The decision of Supreme Court Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson that the Minnis administration’s shantytowns eradication policy and its actions in seeking to execute it were legal, clears the way for the Davis administration to carry through on its own stated plan to address the vexing and long-standing issue of irregular communities across The Bahamas. In a
Now that the legal hurdle has been cleared with respect to shantytown demolitions and a judge has upheld an eradication policy articulated by the now former Minnis administration, the Free National Movement (FNM) is urging the government to move quickly to address unregulated developments, which include shantytowns. “I note that the judge referenced that the
The government is seeking court approval to demolish a portion of a shantytown on Abaco and two on New Providence, Prime Minister Philip Davis said. Davis said the Office of the Attorney General filed a summons on Friday seeking permission to demolish the “expansion of a shantytown in Abaco and at two locations in New
Prime Minister Philip Davis said yesterday that he’s asked the attorney general to get clarity and seek a modification from the courts over an injunction that bars the demolition of shantytowns. The injunction was granted in 2018 after some shantytown residents filed a judicial review of the Minnis administration’s plan to demolish shantytowns in The
The illegal immigration problem on Abaco is nearing a “boiling point”, Central and South Abaco MP John Pinder warned yesterday, renewing concerns he previously raised about an issue he said is worsening. Speaking outside Parliament on the same day that Immigration Minister Keith Bell made a communication on illegal immigration and how authorities are addressing