NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Government will seek approval for the conveyance of 1.2 acres of land in the Fox Hill community under a resolution to be introduced in the House of Assembly today. The land will be developed for the sale of serviced lots, and is part of the Government’s commitment to develop new subdivisions to […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) expressed on Wednesday that they were pleased to join with the Consultant Physicians Staff Association (CPSA) to announce that both parties have agreed in principle to all aspects of the proposed industrial agreement. Last month, physicians at public hospitals withdrew their services, citing failed negotiations over their […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – An Abaco shantytown assessment report, which surveyed 777 households, indicated that 3,041 people reside in six shantytowns on Abaco, inclusive of Sand Banks, Farm Road, L & H (treasure cay), the Mudd, Pigeon Pea and Elbow Cay. The report, released Wednesday, revealed that 80 per cent of persons are documented while 41 per […]
20% undocumented NASSAU, BAHAMAS – An estimated 80 per cent of the more than 3,500 shantytown residents spread across Abaco have legal status to be in The Bahamas, while 20 per cent or 707 people are undocumented, according to preliminary data provided by the Shantytown Action Task Force (SATF). Three-thousand, five hundred and thirty-nine […]
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday encouraged countries in the Caribbean region to create a disaster relief fund as part of a proactive and responsible approach to mitigating against the severe financial fallout natural disasters represent. Speaking at the International Monetary Fund/World Bank/Inter-American Development Bank conference on ‘Building Resilience to Disasters and Climate Change in […]
The government will spend $2 million to complete 300 homes in the Carmichael Village Subdivision, revealed Minister of Housing Romuald Ferreira on Wednesday. He said the Government also has additional areas in mind. “We have three subdivisions that we are really focused on: Sunset Close Edition, Lionel Davis Estates and of course the one in […]
Abaco’s Shanty Town Action Task Force Survey report is ready for Cabinet approval, Labour Minister and Task Force head Dion Foulkes revealed Tuesday. A survey was launched earlier this year, and it was reported that surveys of two of the three shanty towns, the Mudd and Pigeon Peas in Abaco were recently completed. It was […]
Attorney General Carl Bethel said he is expected to meet today with the attorneys involved in the shanty town eviction case but the government, he said, is seeking to have an amendment to an injunction to prevent any unlicensed building or additions to any structures in any of the shanty town Earlier this year, the […]
Mount Moriah Member of Parliament, Marvin Dames on Monday refuted claims made by one of his constituents, that he had advised her to remain in her home in spite of being served an eviction notice, which would have rendered her homeless. Dames told Eyewitness News that he never advised his constituent to remain within her […]
Attorney General Carl Bethel has made application to the court to prevent the expansion of shanty towns across the country. This move comes after a discovery by the Ministry of Works that expansion – or the adding on of structures – was taking place in existing shanty towns. Commission chairman and Labour Minister Dion Foulkes […]
Having endured the devastating wrath of Hurricane Irma last September, Ragged Island became unlivable and residents were forced to leave their humble abode in search of a better and much safer standard of living. Now, one year later, repairs on the island are still in progress and there is still no established date for Ragged […]
Ferreira: BMC to reduce bad loans on its books Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest revealed in Parliament Wednesday that the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) is more than $395 million in debt. The staggering figure was announced as members debated a resolution for the BMC to acquire the old Foreign Affairs building on East Hill Street […]
Former Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) Chairman Alex Storr said the arrears challenge at the Corporation existed long before he accepted the post in 2012 and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) delayed eviction of residents to avoid a social crisis. “When I took the post there was a serious arrears problem,” Storr said. “The Board decided […]
Several homeowners had the locks on their homes changed yesterday after reportedly ignoring eviction notices by the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) for failing to pay their mortgages for more than five years. Tearful homeowners told Eyewitness News that times were “too tough” for them to keep current on their mortgages and that they were not […]
Government’s affordable homes program is another case of poor planning and execution, according to the deputy leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA). Arinthia Komolafe said in a statement that the recent revelation that only fifteen per cent of the 60 applicants qualified for the serviced lots under the program is a classic case study. […]
Government’s highly touted housing programme is being under utilised, as 51 out of 60 applicants have simply failed to qualify, according to housing minister Romauld Ferreira. “So far, we have received about 60 applications, regrettably only about nine of them qualify,” said Ferreira. Ferreira made the revelation outside Cabinet office Tuesday. The housing minister said […]
