November 8, 2016
FORMER Minister of the Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett.
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Dorsett denies hiding landfill report
FORMER Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett denied accusations yesterday that the former government sought to “suppress” a damning report from the Pan American Health Organisation, which classified the New Providence Landfill as an “urgent public health hazard” presenting a “chronic health risk” to residents.
Hurricanes blamed as only 300 of promised 1,300 homes are built
THE Christie administration’s inability to fully honour its mandate to build over 1,300 homes before the end of its five-year term is largely the result of the devastation caused by Hurricanes Joaquin and Matthew, Minister of Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett claimed yesterday.
Minister warns of legal penalties as Cowpen Road farmland catches fire
A LARGE plot of farmland off Cowpen Road caught fire yesterday, sending plumes of smoke into the air and affecting residents in nearby areas, leading Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett to warn that setting fires is punishable by law.
Smoke affecting New Providence from landfill and bush fire, says minister
THE thick white smoke that blanketed communities in western and southern New Providence yesterday morning came from a combination of fires including the New Providence Landfill and a large bush fire on Carmichael Road, according to Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett.
Dorsett calls protest organisers ‘arrogant’
ORGANISERS of the “We March Bahamas” protest were described as arrogant by a Cabinet minister who called their refusal to meet with Prime Minister Perry Christie on matters of national concern both a “disappointment” and a “mistake”.
Dorsett denies licence given to harvest forest in Andros
AMID heightened public concern over the Christie administration’s dealings with Chinese investors, Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett was adamant yesterday that neither his ministry nor the government has issued a licence to any company in this country for forestry harvesting in Andros.
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