Smith calls on govt to hold off on shantytown demolitions while case ongoing Fred Smith. Fred Smith, QC, is urging the government to halt demolitions in The Farm shantytown on Abaco, until an ongoing judicial review on the matter is wrapped up and Supreme Court Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson has given her ruling. Shantytown residents, who are represented by Smith, are challenging the government’s policy to get rid of shantytowns in The Bahamas. Implementation of the policy was halted after Grant-Thompson granted an injunction in 2018. Grant-Thompson was expected to give a ruling on Smith’s application to vary the injunction to cover all shantytowns across The Bahamas on Friday.