People just need time to adjust to change.

in a couple years it will be grown back ,except for the matures trees ,what idiots ,,someone conected with the plp got heavy equipment and needs work .Supt .Dean it is time for you to take off your kahkis and put on a yellow shirt ,you have become nothing more than a mouthpiece ,singing for your supper .............

Next they will be coming on occupied propertys tat have fruit trees etc and messing them up to!!

Wouldn't the Eastern Road be the same area that joggers were a norm to be attacked. If the bushes are that valuble over their life then let the bushes stay and ignore any further reports of attacks. Besides, when a persons clears out their own lots a large portion of the top soil is removed so why is it a problem when the Urban Renewal guys do likewise. I know sometime Leslie Miller do say to himself "boy Bahamians really are ..." I'm sure if any trees of value were present, just like in the road work construction, they would be probably uprooted and transplant to another useful location.

yes ,but why are we knocking down mature trees ,that attract rain ,and produce oxygen ,are we going to bald all of nassau cause someone might have a place to hide ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and positive we agree and agree to disagree but if you think one of those bulldozed trees are being planted anywhere else ,well and if they took my valuable trees pay me ,,,

You are right; it seems like Bahamians complain about anything. Talking about insects! that could be control and besidess I would perfer the insects anyday before criminals. I'm not advocating for the PLP because I hate both parties, However, murder have decrease a lot in the past month and a half, if this isn't the results of urban renewel then tell me what it is?

Their antagonists are dead. The surviving criminals have been taught a lesson, "thief from me, an ya dead". "I in charge don challenge me.".

This has nothing to do with Urban Renewal. Read up on the types of criminals, neither the law nor death deters their mission.

So what are you implying to be done with these so call criminals, leave them to ruin the rest of the public or just killed them lawlessly?

So are you saying the police only do their job when their party is in? Cuz Urban Renewal was always there...why do the police need a cheesy slogan to fight crime? it's like urban renewal is batman or somethin

242, not ascribing the apparent decline to UR. The criminals have reached an equilibrium. The cull is at a stand still, for now.

I didn't say anything about the police, I was speaking of the strategy. I said the murder rate has gone down a lot in the pass few months, so if it isn't the strategy then what is it. You could have the best in the business in any fielde but if you don't have an effective strategy failure is lurking around the corner.

Good points from both Spoiter ad Arob.... we keep hearing about what Urban Renewal doing in certain areas but not in the areas that had the majority of the murders for the year...which is Nassau Village, Kemp Road, Pinewood....and night clubs..... It could be a combination of strategy and the fact that there is a standstill with rival gangs....Die Stubbs being held could be a factor too

part of it is the fnm changing the law so murderers can,t get bail ...and the murder rate is running about the same ,11 per month

Mount Vernon? I thought Urban Renewal (UR) was for the Engleston/Bain & Grant's Town areas. This sounds like someone in a middle/upper middle class area who didn't want to maintain their property and got the UR crew to come in and do it for free. I wish whoever is in charge would at least consult with the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) on the best way to clear an overgrown lot without bulldozing the lot flat. You think it's hot now, keep knocking down all the trees and you'll really be feeling some heat! Saw a bulldozer last week near Sunglow Park, Colony Village off Prince Charles Drive in the east. This is the neighbouhood park maintained by ATLANTIS. I thought they were just thinning out a nearby lot but, no, all the pond grass and trees that surrounded the pond and added to the atmosphere are gone. Tree stumps. No ducks, birds or croaking frogs. Nothing. TRIBUNE, please come and have a look.

Urban Renewal has an office in Fox Hill. Note, there is no clear delineation of the boundaries. However, Mt. Vernon does not fall in the categories. I would like to know WHO is pays for work outside of the UR area.

If I were the accountant for the UR Commission, I would forward the invoice to the RBPF.

Speaking of keeping ones' own property clean, the area where I live individuals do their part in keeping their yards well kept, but the sad thing is, the nearby forest area is their dumping ground for all their tree and grass cuttings. This area was know for having a nearby forest fire that lasted for days and yet they (the residents) pointed the finger on motorist who would throw bottles out when passing by. And you would think I live in a government sub division when its the area of Coral Harbour where one would expect the nose in the air, dont know how to say good-day, people to know better. I hope those in Mount Vernon aren't like these 'good' residents and thats the reason they are so pissed with the surrounding bushes cleared.

Who pays? Land owner or government?

Do not ignore the contradiction. On one hand we are told to keep the mature trees on our property (air quality/global warming) and on the other hand government agencies are conducting 100% clearing.

We do not plan, we just rush in, and when our shortfalls are pointed out, we become defensive and our response becomes irrational.