Abaco shantytown demolitions will continue despite scolding from UN Bannister warns New Providence squatters are next NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Deputy Prime Minister and Public Works Minister Desmond Bannister suggested yesterday that the government will move forward with the demolition of shantytowns on Abaco, insisting that he has a job to do in eradicating illegal dwellings. Bannister was responding to an appeal from United Nations human rights experts to halt planned demolitions of approximately 600 homes in unregulated settlements on the island. He insisted that the government will do what is in the best interest of the Bahamian people, adding that there could be consequences of him not doing his job.