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PM disappointed with lack of shanty town programme

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday said he was disappointed that a programme had not yet been established to effectively address the issue of shanty towns.

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Months on, still no action over shanty town problem

BRANVILLE McCartney, DNA leader, believes that the Christie administration does not have the political will to deal with the country’s shanty town problem.

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DNA leader: Live up to promise on shanty town landowners

DNA Leader Branville McCartney is pressuring government to follow through on its promised prosecution of shanty town landowners.

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Doctor: Shanty towns are a danger to everyone

NOTED physician Harold Munnings said the country’s shanty towns present “a danger to everyone” as the conditions as outlined in the government’s recent report are ripe for the spread of disease.

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‘We will prosecute landowners over shanty towns’ - Dorsett

THE Department of Environmental Health Services will move forward with the prosecution of land-owners as a result of the Shanty Town Report 2013, Environment and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett said yesterday.

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Shanty town report details terrible conditions faced by residents

MORE and more Bahamians are moving into shanty towns originally occupied by Haitian immigrants – prompting longtime dwellers to complain about deteriorating standards.

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Minister releases shanty towns report

Minister of the Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett released today his department's report into the conditions and inspection of a number of shanty towns throughout the country.

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