by Bruce Johnson whose brightly coloured and detailed pictures add light and lustre

Book Reviewwhich bring the words of the poem to life. One could spend hours poring over the minute details of his illustrations and ex-periencing the landmarks and characters of Hope Town through his artwork.

‘The Candy Striped Lighthouse’ would be a wonderful keepsake for all visitors who come to our shores and ad-mire this beautiful and unique Lighthouse, but also as a coffee table book for locals and gifts for grandchildren, nephews and nieces.

Included at the end of the book are ar-ticles about the Bahamas Lighthouse Pres-ervation Society and the Hope Town Writ-ers Circle plus geographical and historical information about The Bahamas and Hope Town in particular, illustrated by maps and charts adapted from ‘The Cruising Guide to Abaco’ by Steve Dodge.

The book also comes with a supple-ment which includes the poem and a large illustration of the Lighthouse overlooking Hope Town Harbour.

The author, Elizabeth Webb, who has written prose and verse since her child-hood, has been a winter resident of Hope Town for many years. She is a published author of a series of ‘Madrigal’ books for children and poetry and short stories in lit-erary magazines in the U.K.

She helped found the Hope Town

Writers Circle.Artist, Bruce Johnson, whose whim-

sical pen, ink and watercolour artworks are in collections worldwide, has made Hope Town his “winter haven” for the past 25 years.

‘The Candy Striped Lighthouse’ is

available from Abaco Treasures in Marsh Harbour, and Ebb Tide Gift Shop and the Abaco Inn on Elbow Cay.

A significant portion of the income from the book will support the Elbow Reef Lighthouse Society in its endeavour to pre-serve this unique Lighthouse.


Central & All Abaco

By Timothy RobertsThe Director of Fire Services for

The Bahamas, Walter Evans, visited with Marsh Harbour Volunteer Fire and Res-cue (MHVFR) thanking them on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Ellison Greenslade, for “the fine work you con-tinue to do here in Abaco”.

Mr. Evans said that the department “is a very import fire service here within Abaco; without you I don’t know what we could have done when we had the Pigeon Pea fire, the warehouse fire and the many other fires you fight from day to day.”

He said “It is because of you who are a part of the volunteer team, you all are important.”

Mr. Evans told the room of volun-teers that theirs is a “noble profession, and in this profession you have to have a sense of brotherhood and a love for people. You have to have a love for mankind, and a car-

ing spirit to be in this profession. That’s the only way we can succeed.”

He said that no matter what differ-ences firemen may have with each other while off-duty when the alarm goes off they have to come together and behave as one: “one in purpose, one in unity, one in what we do.”

He said that in Abaco the fire depart-ment has limited resources “yet you do so much; so I am indeed happy to see the per-formance that you do, the commitment that you exhibit and also the sacrifice you give as you give so much to this community; we are pleased.”

Mr. Evans assured the firefighters that in his capacity as director of fire ser-vices for the country He will do whatever he can do to “assist in terms of augmenting the service that you do, in terms of train-ing, whatever we can do, whatever we can offer, we will do just that to assist you.”

Director of Fire Services visits MHVFR

Above: The Director of Fire Services for The Bahamas, Walter Evans (center), with vol-unteers of the Marsh Harbour Volunteer Fire & Rescue.

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By Timothy RobertsA large group of persons with Irish

roots, or at least a love for the Irish, gath-ered together at Memorial Park for the world’s shortest – approximately a quarter mile – St. Paddy’s Day Parade on March 17.

The Sixth Annual Parade, which was started by the Strawberry Monkey Yacht Club, included boaters, second-home-owners and residents of Abaco who came adorned in green, with beads and shamrock flags and the usual shenanigans.

Participants of the parade marched

from Memorial Park, horns and kazoos blaring, stopping at Jimmy’s Wines and Spirits to receive a complimentary Sands beer and then finishing their march at Snappa’s – the Irish-Pub-for-a-night.

John Jensen, organizer of the event, said “it is gratifying to see this many peo-ple turnout and have a little fun.” He said it is a family event and children and pets are welcome, all wearing green of course.

The Strawberry Monkey Yacht Club also sponsors Bocce on Sundays at their club house across the road from Snappa’s.

“World’s Shortest St. Paddy’s Parade” held in

Marsh Harbour

Above: Irish enthusiasts on their way to Snappas Bar for the evening.


Across

2. BINARY—”Language” of 1s and 0s

4. CLOCK—Tick tock6. CRABS—Delicacy found

crawling after the rain8. TASK—Chore10. FOOL—Prankster on April 111. RAGE—Famous Abaco

Boat, storm surge13. H U R R I C A N E — G u s t y

menace15. PORT—$39 Million project

in North Abaco16. STINGRAYS—Watch out for

their barbs

Down1. CITRUS—Oranges, limes,

etc2. BUOYANT—Can float3. TRUNK—Found on

elephants and trees4. CAKE—Cup ______;

Johnny ______5. CARTILAGE—Found in

your nose, ears, and sharks.7. BEACH—Full of sand9. SEAGRAPE—Small purple

fruit12. FERRY—Water taxi14. NEST—Bird bed

Across

3. Home of the Glass Window Bridge

6. Abaco ruins near Hole in the Wall on Soldier Road

10. Fish nursery11. Grizzly, Black, Brown, Etc12. “Sound” shared by Elbow

Cay and Green Turtle Cay14. Open doors16. Tasty bivalves19. Filled with jelly and water21. Candy striped in Hope

Town

Down1. Bahamiannetfishing2. Many come to The

Bahamas to do this4. Feed on sea grass,

protective shell5. Common echinoderm7. Destiny8. Animal hide9. National bird12. Dolphins larger cousins13. This Harbour is Abaco’s

capitol.15. Sport using wind17. Manta, eagle, etc.18. Stomaches and rope can

both be tied in _______20. Play thing

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On Thursday 3rd April, 2014, sometime around 6:00pm, Officers c/o Sandy Point Police Station received a report and information that there was a Sudden Death on board The Disney Cruise vessel. Police assistance re-quested.

A team of officers accompanied by Supt. Noel Curry visited the scene at Disney Cruise vessel namely locat-ed at Castaway Cay, Abaco. Officers responded and spoke with the captain who confirmed the report.

The deceased is a 69 year old male of Winnipeg Canada. Foul play is not suspected.

A team of medical practitioners from Marsh Harbour also visited the scene.

An autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death.

Investigations continue.

Causing Harm At 7:50pm on 31st March, 2014, a

resident of Guana Cay reported that at about 7:30pm on Monday 31st March, 2014, while at a construction site on Guana Cay a male known to him as-saulted him with a hammer. Police ac-tion requested.

Arrested and chargedOn Tuesday 1st April, 2014, of-

ficers of the M.H.P.S. arrested the suspect- a 44 year old male of Guana Cay, Abaco. The suspect was charged and released on bail to attend court on 3/4/14.

HousebreakingAt 6:53pm on 31st March, 2014,

a resident of Treasure Cay, Abaco, reported that while checking his apart-ment complex located at Murphy Town, Abaco, he met an unknown male inside the unit who was not au-thorized to be there. He suspects that this male broke into the unit. Police ac-tion requested.

Suspect arrestedAt 8:35pm on 31st March, 2014,

officers of the M.H.P.S. arrested the suspect- a 30 year old male of No Fixed Address in reference to this mat-ter. Officers charged the suspect with Housebreaking. He was arraigned on 1/4/14 and remanded to Sandilands Re-habilitation Center.

Armed RobberyAt 10:35am on Sunday 6th April,

2014, a 39 year old male of Murphy Town, Abaco, reported that sometime around 10:00am the same date while driving south on Powerline Road, Marsh Harbour, a dark coloured two (2) door, old car,(make, model & li-cense plate number unknown) with three male occupants stopped him and robbed him of cash. Police action re-quested.

Investigation continues.

DamageA 41 year old male of Dundas

Town, Abaco reported to the Marsh

Harbour Police Station that on Sunday 06/04/14 at about 8:45pm he had his maroon 2006 Ford vehicle parked on the Basketball Court in the Mudd when a group of young boys from the Pigeon Peas caused damage to the vehicle by throwing rocks at it. Police action re-quested.

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FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!!

By Timothy RobertsOn March 20, 2014 Brandon Saw-

yer, son of Beth and Bernice Sawyer and grandson of well-known Abaconi-an Jack Lowe, completed an intensive course at Bristow Academy in Titus-ville, Florida becoming the first known certified Bahamian Helicopter Instruc-tor.

Now twenty-six years-old, Bran-don began his helicopter career in 2012, fulfilling a lifelong dream. The program included Private Pilot, Instru-ment Rating and Commercial License. He passed the Certified Flight Instruc-tor (CFI) course at the same day he completed the Professional Pilot Pro-gram.

“The Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) course was a very challenging experience and I learned a lot about aviation and a lot more about myself,” he said. “Through the fundamentals of instructing it exposed me to the pro-cess of learning and human behavior and how it impacts aviation, allowing me to evaluate risks to become a safer pilot.”

He is planning now to go to Pen-sacola, Florida to do helicopter tours with a company called the Wrong Brothers Flight Training Wing and will help as a helicopter instructor as well.

When he goes back he will look to get his fixed wing pilots license as well, which may also make him a the first dual rated Bahamian pilot.

Brandon said he did not have a smooth path to his dream and said he had to overcome some adversities. “I have had to push; when things were

against me I remembered that any dead fish can drift downstream, but it takes a live fish to swim up it. I kept pushing forward and never gave up on what I wanted to do.”

He encouraged young people to “look for your hopes and dreams in a way to get there, and when you get to where you want to be, keep looking forward. Don’t ever settle for some-thing you don’t want.”

He said it has been a really chal-lenging and rewarding experience and he has met a lot of good friends from across the world at Bristow Academy.

He said he is grateful to the Desig-nated Practical Examiner (DPE) Dave Thompson – a Vietnam Veteran who had 27,000 hours in flight time and a very experienced guy – who was “ex-tremely tough to please and a good example to follow.” He added that the instructors he had, particularly Ross Ansell and Tony Ring, were “a tre-mendous influence on me and helped make me a better pilot.”

He said he is thankful to the many persons who supported and encouraged him while pursuing his dream, espe-cially his parents.

Brandon said “It’s a beautiful thing; learning to fly and aviation. Once you have flown you will forever walk the ground with your eyes sky-ward.”

“It’s something freeing and I couldn’t imagine myself doing any-thing else.”

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Abaconians in the NewsLocal is first Bahamian to become Certified Helicopter Instructor

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Dive ShopsDive Abaco Since1978, Marsh Harbour.................................. 367-2787Dive Time, Man-O-War............................................................365-6235Froggies, Hope Town.............................................................. 366-0431Treasure Divers, Treasure Cay.........................................365-8571Brendal’s Dive, Green T. Cay......................................... 365-4411Dive Guana............................................................... 365-5178

Golf Car ts • Bikes & S cooters • BoatsMarsh Harbour

A & P Car Rentals ............................................. 367-2655Abaco Dorado Boat Rentals .............................. 367-1035Bargain Car Rentals .......................................... 367-0500Blue Wave Boat Rentals ................................... 367-3910Cruise Abaco Sailboat Rentals .......................... 577-0148Quality Star Car Rentals .................................... 367-2979Rainbow Boat Rentals ...................................... 367-4602Rental Wheels Scooters, Bikes, Cars .................. 367-4643Rich’s Boat Rentals .......................................... 367-2742Sea Horse Boat Rentals .................................... 367-2513Sea Star Car Rentals ......................................... 367-4887The Moorings Boat Rentals ............................. .367-4000

Green Turtle CayBrendals Dive Bikes & Kayak rental .................. 365-4411 C & D Cart Rental ............................................. 365-4311Cruising Cart Rentals ........................................ 365-4065D & P Cart Rental ............................................. 365-4655Donnie’s Boat Rentals ....................................... 365-4119Harbour View Golf Carts....................................365-4411Kool Karts ........................................................ 365-4176Reef Boat Rentals ............................................ 365-4145Sea Side Carts & Bikes ...................................... 365-4147 T & A Cart Rentals ............................................ 365-4259

Guana CayAlbury’s Property Management, Cart Rentals .. 365-5175Dive Guana Boats, Golf Carts & Bikes ................ 365-5178Orchid Bay Cart rentals ..................................... 365-5175

Lubbers QuartersCruise Abaco .............................................321-220-8796

Man-O-WarConch Pearl Boat Rentals.................................. 365-6502Ria-Mar Golf Cart Rentals ................................. 365-6024 Waterways Boat Rental ................357-6540 & 365-6143

Hope TownCat’s Paw Boat Rentals ..................................... 366-0380Elbow Cay Cart ................................................. 366-0530Hope Town Cart Rentals .................................. 366-0064Island Cart Rentals .......................................... 366-0448Island Marine Boat Rentals .............................. 366-0282J R’s Cart Rental ................................................ 366-0361Sea Horse Boat Rentals .................................... 366-0023T & N Cart Rentals ............................................ 366-0069

Treasure CayAbaco Adventures - Kayaks ............................. 365-8749Blue Marlin Golf Cart Rentals. .......................... 365-8687Cash’s Carts ...................................................... 365-8771Cornish Car Rentals .......................................... 365-8623JIC Boat Rentals ............................................... 365-8582Triple J Car Rentals ........................................... 365-8761Wendal’s Bicycle Rentals...................................365-8687

Schooner BayT’s Carts............................................................557-1015DSB Bike Rentals...............................................376-9858

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Visitors’ GuideRestaurants • Services • Transportation

Restaurant GuidePrices $ Low, $$ Moderate, $$$ Upper

Marsh Harbour/Murphy/DundasAbaco Pizza. ................................$ .................. 367-4488Anglers ...................................$$$ .................. 367-2158Back 2 Da Island.........................$....................367-0150Casiah’s.......................................$................... 367-0514Curly Tails ...............................$$$ .................. 367-4444Foxie’s Pizza................................$................... 367-2058Golden Grouper .........................$$ .................. 367-2301Island Family Rest .....................$$ .................. 367-3778Java Coffee House .......................$ .................. 367-5523Jamie’s Place .............................$$ .................. 367-2880Junovia’s.....................................$$..................367-1271Jib Room ..................................$$ .................. 367-2700Kentucky Fried Chicken ...............$ .................. 367-2615Mangoes .................................$$$ .................. 367-2366Oasis ..........................................$$................. 699-4000Rumrunners...............................$$.................. 367-0171Snack Shack ...............................$ .................. 367-4005Snappas ....................................$$ .................. 367-2278Wallys ....................................$$$ .................. 367-2074

Hope TownAbaco Inn ..............................$$$ .................. 366-0133 Cap’n Jacks ................................$$ .................. 366-0247Firefly.......................................$$$................. 366-0145 Harbour’s Edge ......................... $$ .................. 366-0087H T Coffee House (B & L) ..............$ .................. 366-0760HT Inn & Marina.........................$$................. 366-0003H T Harbour Lodge ..................$$$ .................. 366-0095Munchies ....................................$ .................. 366-0423OnDa Beach ..............................$$ .................. 366-0558Sea Spray ‡ ...............................$$ .................. 366-0065Sugar Shack + ............................$ .................. 366-0788

Little HarbourPete’s Pub ..................................$$ .................. 577-5487

Lubber’s QuarterCracker P’s .................................$$ .................. 366-3139

Man-O-WarIslander’s Seaside Rest ................$ .................. 365-6380Dock’n Dine .................................$ .................. 365-6139Island Treats Snack Bar ................$ .................. 365-6501

Guana CayBaker’s Bay - Market Place ......$$$ .................. 612-1021Grabbers ...................................$$ .................. 365-5133Nippers .....................................$$ ................. 365-5143Orchid Bay ...............................$$$ .................. 365-5175

Treasure Cay

Bahama Beach Club.................$$$...................365-8500Coco Beach Bar & Grill. ................$ .................. 365-8470Florence’s Cafe .............................$ ................. .365-8185Spinnaker Restaurant .............$$$ .................. 365-8469Touch of Class ........................$$$ .................. 365-8195Treasure Sands Club ................$$$ ................. .365-9385

Green Turtle CayBluff House .............................$$$ .................. 365-4200Jolly Roger Bistro ......................$$ .................. 365-4247Green Turtle Club ....................$$$ .................. 365-4271Harvey’s Island Grill ...................$$ .................. 365-4389Lizard Bar & Grill........................$$...................365-4191McIntosh’s Restaurant ..............$$ .................. 365-4625Miss Emily’s Restaurant .............$$ .................. 365-4181New Plymouth Inn ....................$$ .................. 365-4161Pineapple Restaurant Bar & Grill $$ ................. 365-4039Plymouth Rock Cfe ....................$$ .................. 365-4234Shorties Take-a-Way...................$$..................365-4342Sundowners ..............................$$ .................. 365-4060

Sandy PointNancy’s......................................$$ .................. 366-4120

Schooner BayThe Blackfly Lodge ..................$$$ .................. 376-0321The Red Marlin Bistro...............$$....................426-5440Judy Mae’s Kitchen....................$.....................475-7626Beach Cabana Bar......................$.....................376-9858

Emergency ServicesEmergancy Medical Services (Ambulance) 367-2911Police - Marsh Harbour 367-3437 • 911Police - Hope Town 366-0667 Police - Man-O-War 365-6911Police - Treasure Cay 365-8048Police - Green Turtle Cay 365-4550B. Electricity Corp 367-2727, 367-2846, 367-4667Water & Sewerage 475-1499, 475-5518 The following services are provided by volunteers Fire - Marsh Harbour 367-2000 Fire -Hope Town VHF Ch 16 • Fire - Green Turtle Cay 475-1768 Fire - Man-O-War 365-4019Treasure Cay Fire & Rescue 365-9111BASRA Bah Air Sea Rescue......Marine VHF 16...............366-0282Hope Town 366-0549 Marsh Harbour 367-3752 Guana Cay 365-5178 Treasure Cay 365-8749

Medical ServicesAbaco Family Medicine, M.H ......................................367-2295Abaco Medi-Center, M.H.............................................367-9999 Auskell Advanced Medical Clinic, M.H ........................367-0020Chiropractor-Dr. Lewis, M.H........................................367-0020Chiropractor-Michael Hendley, D.C....242-439-0768...367-0020Corbett Clinic, Treasure Cay ........................................365-8288Integrated Medical Center ..........................................367-1304 Emergency ...............................................458-1234Marsh Harbour Medical Centre ...................................367-0050Government Clinic, Marsh Harbour ...........................367-2510Government Clinic, Cooper‘s Town .............................365-0300Government Clinic, Green Turtle Cay ..........................365-4028Government Clinic, Hope Town ..................................366-0108Government Clinic, Sandy Point .................................366-4010Kidney Centre, Marsh Harbour....................................367-3310Out Island Chiropractor...............................................367-2584

Abaco Marinas - Slips - Fuel - PhoneGreen Turtle Cay

Bluff House ....................... 38 .........F ................365-4247Green Turtle Club .............. 40 .........F ................365-4271Black Sound Marina .......... 15 ............................365-4531Other Shore Club ............... 15 .........F ................365-4226Abaco Yacht Service........... 10 .........F ................365-4033Leeward Yacht Club............ 26............................365-4191

Treasure CayTreasure Cay Marina........ ..150......... F............... ..365-8250

Man-O-WarMan-O-War Marina .......... 28 .........F .................365-6008

Marsh HarbourBoat Harbour Marina ...... 192 .........F .................367-2158Conch Inn .......................... 72. .........F.................367-4000Harbour View Marina ........ 40 .........F ................367-2182Mangoes Marina ............... 29 ........... .................367-4255Marsh Harbour Marina ...... 62 .........F .................367 2700

Hope TownHope Town Marina ............ 62 ............................ 366-0003Lighthouse Marina .............. 6 .........F ................366-0154Sea Spray .......................... 60 .........F ................366-0065

South AbacoSchooner Bay .................... 15 .........F ................475-7626

Spanish CaySpanish Cay Marina ........... 40 .........F ................365-0083

Guana CayBakers Bay Marina .......... 158 ........... ................365-5802Guana Hide-aways ............ 37 ........... ................365-5070 Orchid Bay ......................... 66 ........F ................365-5175Boats can clear Customs at Green Turtle Cay, Treasure Cay or Marsh Harbour

Airlines Serving AbacoAbaco Air - Nassau, N Eleuthera, Moores Is ...........................367-2266AirGate Aviation - New Smyrna Beah.......................1-386-478-0600American Eagle - Miami .....................................................367-2231 US Reservation..............................1-800-433-7300Bahamasair - Nassau,W. Palm B, Ft Laud .............................367-2095Craig Air - Jacksonville...........................................................367-3522Island Wings - Ft. Lauderdale.....................................1-954-274-6214Regional - Freeport...............................................................367-0446Silver Airline - Orlando, Ft. Laud and W Palm Beach ............367-3415 US Reservation...................................1-800-231-0856Sky Bahamas - Nassau .........................................................367-0996 Reservation.......................................1-242-377-8993 Western Air - Nassau ...........................................................367-3722

Local air charters serving Bahamas & S.Florida Cherokee Air Charters .........................................................367-1920

Taxi Cab Fares one or two passengers Extra $3 for each passengers above two

• Marsh Harbour Airport to: Effective Dec 08Clinic, Downtown, Stop Light, ........................................................$10Ab Bch Resort, Eastern Shore close, Ferry ........................................$15Spring City ........................................................................................$15Dundas Town, Nat Ins bldg, C Abaco Primary Sch .............................$15Murphy Town & Great. Cistern ..........................................................$20Snake Cay ........................................................................................$35Casuarina Point.................................................................................$60Cherokee, Winding Bay, Little Harbour .............................................$80Bahama Palm Shore .........................................................................$90Crossing Rocks ................................................................................$105Sandy Point ...................................................................................$150Leisure Lee .......................................................................................$50Treasure Cay Airport, G Turtle ferry ...................................................$80 Treasure Cay Resort...........................................................................$85Fox Town ........................................................................................$165• Between Marsh Harbour Ferry and:Clinic, downtown, Ab Beach Hotel ................................................. $ 10 Nat. Ins. Bldg, Murphy Town, Gr. Cistern ..........................................$10

Wait time $0.40 per minute, Hourly rate $40 per hourChildren under three - free • Caged pets - as people

Luggage $0.75 each over two, large bags $1 ea.

• Treasure Cay Airport to: Effective Dec 08Green Turtle Cay ferry dock ...............................................................$10Madeira Park ....................................................................................$20Sand Banks ......................................................................................$25Treasure Cay Resort...........................................................................$30Leisure Lee .......................................................................................$45Black Wood ......................................................................................$20Fire Road & Cooper’s Town ...............................................................$40Cedar Harbour .................................................................................$60Wood Cay .........................................................................................$70Mount Hope .................................................................................... $80Fox Town ..........................................................................................$85Crown Haven ...................................................................................$90Marsh Harbour airport .....................................................................$80

Green Turtle Ferry to Marsh H Airport ..............................................$80

Treasure Cay Hotel to Marsh Harbour ................................................$85Treasure Cay Hotel to Green Turtle Ferry ...........................................$25Treasure Cay Hotel to Blue Hole ........................................................$30

Attractions Albert Lowe Museum ................................Green Turtle CayCapt Roland Roberts House, reef exhibits ..Green Turtle CayMemorial Sculpture Garden .................... Green Turtle CayWyannie Malone Historical Museum .................Hope TownElbow Cay Lighthouse .......................................Hope TownSwim Mermaid Reef off Marsh Harbour ........ Pelican ShoreDrive to & swim in Blue Hole ...........Treasure Cay farm road Art studio & working foundry ...................... Little HarbourMan-O-War Heritage Museum...................Man-O-War CayMan-O-War Boatyards .............................. Man-O-War CayHole-in- Wall lighthouse -very rough road......South AbacoCedar Harbour plantation ruins - need guide...North Abaco Blackwood blue hole & sisal mill......................North AbacoAbaco wild horses by appointment..................... 367-4805 Bird watching - ask tourism.................................367-3067

BeachesPocketCrossing Beach in Marsh HarbourWitches Point - 3 miles S. of Marsh HarbourLittle Harbour - 20 miles S. of Marsh HarbourCherokee - 23 miles S of Marsh Harbour

Miles of beach (most exposed to ocean) • Treasure Cay • Green Turtle Cay • Guana Cay • Elbow Cay • Man-O-War Cay • Casuarina Point • Bahama Palm Shore • Sandy Point & more

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Albury’s Ferry Service • Ph 367-3147 or 367-0290 • VHF Ch. 16 • Hope Town & Man-O-War from Crossing Bch Marsh Harbour>Hope Town 7:15am 9:00am 10:30am 12:15pm 2:00pm 4:00pm 5:45pm Return: 8:00 am 9:45am 11:30am 1:30pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:30pmMarsh Harbour>Man-O-War 7.15am 9am 11am 12:15pm 4pm 5:45pm Return: 8:00am 10:30am 1:30pm 3:30pm 5:00pm Marsh H.>Guana Cay/Scotland cay. From Conch Inn: (6:45am - Union Jack Dock) 10:30am 1:30pm 3:30pm 5:45pm Return: 8 am 11:30am 2:30pm 4:45pm 6:30pm Fare • Adult prepaid one way $17 / open return $27, • Kids 6-11 half, Under 6 free (Phone after hours 359-6861) Note: During the month of August through December there are some adjustments made to the schedule. You are advised to contact the office for the changes.

Green Turtle Ferry • Phone 365-4166, 4128 • VHF Ch 16 • Ten minute rideT Cay Airport>Green T Cay 8:30am 10:30am 11:30am 1:30pm 2:30pm 3:30pm 4:30pm* 5:00pm Return: 8am 9am 11am 12:15pm 1:30pm 3:00pm 4:30pm* * * Note: 4:30 pm trip to GTC not on Sundays ** Note: 4:30 pm trip will be made from New Plymouth onlyNew Plymouth :One way adult $12 (Children $7) • Round trip $17 (Children $10) • Extra to some G T Cay docks

Abaco Adventures • Ph 365-8749 or 375-8123 VHF Ch 16 Charters AvailableTreasure Cay to Guana Cay Sunday departs 11:00am & returns 3:30 p.m. $50 Round TripT Cay to Man-O-War/ Hope Town - Saturday departs 9:30 am, $60 Round Trip

Pinder’s Ferry Service Between Abaco & Grand BahamaCrown Haven, Abaco to McLean’s Town, Grand Bah. Daily 7:00 am & 2:30 pm McLean’s Town to Crown Haven - return Daily 8:30 am & 4:30 pm Fare $45 OW / $90 RT • Children half fare • Call Abaco 365-2356 for information Bus between Freeport and McLean’s Town • Rental automobiles at both terminals.

Bahamas Ferries Winter Schedule only (Jan 3rd to Apr 15th, 2014)Mon & Wed: Dep Nassau 2 pm...Arrive S. Abaco 8 pm... Dep S. Abaco 9 pm. Tue & Thu: Arrive Freeport 6 am...Dep Freeport 4:30 pm. Wed & Fri: Arrive S. Abaco 1:30 am...Dep S. Abaco 2:30 am...Arrive Nassau 8:30 am. Call Abaco Agent: 225-0741 or Nassau Office 242-323-2166 for rates.

Ferry Schedules • Departure times shown • Daily service unless notedMarsh Harbour to Hope Town or Man-O-War - 20 minutes, Guana Cay - 30 minutes

Marsh Harbour cont...Terrance Davis ..........375-8550Buddy Pinder ............366-2163Justin Sands .............359-6890Danny Sawyer ..........367-3577Jay Sawyer ...............367-3941Abaco Lodge..............577-1747

North AbacoO’Donald McIntosh ...477-5037Edward Rolle ............365-0024Pedro Thurston .........365-2405

Sandy PointValantino Adderley ....366-4323Anthony Bain ............366-4107Rickmon’s.........366-4139/4477Pete’s Guest House...366-4119Patrick Roberts..........366-4285

Treasure CayCapt. Joe Pritchard ...559-9117Carey McKenzie.........365-8313

Casaurina PointJunior Albury ............... 366-3058

Cherokee Donnie Lowe................366-2275Maxwell Sawyer............366-3058Marty Sawyer ............ ..366-2115Randy Sawyer ............ 366-2284Will Sawyer ................. 366-2177

Crossing RocksTony Russell ............... 366-3259

Green Turtle CayRick Sawyer ................ 365-4261Ronnie Sawyer ........... 357-6667

Hope TownMaitland Lowe ............ 366-0234Tom Albury .................. 366-3141

Marsh HarbourJody Albury ................375-8068Sidney Albury............... 477-5996Richard Albury ............577-0313Dental Services

Agape Family Dental, Marsh Harbour..........................367-4355Abaco Dental Asso......................................................367-0164Diamante Dental, Marsh Harbour................................367-4968Man O War Dental Clinic..............................................365-6508

PharmacyAbaco Island Pharmacy, Marsh Harbour......................367-2544 Treasure Cay..........................365-8061Chemist shoppe, Marsh Harbour.................................367-3106

VeterinaryCaribbean Veterinary Centre, Marsh Harbour..............367-3551Island Veterinary Clinic, Marsh Harbour......................367-0062

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Bring errors & revisions to our attentionRevised April 2014

All phones use area code 242 unless noted

Tours & ExcursionsAbaco Island Tours • Marsh Harbour.. .......... . . . . 3 6 7 - 2 9 3 6Abaco Neem • Marsh Harbour ..................... . . . . 3 6 7 - 4 1 1 7Abaco’s Nature Adventure ........................... . . . . 5 7 7 - 0 0 0 4Adventure on Prozac - T Cay ........................ . . . . 3 6 5 - 8 7 4 9Brendals Dive • Green Turtle Cay .................. . . . . 3 6 5 - 4 4 1 1C & C Charters • Treasure Cay ....................... . . . . 3 6 5 - 8 5 0 6Dive Abaco Since 1978 • Marsh Harbour ...... . . . . 3 6 7 - 2 7 8 7Excursion boat, Froggies • Hope Town ......... . . . . 3 6 6 - 0 0 2 4DSB Eco-Adventures • Schooner Bay............ . . . . 3 7 6 - 9 8 5 8The Great Abaco Express Eco & Historical bus tours Call 367-2165 or 559-9160

Charter Fishing BoatsLucky Strike - Hope Town.............................366-0101Sea Gull - Hope Town.................................366-0266A Salt Weapon - Hope Town........................366-0245Down Deep...................................................366-3143Local Boy......................................................366-0528 Back Breaker................................................365-5140

Marsh Harbour: Abaco B each Resor t Snappas Gr i l l & Chi l l Cur lytai ls Mangoes Restaurant Hope Town: Abaco InnCap’n JacksH.T. Harbour LodgeS ea Spray

Wi-Fi HotspotsGreen Turle Cay: S undowners McIntosh Restaurant Jo l ly Roger B ar & Bistro Leeward Yacht ClubBluff House Guana Cay: Guana GrabbersNipper ’s B ar & Gr i l lM-O-W Cay: Man- O -War MarinaIs lander ’s Restaurant


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The Abaconian - April 15, 2014 - Section A